Happy Birthday Cowboy Jace!!

My sweet nephew turns 3 tomorrow (May 9th). Here is a video saying Happy Birthday to my favorite cowboy!! I love you Jacerboy!! You are such a sweet little guy and I can't wait to see you this summer!! Have a fabulous birthday!!!!

Spring break 2011

Well the month of April is almost up so I figured I better get my monthly post in here ;) So, the highlight of this month was ending the semester!!! YAY!! Only 3 more left!!! So, once finals ended, I headed down to Blackfoot for the weekend and spent time hanging out with my aunt and uncle, then on Monday, Carly, Brandi and I jetted off to So. Cali for a week of fun in the sun. We flew into Long Beach at about 3:30 and in order to avoid traffic (yes, my first experiences with legit traffic!!!) we went to Hunnington Beach and walked along the board walk and went seashell hunting. Tuesday, we got up bright and early and headed down to San Diego for the day. Our first stop was the San Diego Temple which was AMAZINGLY beautiful!! I was in shock at how pretty it was. Then, we went down to La Jolla and had a picnic on the beach and watched and named all the seals lying on the shore. We also had the opportunity to go to the Mormon Battalion museum which was so much fun. We then ended the day by relaxing in the hot tub and watching movies. Wednesday, we caught up on all the sleep we lost over the semester and around 2 p.m. finally got out of bed and headed to the mall and went shopping for the afternoon. Thursday was spent laying out by the pool and working on our suntans (and in my case, working on my sunburn :)). Friday, we headed out to Oceanside where we spent the whole day on the beach and then went rock climbing by the pier and watched the sunset on the beach. Saturday was one of my favorites where we went to the Orange County swapmeet and got some great deals! Then we drove up to LA and went to the Hollywood sign and went to Sunset Blvd and to the LA temple. LA was amazing!! However, it was way too busy for me!! It took so long to get anywhere!! But it was so much fun!! Then Sunday, we started the long journey of driving home to Idaho. All in all, it was an amazing experience going to California. I have never been to the beach so many times in one week and seen so many temples so close to eachother! However, I am so grateful my parents raised us in the middle of nowhere in a little podunk town with only one stop light. I am not a city person!! Being in CA was such a culture shock but I l realize I love my good ol' Nevada Iowa ;).
Now, I am back at school for the summer and am already having spring fever! I am definitely looking forward to July and being able to go home for about a month!!

Well Done Thou Good and Faithful Servant - Melvin Albert White

Sadly last night my grandfather past away. At the beginning of Jan. he fell in Chuckarama and shattered his hip. After spending 3 long months in the hospital and a rehab facility, he was finally able to go home last Monday. However, once home, he got very sick with multiple infections, a very high fever, and was just overall very weak. He ended up going to the hospital last week and continued to decline. Yesterday evening, he asked to go home so that he would not have to die in the hospital. So, they took him home and a couple hours later, he was gathered to his people on the other side of the veil. Although this has been very hard on my whole family, we are all grateful that he no longer has to be in pain or suffer.
My grandfather was the most incredible man I have ever met and I am so lucky that I got to have him in my life for almost 20 years. I have never before met someone as amazing as him. He had the greatest stories, always sang the craziest songs and was so much fun to talk with. He was always someone that I looked up to and admired and I will still always remember him. I am so grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the comfort that it gives me in knowing that I will see him again. This isn't the end and I know without a doubt that he is in an amazing place and will always be with me. I love you Grandpa and you will be missed!!

February

So I have decided that if I post once a month, I am in good shape...so here is my February post! Really this month hasn't been anymore exciting than last month sadly. We started out the month by celebrating my roommate Brandi's 20th birthday. We headed down to IF for the night to go out to eat at Red robin and then came home and had people over for games and cake. For Valentine's Day, all us single ladies decided to just have a girls night with pizza, ice cream, and chick flicks. I think that is WAY better than having a date for Valentine's Day. Last week was midterms so I am halfway done with this semester!!! Then I will officially be a junior and only have 1 more year left!! The plan is that I will graduate April 2012 and student teach April-July. I CANNOT wait to actually get in a classroom and teach!! I am also counting down the days until July when I get to go home for 6 weeks and see everyone! I think the worst part about being at school is being away from Madelyn, Brooklyn and Jacerman.
Oh, I forgot, come April, Carly, Brandi and I are going to spend our spring break in Cali. We bout tickets for $69 and are going to spend the week at Brandi's family's home in California. We are going to spend a lot of time on the beach, head to LA for a day, visit San Diego and just relax in the nice warm weather! We are all counting down the days until we can leave snowy, cold Rexburg for a vacation! Other than that, nothing new has happened here..till next month :)

Winter Semester 2011

So, I decided this time around that I was going to stay out at school during my off track. Normally I would go home and work from December-April, but last year, I just got really bored. So, I applied for Fast-track which means that I can go to school year round. Although that means I do not get any breaks, I will graduate a year and a half early and get to stay at school with my friends. So far, it has been great! Christmas break at home was great, but it is nice to be back at school in a routine. I am not much for writing about what has been going on in my life. I like pictures better :) So I will just post some pictures of what I have been up to the last month. We have been doing lots of stuff outdoors-ice-skating, sledding, and playing in the snow! Let me say, I am no longer a fan of sledding! The last time we went, last weekend, I totally got hurt!! I fell backward, slapped my back on the edge of the sled, and had the wind knocked out of me. I couldn't breath for like 2 minutes and my back is still aching (a week later!!). But all in all, it was way fun!! Oh and twister is our new favorite game!!!

Christmas

Well, I have decided that I am a horrible blogger!! So, now I need to catch up on the last month and a half. December was busy with finals and getting ready to head home for Christmas vacation. Let's just say, I was definitely ready to go home and get away from the Rexburg 'bubble' for a little while. It was great heading home for a few weeks. Rachel and Jeremy drove out with the kids for Christmas so everyone was at the house. I loved seeing Brooklyn, Jace and Madelyn and spent most of my vacation with them. Brooklyn, Jace and I made cookies for Santa and we went on a little date to see Yogi Bear one day. Let's just say, it gets harder and harder to leave home every time, especially when I wasn't there for very long. I didn't have enough time to get sick of Mom and Dad nagging on me!! However, it is nice to be back in my own apartment and on a schedule. First day of classes was today and I don't think it will be too bad of a semester. Well, here are some pictures from Christmas vacation!!

Making cookies for Santa with Brooklyn and Jacerman! :)


Palmer girls with mom


Palmer family

Thanksgiving in North Carolina

So like I said, I am spending Thanksgiving at Rachel and Jeremy's in North Carolina! I love it here!! My favorite part, aside from seeing my sweeties, Brooklyn and Jace, is the AMAZING weather! It was been in like the 70's all week; much better than the blizzards going on back in the west!! And the scenery here is so pretty!! Trees everywhere!!! aww I love it! Anywho, I flew in on Friday (thank goodness everything was on time and good conditions). On Saturday, mom, dad, Rachel and the kiddos and I headed out to Lazy 5 Farm, where you drive through and get to feed animals out of your car windows. It was insane!! There were buffalos, llamas, pigs, deer, zebras, camels, hippos, giraffes, birds, and of course KANGAROOS!! It was a lot of fun. We also got to watch Brooklyn in her Primary Program at church (however, she got a bit of stage fright and Rachel ended up sitting on stage with her the whole time), and her preschool Thanksgiving program. Other than that, we have just been eating out and hanging out in Rachel and Jeremy's beautiful new house! It has been lots of fun so far, and we still have 3 more days!! Unfortunately, poor Jace caught a bug and has been throwing up all day today :( Hopefully he will start feeling better soon!! Here are some pictures so far!! More to come....

Of course, I took advantage of my mom being out in NC at the same time and had her do my hair. I chopped off
about 4 inches and got a completely new hair-do which I absolutely LOVE!! I also dyed it a little darker!


Here is a picture of one of the kangaroos at the farm. It was sleeping in this position and we were all dying laughing!!
Who knew animals, kangaroos especially, slept in a position that looked like they were porn stars?? hehe


Me and 'Blue Sky.' Brooklyn was an Indian for preschool and they got to pick out their own names and she chose blue
sky!!