Dating Anniversary

Today is Spencer and my 1 year anniversary from when we first started dating.

Seems like forever ago really but time has flown by.

We got engaged February 14^th, married June 18^th and now just going through life together.

We have out ups and downs but were making great memories.

I’m not sure what’s next for us for now Spencer’s just going to school and working and I’m just working and hopefully going to find a full time job that I enjoy.

We love our callings at church, they keep us busy.

And we have learned more and more about each other as we’ve grown closer together.

Next thing you know we’ll be that old married couple that sits on the porch all day.

I would post a picture of when we first started dating until now but I don’t have any with me so just go on my face book page to see pictures.

He treats me wonderfully and I try to do the same to him.

I love him very much and know we will have MANY more anniversaries together.

Movies/Tv Shows/Music

I’m still reading the book “21 days closer to Christ”, so far so good. =] It will take a little while to finally understand it all but I think it will be great in the end!

Now this post will be pretty different from my last post.

Two things that I love are Music/singing & TV shows/movies.

In this post I’m going to post some of my favorite pictures from movies/singers.

Also some of my favorite songs/lyrics & quotes from TV shows/movies.

There are a lot of things I love but today I felt like talking about these two in particular. Bare with me, it might be all over the place. If there is one thing I know a Song and movie/TV show can change your mood in almost a matter of seconds. This is incredible depending on the mood that you feel of course.

Movies: If you haven’t seen ANY of these movies you better get on it. I have even more but off the top of my head these are a few I could remember and think of.

Notebook:

Noah (to Allie): "If you're a bird, I'm a bird.”

Duke (reading): "Summer romances end for all kinds of reasons. But when all is said and done, they have one thing in common: They are shooting stars-a spectacular moment of light in the heavens, a fleeting glimpse of eternity. And in a flash, they're gone."

Noah: “So, it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be really hard. We're gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day.”

A walk to remember:

Jamie: You know what I figured out today?
Landon: What?
Jamie: Maybe God has a bigger plan for me than I had for myself. Like this journey never ends. Like you were sent to me because I'm sick. To help me through all this.

You're my angel.

Jamie: So, would it kill you to try?
Landon: Yup, and I'm too young to die

Landon: [voiceover] Jamie saved my life. She taught me everything. About life, hope and the long journey ahead. I'll always miss her. But our love is like the wind. I can't see it, but I can feel it.

50 first dates:

Lucy: Can I have one last first kiss?

[Henry pretends to get electrocuted while jump-starting his car]
Henry: Hah! I can't believe you fell for that!
Lucy: Well... my grandfather died while trying to jump-start a car...
Henry: Oh... I'm so sorry. I was just joking around.
Lucy: I can't believe you fell for THAT!

Lucy: I don't know who you are, Henry... but I dream about you almost every night.
Lucy: Why?
Henry: What would you say if I told you that notebook you read every day used to have a lot of stuff about me in it?
Lucy: I would say that that makes a lot of sense.
Henry: You erased me from your memories because you thought you were holding me back from having a full and happy life. But you made a mistake. Being with you is the only way I could have a full and happy life. You're the girl of my dreams... and apparently, I'm the man of yours.
Lucy: [barely able to contain herself, she reaches out and shakes his hand] Henry. It's nice to meet you.
Henry: Lucy, it's nice to meet you too.

Titanic:
Rose: I’ll never let go, Jack. I promise.
Old Rose: A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets. But now you know there was a man named Jack Dawson and that he saved me… in every way that a person can be saved. I don’t even have a picture of him. He exists now… only in my memory.
Jack: Winning that ticket, Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me… it brought me to you. And I’m thankful for that, Rose. I’m thankful. You must do me this honor, Rose. Promise me you’ll survive. That you won’t give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now, Rose, and never let go of that promise.

Forrest Gump:

Forrest: My mama always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move on.

Forrest: Mama says, “stupid is as stupid does.”

Forrest: My momma always said, life was like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.

Finding Nemo:

Marlin: Its like he’s trying to speak to me, I know it!

Dory: Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Swimming, swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim, swim…are you my conscience?

Dory: I shall call him squishy, and he shall be mine. And he shall be my squishy.

Dory: Hey, look. “es-ca-pay”. I wonder what that means? That’s funny, its spelled just like the word “escape”

Can’t remember what fish: He touched the butt!

Another school friend: Hey! You guys made me ink.

Turtles: duuuuude

Tangled:

Flynn Rider: I didn't want to do this but you leave me no choice. Here comes the smolder... (gives smoldering look).

Sweet home Alabama:

Melanie: The truth is I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart, and I never really got it back.

Melanie: You're the first boy I ever kissed, Jake, and I want you to be the last.

Young Melanie: What do you want to marry me for anyhow?

Young Jake: So I can kiss you anytime I want.”

The blind side:

Leigh Anne: “You threaten my son, you threaten me.

Beth: You're changing that boy's life.

Leigh Anne: No. He's changing mine.

Juno:

Rollo: That ain't no Etch A Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be undid, Homeskillet.

Juno: If I could just have the thing and give it to you now, I totally would, but I'm guessing it looks probably like a sea-monkey right now and we should let it get a little cuter.

Vanessa: That's great.

Mark: Keep it in the oven.

Mac MacGuff: Look, in my opinion the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what-have-you. The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your butt. That's the kind of person that's worth sticking with.”

Twilight series:

Edward: Before you, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars -- points of light and reason. And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason for anything.

27 dresses:

Jane: I think you should just admit that you’re a big softy that this whole cynical thing is just an act so that you can seem wounded and mysterious and sexy...

Kevin: Whoa, whoa, whoa. What was the last one?

Jane: What?

Kevin: Did you say "sexy"?

Jane: [nervous] What?

Kevin: You think I’m sexy?

Jane: No.

Kevin: It’s okay if you do.

Jane: I don’t!”

The lake house:

Kate: One man I can never meet. Him, I would like to give my whole heart to.

Alex: Pick a place. I’ll be there, I promise.

Alex: She’s more real to me than anything I’ve ever known.

Just like heaven:  

Darryl: Can't you feel that, man? There's, like, this cancer-causing ray of spirit hate searing right towards your body.

Elizabeth: All I know is-is when I'm not with you it's like I don't... exist. Oh, my God. Maybe I am dead.

David: Oh, come on now. I'm, I'm sorry I said you were dead. Maybe you're not dead. Maybe you're just very...light.

David: Suddenly I know what I'm supposed to do. Because this time I can do something.

Elizabeth: What are you talking about?

David: Lizzie, when we first met, I kept saying you were dead. But it was me that was dead, and you brought me back. You saved me. And now it's my turn to save you.

Elizabeth: How?

David: I'm gonna steal your body!

Dear John:

John: So there’s something else I wanted to tell you. Right before everything went black, you want to know the very last thing that entered my mind? You.

John: Two weeks together, that’s all it took, two weeks for me to fall for you.

John: No matter where you are in the world, the moon is never bigger than your thumb.

Savannah: You don’t scare me John

John: Well you scare me

Time traveler’s wife:

Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?

I won't ever leave you, even though you're always leaving me.”

Life as we know it:

Simon: You know what marriage is like? Imagine a prison, and then don’t change anything.

Holly: They love Sophie more than anything in their entire world, and out of everyone, Messer, they picked us.

Eric: Just because you accept help from someone, doesn’t mean you have failed. It just means you’re not in it alone.

TV Shows: I’m not going to give any quotes but just list a few shows I can remember over the years that I just LOVE!!! These are mostly ones from the past year or two.

Bones

Glee

Grey’s Anatomy

Last Man Standing

The Lying Game

Modern Family

New Girl

Once Upon a Time

One Tree Hill

Parenthood

Pretty Little Liars

Revenge

Ringer

Switched at Birth

The

Secret Circle

Up All Night

Music: Not exact lyrics but parts I love and just beautiful songs! =] If you’ve never heard any of these songs, look them up!! And these are only a few that I’m into right now or just love in general.

Selena Gomaz-

            Love you like a love song: You saved my life again and I want you to know baby, I love you like a love song (3x), I keep hitting repeat (5x). Constantly boy you played through my mind like a symphony. And it feels like I’ve been rescued, I’ve been set free. You are magically lyrical, beautiful. You are. And I want you to know baby…. Music to my heart that’s what you are, a song that goes on and on…

            A year without rain: Can you feel me when I think about you with every breath that I take. Every minute no matter what I do, my world is an empty place. Like I’ve been wandering the desert for a thousand days. Don’t know if it’s a mirage but I always see your face. I’m missing you so much, cant help it I’m in love, a day without you is like a year without rain, I need you by myself don’t know how I’ll survive…. The stars are burning I hear your voice in my mind, cant you hear me calling my heart is yearning like the oceans that’s running dry, catching me I’m falling its like the ground is crumbling underneath my feet, wont you save me. So let this drought come to an end and make this desert flower again I’m so glad you found me stick around me baby baby baby it’s a world of wonder with you in my life so hurry baby don’t waste no more time. I need you here, I can’t explain a day with you…

Jennifer Love Hewitt-

            Bare-naked: Id you ever have that dream where you’re walking naked down the street and everyone just stares. Sometimes I think I’m the only one who’s day turned out unlike it had begun and I feel bare-naked and I just can’t take it. I’m getting jaded no I just can’t fake it anymore. I know life’s what you make it, which I could float away to some other day. And I know it’s hard to hold it inside its days like these I run and hide when I feel bare-naked and I just can’t take it… Let it all fall, we all may fall but then the world comes tumbling down down. I feel do you feel, we all feel.

            Love will show you everything: Today I bet my life you have no idea what I feel inside. Don’t be afraid to let it show, for you never know if you let it out. I love you, you love me take this gift and don’t ask why cause if you will let me I’ll take what scares you, hold it deep inside. And if you ask me why I’m with you and why I’ll never leave, love will show you everything. One day when youth is just a memory, I know you’ll be standing right next to me! Oh! I love you, you love me, take this gift and don’t ask why cause if you will let me I’ll take what scares you hold it deep inside. My love will show you everything oh my love will show you everything thing. My love will show you everything. Our love will show us everything.

Adele-

            Someone like you: I heard that you’re settled down, that you found a girl and your married now. I heard that your dreams came true. Guess she gave you things I couldn’t give to you. Old friend why are you so shy ain’t like you to hold back or hide from the light. I hate to turn up out of the blue but I couldn’t stay away I couldn’t fight I had hoped you’d see my face and that you’d be reminded that for me it isn’t over. Never mind I’ll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best of you too don’t forget me I begged I remembered you said sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead…. You know how the time flies only yesterday was the time of our lives. We were born and raised in a summer haze bound by the surprise of our glory days… don’t forget me I begged I remember you said sometimes it last in love but sometimes it hurts instead. Nothing compares no worries or cares regrets and mistakes they are memories made. Who would have known how bitter sweet this would taste. Never mind I will find someone like you…. Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead….

            Set fire to the rain: I let fall, my heart and as it fell you rose to clam it. It was dark and I was over until you kissed my lips and you saved me. My hands they are strong but my knees were far too weak to stand in your arms without falling to your feet. But there’s a side to you that I never knew, never knew all the things you’d say they were never true, never true. And the games you played you would always win, always win. But I set fire to the rain watched it burned as I touched your face well it burned and well I cried cause I heard it screaming out your name….When laying with you I could stay there, close my eyes feel you here forever you and me together nothing is better…. I set fire to the rain and I threw us into the flames where I felt something die cause I knew that that was the last time. Sometimes I wake up by the door, Now that you’ve gone, must be waiting for you. Even now when it’s already over I can’t help myself from looking for you…. Oh no, let it burn, let it burn….

            Rolling in the deep:  There’s a fire starting in my heart reaching a fever which is bringing me out the dark. Finally I can see you crystal clear. Go ahead and sell me out. Don’t underestimate the things that I will do. There’s a fire starting in my heart reaching a fever which is bringing me out the dark. The scars of your love reminder me of us they keep me thinking that we almost had all. The scars of your love they leave me breathless I cant help feeling. We could have had it all, rolling in the deep; you had my heart inside of your hand. And you played it to the beat... Think of me in the depths of your despair….We could have had it all, rolling in the deep…. Throw your soul through every open door count your blessings to find what you look for turn my sorrow into treasure gold. You played me back and reap just what you sow. we could have had it all, you had my heart inside of your hand, but you played it to the beat.

JoJo-

       Disaster: I’m trying not to pretend that it won’t happen again and again like that. I never thought it would end but you got up in my head and my head like that. You made me happy baby love is crazy so amazing but it’s changing rearranging I don’t think I can take anymore. Cause the walls burned up and our love fell down and it turned into whatever now were saying never. Feel the fire cause it’s all around and its burning for forever and always. You got to let it go the other way and live for another day cause it ain’t the same my baby. Watch it all fall into the ground cause happy ever after just disaster. I didn’t want it this way I only wanted to say I loved you right. But now you’re walking away and leaving me here to stay, so foolish of me to wait for you. To realize all the things I gave you made you change you your dreams came true. When I met you, now forget you, don’t want anymore…You shot the bullet you shot the bullet that killed me not feeling my heart beat now I was dying. I’ve been through it all the agony and now my guys are trying no more crying lying is just a game. So disaster strikes and I’m alright cause my loves on his way… burning up forever and always…. Just disaster

Emily Osment-

            Drift: I am just another number, stack me up I’ll crumble and drift along. I am just another nothing, line me up I’ll fall in and then be gone. La da de…. I am well suited for erasing, fading into hazy and sinking strong. And then it’s all over and done… La da de…. Well suited for erasing, fading into hazy and sinking strong….

Miley Cyrus-

            When I look at you: Everybody needs inspiration, everybody needs a song. A beautiful melody when the nights are long. Because there is no guarantee that this life is easy when my world is falling apart when there’s no light to break up the dark, that’s when I look at you. When the waves are floating the shore and I can’t find my way home anymore, that’s when I look at you. When I look at you I see forgiveness, I see the truth. You love me for who I am, like the stars or the moon. Right there where they belong and I know I’m not alone. When my world is falling about when there’s no light to break up the dark that’s when I look at you…. You appear just like a dream to me just like kaleidoscope colors that cover me, all I need, every breath that I breathe. Don’t you know you’re beautiful…? I look at you… You appear just like a dream to me….

Taylor Swift-

            Crazier: I’d never gone with the wind, just let it float, let take me where it wants to go. Tell you open the door, there’s so much more I’d never seen before. I was trying got fly but I couldn’t find wings but you came along and changed everything. You lift my feet off the ground and spin me around. You make me crazier crazier. Feels like I’m falling and I’m lost in your eyes, you make me crazier crazier crazier. I watched from a distance as you made life your own. Every sky was your own kind of blue and I wanted to know how that would feel and you made it so real. You showed me something that I couldn’t see. You opened my eyes and you made me believe. Baby you showed me what living is for, I don’t want to hide anymore! You lift my feet off the ground and spin me around. You make me crazier crazier. Feels like I’m falling and I, I’m lost in your eyes. You make me crazier crazier crazier…

            Breathe: I see your face in my mind as I drive away. None of us thought it was going to end that way. People are people and sometimes we change our minds. But it’s killing me to see you go after all this time. Music starts playing like the end of a sad movie. It’s the kind of ending you don’t really want to see. Cause its tragedy and it will only bring you down. Now I don’t know what to be without you around. And we know it’s never simple never easy never a clean break no one here to save me. You’re the only thing I know like the back of my hand. And I can’t breathe without you but I have to. Breathe without you but I have to. Never wanted this never want to see you hurt. Every little bump in the road I tried to swerve. People are people and sometimes it doesn’t work out. Nothing we say is going to save us from the fall out…. Its 2 AM feeling like I just lost a friend. Hope you know it’s not easy, easy for me. Its 2 AM feeling like I just lost a friend. Hope you know it’s not easy, easy for me. And we know its never simple, never easy, never a clean break, and no one here to save me. I can’t breathe without you but I have to, breathe without you but I have to… sorry, sorry….

Kelly Clarkson-

            Stronger: You know the bed feels warmer, Sleeping here alone, you know I dream in color, and do the things I want. You think you got the best of me Think you had the last laugh bet you think that everything good is gone. Think you left me broken down Think that I’d come running back Baby you don't know me, cause you're dead wrong.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger stand a little taller doesn’t mean I'm lonely when I'm alone. What doesn't kill you makes a fighter footsteps even lighter doesn’t mean I'm over cause you're gone. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, stronger Just me, myself and I…. You heard that I was starting over with someone new, They told you I was moving on over you, You didn't think that I'd come back ,I’d come back swinging You try to break me but you see…. Thanks to you I got a new thing started Thanks to you I'm not the broken hearted Thanks to you I'm finally thinking bout me. You know in the end the day I left was just my beginning in the end... what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger stand a little taller doesn’t mean I’m lonely when I’m alone. Not alone….

            Dark Side: There's a place that I know it's not pretty there and few have ever gone if I show it to you now will it make you run away or will you stay even if it hurts even if i try to push you out will you return? And remind me who i really am please remind me who I really am. Everybody’s got a dark side do you love me? Can you love mine? Nobody’s a picture perfect but we're worth it you know that we're worth it will you love me? Even with my dark side? like a diamond from black dust it's hard to know it can become a few give up so don't give up on me please remind me who I really am…. don't run away don't run away just tell me that you will stay promise me you will stay don't run away don't run away just promise me you will stay promise me you will stay will you love me? ohh everybody's got a dark side do you love me? Can you love mine? Nobody’s a picture perfect but we're worth it you know that we're worth it will you love me? Even with my dark side? Don’t run away don’t run away don’t run away promise you’ll stay.

Finding Faith in Christ

For those of you that don’t know, I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Also known as LDS or Mormons.

Recently I’ve been thinking about a few things church wise and just two weeks ago I gave a talk about Optimism, and I really struggled with it. One of the main reasons was everything I read and heard from other people was that you need Faith in Christ to have Optimism. I just didn’t really understand that.

After reading a few more articles, I knew that quoting our Prophets and Apostles would be the best way to explain Optimism church wise through them. Ever since my talk I’ve been thinking that the reason I probably didn’t understand that you needed Faith in Christ to have Optimism was because I probably didn’t have as much Faith in Jesus Christ as I needed.

I was raised in the LDS church, thanks to both my parents who are converts. To me, there is no other church that brings so much love and happiness. Christ is a BIG part of our religion; we look to him to Him as our exemplar. It really upset me that I wasn’t fully connected to Christ as I should be.

My life has been really good and I have made mistakes like everyone and repented for them. Lately I’ve just been feeling like something was missing from my day to day life and I think that’s Faith.

Now like I said earlier I was raised in the church and I guess in a way because of that I never really looked for my own answers. I know the church is true and I know that burning feeling I feel when the Holy Ghost is with me. I knew that doing what I was asked to do or follow was the right thing to do but I never understood it all but I knew it was right.

I’ve decided to start a journey of finding Faith in Christ and believing in Him more than I ever did before. I think one thing that a lot of people struggle with is the not seeing Him, so you have to trust that He is there and that no matter what He will do what’s best for you. I believe that but don’t think I 100% have faith. It’s really hard to trust in something you can’t see, you feel like everything will just fall through your fingers and that there is nothing physical you can actually grasp on to.

In a way this is actually hard to admit, that I don’t have 100% faith in Christ. But I’m owning up to it and finally going to do something about it. I’m not sure where to start but it’s always good to read articles from the Ensign, personal scripture study, personal prayer, and temple attendance.

There is a book I have called: “21 days closer to Christ” By: Emily Freeman. That is one thing I’m also going to start with.

Lastly, I just wasn’t putting my whole heart in to things and I think now I really need to. Also I need to trust in His timing, He knows what’s best for me when and where. I need to stop thinking I know best for me because I don’t see the whole picture of my life and He can.

I’m slowly getting emotional about this so I better stop here since I’m at work and I don’t want to cry here. This is going to be hard I’m sure, but it will be worth it.

Thanks for reading.

Have a lovely day

My life in 2011

It is time to say goodbye to 2011, it’s been an interesting year. I say that about every year. It’s the best way to describe the ups and downs of the years.

January- Started of the year 2011 with my first real New Year’s Party. We made breakfast, played games, watched movies, and were out until 2:30am. I started off the year with fun parties and a positive attitude. I tried another workout schedule in the mornings. Spencer and I started to become really good friends. Then started up on winter semester at LDS Business College. I am still working at The Lion House as a banquet server. I met a new friend, Mariah (the red head). Have an interview as a receptionist at

Conner Sport Court

. Spencer and I went on our first date to Hot Dog on a stick. I ended up getting the job at

Conner Sport Court

. Went to the Car Expo with my dad, Mariah, Stephanie, and Jerimiah. Spencer and I started dating January 16^th. I ride a bike to 

Conner Sport Court

job, it was faster in the snowy weather than walking. Once again stopped my workout. And stayed busy with my service committee calling. Then also met Bonnie. =]

February- Spencer proposed to me on Valentine’s Day! =] We first aimed for August 6^th. It was a beautiful simple ring and I will never forget how I felt in that moment. We went on a 4 day weekend trip to Idaho with his parents and sister and her husband to see his younger sister at BYU- Idaho. We also made a quick trip to Yellowstone. I blogged a lot on deep thoughts in February, maybe because I was growing up and learning more and more about life. I went to David’s Bridal to get my wedding dress with my mom and Suki. Summer, Channelle, Suki, and I would hang out occasionally and kidnap each other. =]

March- I tell you what more and more of what I blogged/wrote about was thoughts I had instead of what I did that month. For example here is a quote I wrote, “You never know what you truly want until you’re at where you thought you wanted to be.” – Holly Nielsen or poems I just randomly wrote. (I will include these at the bottom of the page) I had my 20^th birthday this year! =]

April- I went to my first stand up concert with Stephanie; some of the bands were, the ready set, downtown fiction, and allstar weekend. I read the book “The five love languages”, I believe my language is Quality time. I went to my kinesiologist this month; I love going there and learning more about myself. I passed my Accounting class thanks to Spencer. I bruised my ankle really bad at the Lion House, it took about a month or two to fully recover. Spencer and I got our first, Honda Civic 1991 from my parents!! We signed a lease at Seasons of City Creek apartments. I received Turbo Fire workout DVD’s. I moved back in with my parents in Tooele. I’ve been taking the bus into work and back to Tooele every day. Suki took our engagement pictures. My parents left to Iowa for a week or so and while they were gone I was hit with a sharp pain that lasted for about 3 days, to this day I’m not really sure what it was exactly.

May- I fell in love with the TV show Doctor Who! Andrew, Spencer, and I flew to California to surprise Spencer’s mom for her birthday. It was a much needed vacation. I got to meet a lot of new people from California and Jessica (Spencer’s sister) threw me a bridal shower. We also took family pictures as well. I started birth control for the first time. We moved up our wedding date to June 18^th.

June- I’ve decided to open my own bookstore someday. We sold our lease at Seasons of City Creek and went out to look for a new place. I got Spencer’s ring. I had my first garage sale to get rid of things I didn’t need anymore. I got my endowments out. We found our first apartment together, it’s by Trolley square. Spencer and I were married in the Mount Timpanogos Temple on the 18^th! I am now Holly Jean Peacock. Our first grocery shopping trip was fun and we bought our first play station 3 and TV for a pretty good deal! =] I started another work out plan at the end of this month. We also moved into a family ward, the 1^st ward!

July- Spent 4^th of July in Tooele with my side of the family. We went to the Zoo with the nephews. Spencer and I would work out on and off together and he’d make me laugh and enjoy my workout. We went camping on Pioneer Weekend with Dianne and the in-laws to Antelope Island.

August- We had our wedding reception in Tooele on the 6^th. Not a lot of people showed up but it was still nice and relaxing. Then off to our late honeymoon to Sunset Beach, California. Halfway there we got to stay at a Marriott Hotel thanks to a good friend of mine. When we got to California our condo was RIGHT by the beach =] we went to Disneyland for a day, then off to Hollywood and got to go on a tour and see the Hollywood sign! Then off we went to Palmdale to see The Peacock family and my parents! We got a group together to go to six flags. Then we had our other reception in Palmdale, California. We received our first flat tire.

September- Started my last semester of College, only two classes left. My classes are a 40 hour internship and IT 201 class. I quit my job at the Lion House. I received a calling as a compassionate service person in the relief society.

October- I’ve learned to organize our house more and more. I still struggle occasionally with keeping up with dishing and other things. Spencer and I have made a goal to go out occasionally and try new places and see new things. We had a Halloween party at our ward and invited Jessica and J.

November- Spencer finished his internship and started work with Family services with the church at the West office building. My sister Stephanie got her endowments out at the Draper temple. I put a lot of things together for Christmas and we had Thanksgiving in Tooele with my family. We also did Christmas because a lot of our family won’t be here for Christmas.

December- I graduated college at LDS Business College with an Administrative Assistant Certificate. YAY! Spencer has about 3 more semesters left at this college. I’ve lost about 20 pounds since June. On the 17^th my sister Stephanie got married to Rick. On the 22^nd Andrew, Spencer, and I drove down to Palmdale, CA to spend Christmas with Spencer’s side of the family. It was my first Christmas not with my side of the family but it all turned out great.

Through 2011 there were LOTS of weddings/engagements but I won’t list them all because I don’t want to forget someone. Then next there were a lot of pregnancies and cute babies born. There were some good websites that became addictive; one being pinterest.com. We had a lot of sicknesses on and off but got through them all. Being a newly wed I have learned lots being married. Spencer and I have gone through good and bad times in these 6 months we’ve been married but it’s made us stronger as a couple. And it seems by the end of every year I’ve forgotten what’s happened at the beginning of the year. It’s always nice to go back and look on what has happened; for example the poems at the bottom that I’ve written in 2011. I’ve been blessed so much this year and I’m very grateful for every trial and happy endings in my life. I’ve grown up and become a different person, a better person. Let’s toast to new beginnings, a new year!

Resolutions-

Be a better wife every day

Be better at keeping the house clean

Keep my credit card for emergencies only

Be better at saving money

Be healthy; exercise (that’s every year)

Find a full time job that I enjoy and that pays well

Say my personal prayers

And have personal scripture study

Go on lots of dates with my husband

Meet new people

Try new things

Poems I wrote:

They’ve met their match

Their light as feather but as fast as the wind

Spinning around and around like a roller coaster

Making you dizzy as you try to watch

Their delicate movement

The cool air chilling you to the bone

Within a blink of an eye

The white fluffy mess disappears one by one

Their no match for the cements warmth

Once they hit they’ve melted away

Leaving puddles in their graves

Soaking my shoes

While walking towards the station

As the train comes speeding by

The snows graceful dance

Is interrupted

Making chaos in the sky

The white attaches to me

As I step on the train

Excited to escape the chill

Once aboard

The warmth engulfs me

Drip drip drip

The snowflakes once again

Have met their match

Dreamland

Lying there slipping in and out of consciousness; I am numb to the world.

My brain is shutting down and I am entering dreamland

The place where anything can happen

As a dream starts up

I am in aw by all the colors.

Then it turns dark, black

No more warmth or happiness

But this dreamland is the place everyone talks about

It’s the place everyone wants to go to

This land can change in an instant

Without warning

The only happiness it contains

Is the option to awake and realize

It was all a dream

You can leave that land

All the fears that may come

But the real world is inescapable

Make your choices wisely.

Decemeber ongoings

It is December already!

Time sure flies by.

I’ve decided to make a countdown for Spencer for Christmas.

Day 1- Make our redneck Christmas tree

Day 2- Play any game he wants to play

Day 3- Spencer time or guy’s time and I can go out with some friends.

And that’s all so far I can’t give away too much or he will figure it all out.

But it will be really fun and I’m excited to do all I’ve come up with.

Other than that life is pretty much the same. I will be done with college in about a week in a half or like 4 classes.

He will have 2-3 semesters left then he will probably go to The U.

And he works at a different job now instead of an internship.

He does accounting stuff with the church.

I’m still working at

Conner Sport Court

as a receptionist. Which I hope to find a full time job next year but if not I don’t mind this job too much.

Just the normal boringness of it all.

Not a lot of employees come up to talk to me (which makes sense because I hope they are working) but I can’t leave my desk so I crave to talk to people face to face. There are days that are harder than others.

I talk to my good friend Channelle and hang out with her when I can.

I’ve lost about 20 pounds total this year but I think mostly muscle and not fat.
But a lot of people have noticed and compliment me, which makes me feel good. =]

But someday I WILL do even a little workout everyday. I’m so lazy in the morning. I don’t have to be to work until 1130 so why get ready for the day before 1030. I like my down time.

I’m slowly better at cleaning the house; I’ve learned a few things here and there. Occasionally I slip up and it will get messy. =[

Our Thanksgiving was fantastic with my family and we did Christmas as well since no one will really be around this year. We had a lot of laughs and full stomachs =]

Spencer and I are growing closer each day. It’s crazy how different you feel about someone after you spend so much time together. A good feeling is what I’m talking about. You start knowing what each other are thinking and just know what they will do or say. He is the most wonderful man, and I’m glad he is my eternal partner =]

This Christmas we will be driving with Andrew to California to see that side of the family. That will be nice since Spencer hasn’t had Christmas with them in about 4 years. It will be my first Christmas away from my family so it will be interesting. But we will make it a fun road trip.

Then on March 20, 2012 I am going to Kelly Clarkson’s concert!!! I am so very excited and hopefully Mallorie will go with me but if not I will try to find someone else. She is a really good singer and I LOVE her new CD so it will be fantastic.  =]

Thank heavens it’s Friday! I am finally slowly getting over this cold I’ve had since Thanksgiving break. =] Stephanie’s getting married in 15 days, crazy!

The time seems like its flying by but at the same time it seems like it going very slow. Especially when you’re waiting for a certain date like a concert or a birthday or whatever.

I want to go Karaoke singing sometime, I don’t think I’d have the courage to do it but I’ve always wanted to and hoped my voice would work.

Dreams/Nightmares

So if you are a Latter Day Saint than you know about the Second Coming and how it will come soon but we won’t know exactly when it will happen. This dream made me picture the Second Coming.

Basically it all started with me in at a church building for church with Spencer. There are a few people from random wards I’ve been in. There were a few girls going up to sing two songs. I was one of them. Now I can’t remember what songs BUT I remember I was never able to find the pages in my hymn book so I just worked off my memory of the song and others hymn books.

During all of us singing people wandered into our building and were causing trouble. Some were homeless people and others were people that didn’t like our religion. Some had grocery carts and random things. They were interrupting our meeting. But the girls and I that were singing just kept singing. When our songs were over we ventured off to see to loved ones and figure out what was going on.

I tried to find Spencer, but to no luck. There were racks of gloves, hats, blankets, and food that those others might need. I ran into I want to say my parents who I asked what was going on and why can’t we just leave. They said they have us blocked in. Every door was being blocked so we couldn’t escape. I looked across the room and saw the back of a man’s head that looked like Spencer’s so I went over to see. When I got there it wasn’t him. I asked if they had seen Spencer and they said they thought he ventured off with a gentleman to help others out. Maybe to reason with most of the people.

Being the kind of person Spencer is, I could see him doing that. I felt that there was no way I’d see him again to make sure he was okay. He could be anywhere with them. I was fearful for us all but at the same time content knowing we were in one of the best places to be. But I was sad that I might not see Spencer again.

One of the signs of the Second Coming is hatred towards religion….if I remember correctly.

Anyways first thing I did when I woke from that was find Spencer. He was awake getting ready for a meeting at church.

It was crazy. Dreams just fascinating, I can’t wait until I know what dreams really mean. Is it things happening in the future, dreams telling you something, or just random stuff piled together from your day.

I do have some crafts I’m planning to do for Christmas; I’m super excited about them! The bad thing I realized is that I LOVE buying things for people for Christmas. Especially the things they want. Ugh it’s hard not to do that.

AND Stephanie got her endowments out yesterday at the Draper Temple. A totally awesome day yesterday.

Sadly I still have a sore throat especially before I go to sleep and in the middle of the night and when I wake up. It’s torture really. Sigh BUT life is pretty good and getting closer to the end of 2011. =]

No Comment

Well Spencer and I have been married fo 4 months and 2 days so far. To be honest marriage is not like the disney fairy tale movies. But its wonderful in its on way and different for every couple. Each have their own challanges and it takes time to figure things out and communicate better with one another.
But Spencer is my Prince Charming or as I call him My Superman. =]
Spencer will be done with his internship in November and has a job lined up after its over and its almost just down the street from where his internship is at. He has been taking 3 classes. He has a class every morning at 7:40am so we get up at 6:30 and I make him lunch and leave a post it note in there for him. =] Then I take him to school. After class he walks to work and then walks home after work on most days to get some exercise in. He has one class at night on tuesday and thursday from 6:40-8:10pm
Holly, I get up at 630 like I said then when I get home I eat breakfast, go for a short run, do dishes, clean up anything that needs to be, shower, read my scriptures, and work on typing up things for a friend. =] Then off I go to work at 11:30am-5pm. I have class every tuesday and thursday night at 820-920pm.

Life is busy but after work and dinner we try to get out and do things besides watch tv or stay in the house.

I've also read a book thats been helping me organize the house more and get rid of things that are not important. I think I did a pretty good job. So now I just do the daily tasks and weekly tasks to not let it get messy. And maybe I'm not really doing that well but I feel that I am doing good, a lot better than I have been doing.

I need to make married couple friends thats for sure. We do have A LOT of friends that are getting married or just got married so thats exciting.
Including my sister, Stephanie, who is getting married to Rick on December 17th so yay!!

Just a lot of things going on. Like the title says No Comment. I couldnt narrow this down to one thing. Except possibly to my new favorite song Drift By: Emily Osment   I was curious about the Abcfamily movie called Cyberbulling. It was kind of cheesy acting BUT the point came across and I will admit even made me cry. The song Drift was in there and it just reminds you that people are like a puzzle and there are some that are falling apart inside and you may never know.

I would like one day to have a job: I enjoy, pays well, and that keeps me at least halfway busy.... Someday

For now Spencer and I talk about ideas for future jobs of our own like the Bookstore I have talked about. Our newest idea which I love!!! Is going around to all sorts of jobs for a week each to learn how its done and why they do what they do.
Because you hear people complaining all the time like why dont they just do that or not do that. Well there is probably a reason so we'd have a journlist with us and try to get connections to know how big and small businesses run and write about them. And have people ask us questions and we will find out the answer.
I think its brilliant!!! Because than we would get the answer straight from the source and maybe then understand why they do what they do.
Example: Trains. I complain about how they stop sometiems for 20 minutes and how they pass by at the most inconvnient times. So I would want to know why they have to stop and do they have a schedule or do they go whenever it is convenient for them? Because 5pm is NOT the time to be passing by so do they try to avoid it or do they not care.
It would be nice to find out.
What do you think???
I think it would be really fun and you would learn lots!! Just need to know how to get that idea started.

Next word of busniess...its Fall, well sort of. I am FREEZING in the mornings because it doesnt get semi nice until about 11am from what I can tell. Then it gets dark super fast which is fine.

One day were going to have enough money to go on a nice LONG vacation. To see all the people we intend to see for example: California, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Nebraksa, Alaska, New York......  =]

I would love to do it before a child came into our life but I kind of think that may not happen especially wth the job I have right now. I cant take that much time off. But it would be fun with a kid or two later on in life but in some states thats too many years later and some people I want to see like my Grandpa and Grandma's might not be around that long. Spencer has only met one Grandma so far.

It's getting colder and colder in our house lately...I would like to turn on our heater sometime soon but for now I have my little one.

OHHH on a side note I am teaching the lesson in Relief Society on Sunday....first time I have EVER taught a lesson so I'm REALLY nervous. It's a great lesson I just hope I know enough about it to give it my all. I mean I am only 20 so its not surprising that I havent taught a lesson yet.

I would like to end with my love for Spencer, my husband.....
Thank you for always being there for me
Thank you for dealing with my up and down moods
Thank you for letting me hug you and hugging my back just because I want a hug
Thank you for your wonderful Spirit that you bring to our home
Thank you for being worthy to take me to the Temple
Thank you for helping around the house
Thank you for keeping me warm at night when I am cold
Thank you for making me laugh when I really dont want to
Thank you for teaching me the things that you know
Thank you for the wonderful support you give me everyday
Thank you for forgiving me when I got upset or made a mistake
Thank you for being my Superman/Superhero
Thank you for loving me enough
Thank you

I love you always and forever and ALL eternity!!! <3