Independence Day Weekend

On Saturday, the 3rd of July, Kyle and I went up to Thanksgiving Point with our friends Skyler and Rachel to watch the fireworks and celebrate together. When we got there, Rachel's sister had a ton of delicious food ready for us. Hamburgers, chips, salad, and some super yummy homemade apple pie. It was amazing.

On Monday, Kyle and I went and watched the Provo parade with Skyler while we waited for Rachel to drive up from Springville. When Rach got here, we headed out to lunch at Iggy's (surprisingly good food, we had never eaten there before). After lunch, we decided to go walk off our food babies in the University Mall. After, we headed over to the theater to watch Toy Story 3 in 3-D. It was a super cute movie, and we all had a ton of fun together.

We are so grateful that we had good friends to hang out with this weekend. Also, a special shout out to Rachel. Her PET scan this week revealed that her cancer is almost completely gone! Only 3 more chemo treatments to go! Congrats, Rach!

Vegas Baby!!

To celebrate the end of Spring term, Kyle and I went on a weekend getaway to Las Vegas. We were so happy to be able to get out of Provo for a while.
Below is our hotel room. It was amazing. Full kitchen with stove, microwave, toaster, blender, dishes, everything! It also had a full living room, bedroom and huge bathroom. This hotel room is the same size as our apartment in Provo. Ha!
Huge bathtub in the bathroom. Amazing. My favorite part. There was even a second TV in the bathroom that you could watch from the tub.
Me at my first slot machine. Crossing my fingers for luck. Surprise, I lost. :)
My favorite game in Vegas, Roulette. We played Roulette for over an hour and a half on $3. We got up to $65 and then Kyle lost it all in four turns. But it entertained us all evening. Our cheapest night in Vegas.
The roller coaster at New York New York. It was not cheap- $14 a person- but totally worth it. I was really scared but it was sooo fun!
Walking through Excalibur.
Stained glass window inside of Excalibur.
Candy display inside of the MGM Grand.
Spiral staircase inside of the Venetian.

On the way home, our exhaust pipe broke in half. It was so loud that we put in ear plugs to help drown out the noise. We drove all the way to Cedar City like that when we saw a custom muffler shop on the side of the rode. Eight bucks and a half hour later, we were back on the rode. This is our car in the shop after they lifted it.

That was our fun-filled weekend. Thank you, Kyle, for the amazing time!

waiting...

Just wanted to announce that after 3 months of rigorous effort and hard work that I have submitted my nursing application. *gasp* yes, it is in and now we wait.... and wait.... and wait.... until June 30 when the admissions committee meets. And then I wait some more.... and I will have news sometime in July.... Keep your fingers crossed! I'm feeling good about it, so let's keep this feeling going!!

Surprise Dinner Guest

On Thursday, Kyle and I decided to go out to eat. I picked him up from his class at 6:30 and in an effort to be cheap, we decided to go out to Carl's Jr. At the restaurant, we placed our order, filled up our drinks and found a table. We then noticed this man and his wife sitting at the table next to us...

This is how it happened…

Kyle (pointing): Lindsey! Elder Holland is in here!

Me: What?! Are you serious!

There was a partition blocking my side of the table, so I couldn’t see him yet. I walked up to the counter to “get a lid for my drink” and looked at the table Kyle mentioned. It was him! My jaw dropped! As I walked back to my seat, Elder Holland looked up and met my eyes. I smiled at him, and he smiled back! Back at the table…

Me: Oh my gosh!!

Kyle: Go talk to him!

Me: No, not by myself. Come with me!

Right then, Elder Holland and his wife got up to leave. We didn’t get to talk to them, but it sure was cool to see an apostle of the Lord in a real life setting. It was interesting to see him as a real person with a wife and family. Also, it made me feel a lot better about not cooking that night seeing Elder Holland and his wife eating a big fatty burger at Carl’s Jr.

Congratulations Kyle!

This post is dedicated to my dear husband Kyle. Yesterday, Kyle was accepted to the Accounting Program here at BYU. We are so excited for this opportunity. It is a very rich blessing. We know that Heavenly Father has been watching out for us, and the prospect of someday having a REAL job is very exciting. Congratulations Kyle, and thanks for all of your hard work! You are awesome!

Busy Busy...

I haven't posted in forever... because we have been so stinkin' busy! First of all, finals were a killer! We were so busy with school. It was a crazy week with finals, papers, and presentations galore! Nice... not. Anywho, we are grateful that finals are over! Kyle submitted his accounting application last week, so we will find out if he is accepted in the next 30 to 60 days... He will get in though. He is so stinkin' smart.

Also, my dear sister Kelsey came to visit. From Hawaii (school in Hawaii... her life is soo hard, haha). She stayed with us for a week, and it was so much fun having her. She is the first of my immediate family that I have seen since we got married last summer. So it was great to see her and spend time together. Shopping, food, late nights, sister talks, comedy shows, cousin visits. It was great!

Finally... we are moving! Just over a street, but we are so excited! I am totally ready for a new place and some good changes. We are moving on Saturday, so hopefully the weather will cooperate. Our living room is full of boxes right now. I don't mind the mess. I just wanna go! I am excited to move, get some new furniture, and decorate a new place.

So that's what's going on with us. We are excited for summer. The warm weather and some well deserved trips are on the way!

Easter Thoughts...

This is my favorite Easter song. I think it beautifully describes my feelings about the Savior. You can find the lyrics, recordings and sheet music at http://www.defordmusic.com/gethsemane.htm

Gethsemane lay still and dark

Creation watched in silent awe

As Jesus suffered His Father's will

To satisfy unyielding law

He knelt in earnest prayer alone

His friends, o'ercome with sorrow, slept

Beneath the burden of grief He groaned

Beneath the weight of sin He wept

And with His blood so freely spent

He bought my soul, He paid my debt

What work of love was wrought for me

In the stillness of Gethsemane

"This bitter cup wilt thou remove?

Yet not my will, but thine be done."

Behold His anguish and weep anew

For love of Christ, the sinless one

With His wounds my own are healed

My every pain o'ercome in His

My shame, my weakness, my grief untold

Find ransom in His priceless gift

For with His blood so freely spent

He bought my soul, He paid my debt

What work of love was wrought for me

In the stillness of Gethsemane.

I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior. He loves us each individually, and is the only means by which we can attain salvation. I know that the Atonement is real and that Christ trully knows of not only our sorrows, weaknesses and pain, but that He also knows of our joys and happiness. I am grateful for the Gospel and for my membership in His church. I hope you all had a Happy Easter and were able to remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on this special day.