Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Interview

Oh my goodness its been so long since i've blogged. Let me catch you up.
Eric and I celebrated our one month together and it was super sweet! we didn't do anything to really celebrate but we enjoyed the night being in each others company!
Eric and I are doing great! We took a camping trip together during the first part of June, it was nice to see how we interacted when he didn't have work to run away too. We went to Bryce canyon, it was also fun to see how we handled a long car ride! I enjoy his company! we didn't have to be talking all the time which was nice, we could just enjoy being in each others company without the pressure of keeping a conversation going.

As for work, I am currently all dressed-up, ringlets for hair my make-up perfect and we are good to go for my interview today! I applied for a full time position for the Glendale branch, which is right on redwood road. Its closer to the apartment, So convenient! Wish me luck! 
I had my birthday just a few weeks ago, i woke up to a horrible charley-horse! After getting through it i fell back asleep and woke up a little later. I went to see Eric at work and saw my car! Eric had written on the windows (pictures to come) for once i felt like someone special :) I treated myself to a manicure and pedicure :) following which my mom and i went to see madagascar 3 with my mom! One of the best movies EVER! I plan on going again with Eric! We had the family over for a dinner, and i got the new Jenny Oaks Baker CD!!! i love it! and kylie got me a very cute clip-board. After Eric wanted to fix my car. (he had broken the handle and it needed to be fixed) i'm so glad that the man that i call mine is so handy with cars! We did the dishes then got slurpee's and went back to his house to watch a movie. Overall a great birthday! 


Overall that is my wonderful life i have no complains! 


Have a great day! 

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Perfect Day

Yesterday has to be one of the best days I've had lately, 
I woke up and immediately started my day, i did my laundry, which was a task in and of itself. The card that Sara and I use had run out of money so i had to go get money to put on it, but 4 of the 5 loads were already started, so i started the 5th load and left to go to Flower Patch, my sweetheart then showed me around his work and we spent the next hour together. His work is REALLY cool :) while there i told him about the cranky morning i had. My lavender flowers that he had given me just 2 days before i found in the garbage and was overall just upset at life. lol. I left his work and came back to my apartment to clean and finish laundry, I went and moved my clothes into the dryer to find that i was one dryer sheet short so i ran back to my apartment to grabs some quarters to buy a sheet, but of course the machine was broken for the dryer sheets, there was a gentlemen in the laundry room who gave me a handful and said they were the best kind and told me where i could find them. I was so grateful! While my clothes were drying i cleaned the bathroom. I felt so accomplished when it was done and looked wonderful!
The next task was my bedroom, i cleaned up from school and got my books returned, and all the school work thrown away (isn't it sad! As soon as the semester is over all the notes from that semester are thrown away! lol!!) Eric came over (with flowers in hand to replace the ones in the garbage and make me feel better) while i cleaned he  sat on the couch and read his book and fell asleep. At about 2:30 Sara came home and we talked and just had a good time, it had been awhile since we had seen each other, Eric got our cable hooked up now all we need to do is activate it. 

After i got cleaned up Eric and i headed out, we went to my parents house to get some stuff and Eric showed my mom how to work her I-pad, It was great! they talked about races and how to prepare. Eric and i then went to payless (yes i got my boyfriend to go show shopping with me but under circumstances, i have to run in the dirty dash when we go to Oregen, well the dirty dash is in Seattle but i'll be running it!) After that we headed to Winco and got stuff to make spaghetti! we went back to Eric's house and while he made the spaghetti i made my cookies :) I can't even begin to explain how natural it felt to be in the kitchen with him. 




There was a few times that we tripped over each other but we'd just laugh and continue on cooking. It felt so natural! i just enjoyed every minute of it.
We enjoyed our meal of spaghetti, corn-on-the-cob, garlic bread, ceaser salad, limeade, and of course cookies :) 



After that Eric was doing the dishes and told me to leave him alone and not distract him. So i got to go play with a 4 year old. Lol!

After playing with Ethan i wasn't as upset that he had told me to leave him alone...haha but i still made him think i was :) we took our cookies and watched the big bang theory, I promtly fell asleep like usual. I am finding that I get a better sleep when i'm in Eric's arms then when he takes me home. I woke up this morning to him asking me what color i was wearing to church so his tie could match. As i was getting ready i was just in awe at how happy i am with him. Today marks 2 weeks that we've been together, it just seems like so much longer. We are so happy together :) Although he has his moments were i face palm it or have to call him a dork, he always knows how to cheer me up, or make me laugh :) i couldn't ask for a better boyfriend :) 



Tuesday, May 15, 2012

RELATIONSHIP

OH MY GOODNESS DO I HAVE NEWS!
so...i'm not very good at this single's game...I am in a relationship. We are going on 2 weeks. so not very long but very happy. I'm sure your all wondering which guy i ended up with. 
DRUM ROLL PLEASE!
it was ERIC
When it came down to things...i realized i wasn't who i was by dating around i felt so bad because all these guys were falling for me and i felt like i was leading them on. I was trying to decided which one i would be happiest when Eric when out of town for a wedding. I talked to him all the time! and missed him like crazy! he called me every night and even ended up talking to me till i fell asleep one night (it was super cute) when he came home i couldn't wait to see him! i went right over there and got there about the same time he was home and had the most amazing welcoming where he picked me up (from my hips because i had bruised my ribs) and just pulled me into a hug and didn't let go! And i realized i loved being there.
later that night i sat with him and told him i had made some changes in my life and when he realized what they were i thought he'd be very happy. It took him maybe 5 minutes before he said "should we have a DTR then" and asked me to be his girlfriend. Very excitedly i said yes. We've spent all our spare time together of course but we also understand when the other has obligations to meet and other people that want their attention. And i must say...HE SMELLS AMAZING! its very nice to come home and still have his scent lingering on me! You can ask my roommate i will still smell my shirts the next day until i can see him.

and not to mention my house is currently FULL of flowers. well not full but its fun to have them in the house :) 
Over all i feel like i am in a place where i need to be with life with the person i'm suppose to be with.

Its been a busy week, my work is so hetic! we are down an assistant manager and our manager is gone the majority of the week, so i'm filling in where i can! i love the overtime but i should get more sleep if i'm going to be so busy!

My roommate came back from her vacation today! we had one of those epic run/hugs at the airport! i missed her so much! when i fall asleep tonight i won't be so worried about someone breaking in! i don't know why but she gives me that reassurance.

That's about everything! OH EXCEPT ITS BEEN A MONTH SINCE I'VE HAD A COKE! woohoo!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Love the skin your in

Dear Readers....
Wow what a week its been!!!
i can't even begin to express to you how happy i am with my life. I never thought that i'd be the girl that looked in the mirror when she didn't have a stitch of make-up on and go "dang girl you look beautiful!" but i'm finally that girl that loves the skin she's in!
This week has been a week of change! on monday my wonderful roommate started a new work schedule. from 6-2:30 which should mean she's home when i am....HOWEVER she's so busy with guys....okay lets be honest i'm the one with the guys...but we both are happy and spending time with those who make us happy that we don't really spend time together. However we did go to FHE together on monday which was a blast! we went mini-golfing.
You know growing up when you pretend to be something your not. like you are going to be a doctor for a week, or an astronaut. Well yesterday i was a cowgirl. complete with boots and all! it was AMAZING! i went horse back riding and rode on a motorcycle. the motorcycle is not so cowgirlish but was AWESOME! I  had a blast! later that night we went swing dancing! i've always loved dancing but i don't like when the guy doesn't know what he is doing and i am teaching him. Last night my date knew exactly what he was doing half of the time we were laughing so hard that i couldn't dance. but thats what you get when your pulling faces at each other!
I have had a rough week at work. Sometime i don't understand why we have to have co-workers. One of my coworkers saw that we have to work together on a saturday and i heard "Why do i have to work with her" as you can imagine this isn't exactly what you want to hear and its kinda hurtful! he's just been a jerk the whole week long. But no need to fear. today my managers acknowledged all the work i've been doing and i left work with a smile and didn't  feel like crying!
Over all i guess i can say i love my life and who i am :)
I'm super excited for the opportunity to teach on sunday and for the readiness to feel the spirit!
I am to grateful for my Father in Heaven and for this willingness to help me plan my lesson and teach me what i need to teach!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Dates

I never thought i would be the girl that guys would take on dates. 
Now let me explain that statement. 
I watched my sister grow up being asked to every school dance. When i was in high school i waited to be asked all my friends would tell me how they got asked but i was never asked :( so i've had a hard time.
Since i broke up with Tim...i have been asked out on SO many dates and i have a theory behind this.
I am trying to become the person i want to marry. by becoming healthy and spiritual. I'm diving into my lessons for Gospel Doctrine, I am going to make it a goal to go to the temple at least once a week. I am trying to be a healthy person. Sara and i went to winco for the first time and i fell in love! 
ANYWAY so back to my theory, i am happy with who i am and for the first time in years i love myself for me and not for who i want to be. I'm finally becoming who i want to be and i'm realizing those that stay with me are those who are meant to be in my life and who want to be in my life.


So anyway going on dates, my goal is to date around, when the Lord has prepared the guy for me i'll be ready, but in the mean time why not have some fun.


Monday was a stressful day for me! so finals are next week and i forgot....okay well lets me honest i didn't forget. i procrastinated like ALL my homework for the semester so i sat and worked on all of it! i'm almost all done with all classes and i couldn't be more thrilled!
Tuesday Kenny and i decided to have a break from homework and we made cookies. apparently my chocolate chip cookies don't turn out as good when i have a distraction..but i guess that is to be expected. However yesterday i had a friend from work call me and we talked for 45 minutes. Now let me tell you what impresses me about this HE CALLED ME! no he didn't text me or email me or even facebook me. HE CALLED ME! Boy was i surprised!

Now as you remember i'm in a new ward which opens up new opportunities to meet guys. In other words...open up the ward directory and take your pick! Apparently the Elders Quorum president had the same idea. He called me up and asked me on a date. Again he called me up!


So here is how the rest of my week pans out
thursday i am going swing dancing with kenny. I'm really excited!
Friday i am having a group night with Sara, Rachel, and Tom.
Saturday - Sara is going through the temple on saturday, so there is a celebration for that. I have a wedding and then a date with Justin from my work. We are going to nicklecade and then taking me to a surprise dinner.
Sunday- I'm headed down to richfield with a Kenny - a girl from his mission is giving her homecoming
Monday- I'm leaving this open to go to FHE, also sara starts her new shift at work so we are going to start our exercising program as well as go to FHE together. 
Tuesday i am going out with Eric, from my ward. we are going on his motorcycle to go horseback riding and then a little bit later going swing dancing. 


I'M SO EXCITED!
  
So i'm finally learning what my dad meant by college will be the best years of your life! i'm so grateful for the part everyone has played in my life! 

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Beautiful Mess...

I was awakened this morning to the song "Beautiful Mess" for those of you who don't know it is a country song. I felt like it fits my life right now, its kinda messy but i still think it is beautiful! This week has been a crazy week. As i said in my last post i am enjoying the world of dating, but at the same time i have met this INCREDIBLE guy and am trying to take things slow with him, yet at the same time i don't want to. Since just out of my break-up i feel the need to be assure that i am okay and over things with him, before i start making something serious with someone else. Fortunately this incredible guy understands and wants the same thing! it makes life a little bit easier. However in the mean time we have gone on many date, we went out on Tuesday and watched the movie Cars 2, we didn't exactly finish it but it was still a great day, on Wednesday i went with a couple of friends to his work on, on his break, and enjoyed some ice cream, on Thursday we had a "play date" (my planning of course) and went to the park to be a little kid, then Friday he took me out on my lunch break for work. (i worked all day so i got a lunch break it was very nice) and then Saturday night/ Sunday morning we watched a meteor shower. So over all its been a great week.
This week i also got the chance to reconnect with some friends from high school. My trio was brought together, although one was at work so we bombarded her and had a catch up session.
I have been pondering a lot this week about my lesson for sunday school. I teach about King Benjamin, one of my favorite prophets in the scriptures because everyone loved him and he loved everyone! I don't teach for 2 weeks because next week is stake conference so i plan on taking my lesson to the temple and saying "Lord what do i need to teach" i am a little nervous to be teaching adults, i know i'm good at teaching kids, however YSA's are not suppose to be kids. But i know with the help of the Lord everything will work out.


So like i said before right now my life is a beautiful mess :) 
Beautiful Mess
I hope that you all have a fantastic week! 

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

change...

well its been awhile since i've posted thanks to the fact that i forgot my own email...oops! but this morning i was just guessing around and got it. 
Okay so where to start. about 2 weeks ago i entered the world of dating again. Although it was not exactly what i WANTED to do it was what i needed to do. 
Life had gotten  a little stressful and i needed to worry most about taking care of myself, and trying to take care of someone else at the same time was "keeping me up at night" so to speak.
Finals are coming up and i'm more then ready! i just want the semester to end and bring on summer! i'm going to look at going full time at MACU and maybe try my hand at being a loan officer. 
Dating life...has been AWESOME! in high school i wasn't asked out...at all! i always did the asking. However now that i'm back in the game...i'm receiving attention i never thought i'd get! and it is a great feeling to know that i love/like myself enough for someone else to love/like me.
Thats pretty much whats been going on!
OH! except for the fact that i got a calling! i am a gospel doctrine teacher! i'm excited but nervous! but i know the Lord will help out :)

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

New Beginnings

Oh my goodness, friends i don't even know where to start tonight.
I took a muscle relaxer last night because i've been waking up in the mornings 
feeling like my head is to heavy for my neck to support, which results in a headache! 
well it took an effort to wake up this morning but i got up and went to work at work i kept 
getting dizzy spells, which is not very good, and i kept feeling like i was going to be sick so i got permission
to go home early, my wonderful boyfriend had just arrived and followed me back to make sure that i was okay.
i slept for about an hour and woke up feeling a little bit better, i had to go to class and take a test i think
that the test went well despise how sick i felt. I got out of class and went to walmart, where i got
hit on twice! this one guy told me he should be a Mormon because that where all the pretty
girls are found. the other guy told me i was the 2nd prettiest girl in utah, i wasn't wearing 
any makeup at this point so this made me feel really good! then the battery in my devil 
car wont work anymore! i know it really suck!!! so we have to get that looked at
tomorrow! then today i met with the bishop in my new ward, OH MY!!!!!!!!!!
i didn't think i would like this ward but this bishop is amazing i left his office
on a spiritual high!!! i am so grateful for Heavenly Fathers hand in my life,
without me even telling him the Bishop knew just what to say to help
me out!!! 

Just so you all know I do have a testimony of our Savior Jesus Christ and his love for me and all his siblings. Our Father in Heaven is taking care of us and I know that without a doubt he knows each of us and will help us as much as possible to be able to return to him! We have a living Prophet on this Earth who leads and guides us! I know that our Bishops and Leaders are called of God and will uplift as much as we will allow them too!

Monday, March 26, 2012

Group...

Boy has today been an interesting day...so many decisions i need to make soon and so little time to make them.
1. School gets out in a month!!! (i thought i had more time) and i say it like that because i am currently in the process of deciding to continue on with school or go full time at work and do online classes, or go full time and pause with school...i just don't know.
2.  I need a new car! desperately, my car has been through so much but i don't want to drive with the constant worry of it falling to pieces. 
3. I have come to the realization i am not a group person, i am very much so a traveler (so to speak) i go from group to group to group. I'm not good at being tied down (to one group, i don't mind having a boyfriend...in fact i pretty much love it) 
4. I am not sure who i am...I think that the lord has gotten to the point that he is just about to run with me (ME!) and that is when Satan says "here are people that will help you" when it all reality they distract me from being who the Lord wants me to be
 
So here it is. i am on a mission to discover what it means to be a daughter of God all over again. I've decided that i am going to do personal progress again, i know i'm not a young women but i was so young when i got mine before and i was in it for....well lets the honest the bling! this time i am in it for me!!! 

So its time for me to be me. And if you don't like who i am becoming then that is your problem, because here is the deal.
I AM A DAUGHTER OF GOD
And its about time i start acting like one! 

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Life

Life...
That is such a complicated word, most people just deal with it, you here over and over again from other "life sucks" "i wish my life was over" from others you here "my life is so fantastic right now" "i am loving life"well i have had both of those in my lifetime so far and all i can say it i like the common ground. My life is good, i am really happy, so let me tell you a little bit about what is going on in my life right now. 


In life you take a lot of steps, your first steps as a baby, when you go to school for the first time, when you graduate high school/start college, when your married and start a family of your own. I just completed the step of graduating high school/starting college. And i'll tell you i've had quite the adventure so far! I am learning a lot about who i am. 


I graduated from Hunter High School class of 2011, looking back there is a lot of things about myself that i would have changed in high school but if i wouldn't have lived it out the way i did then i wouldn't be the girl typing this right now. 


So what happens in the life of Natalie, not a lot actually, i have a plate full of responsibilities, i have a part time job as a Teller at Mountain America Credit Union, i go to SLCC part time, and i am a full time girlfriend (to the most amazing man) however i am also a daughter, sister, and friend. so as you can imagine my life gets a little stressful.


Lets start with the first thing i do, i wake up every morning at 7:30 to get ready to go to work, back in August i got hired on to be a teller. I was so excited!! it really has been a satisfying job, however i'm ready for more, whether i go to full time work or a loan officer or something different i don't know, but we will wait till the summer to find out what happens there.


I am a student, I am currently taking 3 classes, computer, personal finance, and human development, one day i will be a second grade teacher, taking classes slowly, but eventually i'll make it there


as for being a girlfriend, well its everything i could ask for! i have the most amazing boyfriend! we have been together for about 2 months now and i have been so happy, i will be sending him on his mission, he should be able to turn his papers in, in about 2 weeks, i am so excited but nervous, at the same time. You know what you want someone to do something because you know it'll be good for them, but it'll be hard for you. Thats where i am with this decision. but i am so proud of him for choosing to serve the Lord. 


Well thats all i've got for today! goodnight world!