halloween...mapleton style

Some photos from a Halloween party the sistahs threw pre-hallows eve!

Allen and His Friends


Its the She She's


Like mother, like daughter...arrr matey!


Cute sisters!

memory book

So I made Elder Ben Cook a photo/memory/quote book for his birthday! :) It was lots of fun to make for him! Hopefully he likes it! Happy Birthday on October 29th!

bachelorette party

We had fun at Allie's bachelorette party/dinner on Saturday night! She got a lot of fun gifts and we shared some laughs! Congrats to Allie and Jeff who will be married on November 6, 2008. I wish you two the best in life - and I will be a frequent visitor to your home!

Fall Break 2008

For the UEA fall break weekend the family went up to the Brown family cabin! We had a lot of fun eating food, playing card games, fishing, hiking, exploring the mountains, listening to hunters fire off their rifles, going to the cave, and just enjoying family time. The Gibsons came up and stayed with us and the Parkin family came up for the day on Saturday. We always have so much fun together! :) love you guys!

Tagged...again

My Top 8

8 Favorite TV shows

1. Law and Order
2. Prison Break
3. The Today Show
4. 24
5. The Office
6. America's Next Top Model
7. CNN
8. SNL

8 Favorite Restaurants

1. Magleby's
2. Cafe Rio
3. Subway
4. Foundary Grill (at Sundance)
5. Wendy's
6. Tahitian Noni Cafe
7. California Pizza Kitchen
8. Happy Sumo

8 things that happened yesterday

1. Went to work
2. Ate Lean Cuisine for lunch
3. Got an email from one of my favorite people :)
4. Went to the ROCKBAND LIVE concert with Dashboard, Panic!, The Cab, Plain White T's
5. Bought a really cute T shirt
6. Jammed out to Metro Station with Shippen
7. The Dow Jones plummited 700 points or so
8. Went to bed at 1:30

8 Things to look forward to

1. Cabin Trip and the long drive all ALONE
2. Bachelorette Party!
3. Winter
4. Thanksgiving with the fam
5. Halloween (and getting to wear my costume! sassy pirate)
6. The return of a dear friend from Japan
7. School in January
8. Ward temple night

8 Things I love about fall

1. Taking a drive up in the mountains to see the changing leaves
2. General Conference time
3. Sweater weather
4. Homemade chicken noodle soup and sugar cookies
5. Haunted Houses
6. Scarfs
7. Pumpkins/Thanksgiving
8. The "smell" of FALL air

8 Things on my wish list

1. New eye glasses
2. Tuition? anyone wanna pay it for me haha
3. Makeup
4. New running shoes
5. A fun apartment with GOOD roommates
6. A tape in the mail...
7. Health throughout the fall
8. To be better at working out!

People to tag
1. Jan Balls
2. Mom Warner
3. Denisha Oldroyd
4. Carissa Rasmussen

Bachelorette....party?

bach·e·lor·ette-[bach-uh-luh-ret]: An unmarried woman
Well now that we have THAT cleared up, the definition of what a bachelorette is...lets get down to the nitty gritty.

So...one of my best friends is getting married on November 6, 2008 (shout out to ALLIE) and since that only happens once in a persons life (hopefully..hehe jk) Miss Shippen and I decided what better excuse to have a party then this joyous occasion.

Well, if all goes according to plan we are going to be having a little dinner party at the Pizza Factory on Saturday night - and I am so excited because it is going to be a ball. We have a cute table cloth, cute name tags, and even "bride-to-be" party favors. Just thought I would write about this fun party that will be going on. And show off the cute name tags! <3

Forever a Boston Red Sox Gal...

"Rookie Jed Lowrie's walk-off single in the ninth powered the Red Sox into the AL Championship Series against the Rays. The Sox, who look serious about defending their World Series title, beat the Angels for the 12th time in 13 postseason games." -Ian Browne/Mlb.com

Last nights game was AWESOME! For all of you baseball fans out there, hope you caught a glimpse of this game! It was really intense in the 9th inning it was 2 - 2 when Lowrie hit a ball to first base and Varitek from the Angels caught the ball... the next batter hit the ball and they scored! It was AWESOME! I love baseball and this game made me remember why exactly baseball is such a fun sport to watch! GO BO SOX! Onto playing the Rays next...

Conference Weekend

This has been by far one of the best weekends in awhile! To start off...
I went to the Hobblecreek Elementary school carnival on Friday night for a bit. Then I made my way over to O-town and Shippen, Allen, and I went to dinner at Magleby's! (yummy by the way) Then we went to Target and shopped for a bit... Then Ashley and I drove up to Sandy and we went dancing at the CONFERENCE WEEKEND dance! We had so much fun 'walkin it out' and 'shake shake shake shake shake it' We had a blast!

Saturday was enjoyable as I was able to be with the fam and watch both sessions of conference! I loved the talks given and have much to work on with all the council, but I am excited to get going and improve myself and help others around me!

Sunday after the first session of conference we went up to Grandpa and Grandma Warner's house to eat lunch with them. We made homemade chicken noodle soup, salad, rolls, and even traditional pumpkin shaped sugar cookies! It was fun to get to visit with grandpa!

I loved conference weekend and look forward to improving myself with the messages and counsel I was given this weekend!

Tagged

I have never really done this before, but what the hay! Here goes nothin...

List 3 joys, 3 fears, 3 goals, 3 current obsessions/collections, and 3 random surprises about yourself.

3 Joys...
1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
2. Family/Friends
3. A good workout

3 Fears...
1. Failure
2. Death of a friend/family member
3. The woods at night when it's pitch black outside

3 Goals...
1. Temple Marriage
2. Run a full 1/2 marathon
3. Finish school (soon!!)

3 Current Obsessions...
1. Watching Prison Break (I am addicted)
2. Taking photos
3. MetroStation CD

3 Random Surprises...
1. I drank gasoline as a child in Connecticut
2. I want to go backpacking across Europe
3. I am in love with someone half a world away...

I am now tagging...
1. Allie McGinn
2. Momma Warner
3. Amanda Brown

Quote of the week

"When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power" -President Ezra Taft Benson

I know that God answers prayers and I know that we will be blessed when we obey what is asked of us. Even though it seems like a big pain, or it seems like we cannot achieve what is asked of us, we can do it. All we have to do is rely on our Savior for comfort and give our burdens and pains and sadness to him, and he makes up the rest. I know that I am a child of God and that he is very aware of me. I am so grateful for my Savior and Heavenly Father.
I am also very grateful for good friends, my wonderful parents, and others in my life who are examples to me. I don't think I would've made it through this weekend without two of my closest friends, Allie and Ashley, as well as my favorite brother and parents. I am so blessed to have such great people in my life, and I wanted to thank you for your love and support.

"When life becomes more than you can stand, kneel..." -Unknown

I am gonna make this upcoming week the BEST week ever!! :)