maggie mayhem

ahhhh REUNION! i've been dying to see you and escape provo. i might be running away and going home next weekend (don't tell anyone, it's a surprise) or maybe to st george to visit my grandma but if not we should do it next weekend! my family and erin's are gonna be here the next (for conference).

i am loving the sunshine and have resurrected my shorts, dresses, and sandals. YESSSSS! i am so excited for spring, too. i might be getting a job at a calling center (kinda embarrassing but i get paid $10/hour, the people are super cool, and the hours are perfect. plus i call people you signed up and WANT to be called, so im not bothering anyone) but i'll let you know when i get the job and it's official and stuff :)

im kind of overwhelmed right now because so much is happening so fast and everything is about to change. kevin and alex received their calls on the same day and are reporting to the mtc on the same day: june 9th. i got to be there when alex opened his but i ran out of class and was put on speaker phone for kevin's. it makes me so sad that i couldn't see the look on his face or give him a huge hug to congratulate him. i could not be happier-i am so so proud of both of them. but why do i have to say goodbye to the two most important men in my life on the same day?! insane.

i've been watching gilmore girls re-runs and i started bawling last night because it was the episode when rory and dean break up and rory's like: "i'm ready to wallow now" and i freaked out because that's going to be me in a few months. since i'm staying for spring, i have less than 5 weeks left with alex and i will have one week in california between semesters to spend time with kevin. i can't handle it. it scares me...a lot. but it's been a spiritual roller coaster these last few weeks, two. kevin's call got me thinking about the last few years and i can't explain it-it's not really something you can understand if you haven't experienced it. but i want to tell you all (as cliche as it sounds) that i know that there can be miracles today just as there were in Christ's time. i am awed by the power of prayer and fasting. i know that what has happened is impossible, and that's the best part: "for with God, nothing shall be impossible" (Luke 1:37). i can't express my gratitude for the Atonement. i love my Savior. i can't wait till the day when i open my call and get to share the things that i know to be true.

sorry this is so long...

keep on keepin' on

yayy, im happy! got a lot of things checked off my to-do list. almost done with my ankle appointments , so hopefully i can run soon. i gained weight from not being able to exercise the same- the elliptical just doesnt cut it- i cant wait to lose that :/
i went on a much needed vacation to portland. i took lots of pictures, or scott did, on my camera.
these two were taken at a chocolate store, Alma Chocolates, that my mom told me we had to check out. it was delicious. all of the ingredients there were organic and chocolatey. i got the drinking chocolate (just melted chocolate with a spoonful of caramel on the side). seriously, nothing quite like it. scott got a latte and a flourless chocolate cookie that was chewy and yummy.
we played a trivia game, you can see the old fashioned box in the background above, and we actually knew several random facts. its funny what you end up remembering somewhere in your mind.
we had mexican night and i made corn cakes that were so easy, just three ingredients. you mix half corn meal (polenta, dry) and corn flour with water. enough to get the right consistency. you want it to be sticky enough to pat together and make a one inch thick flat cake the size of your palm that doesn't crumble. then put them in a pan with some oil and cook em up. anyway they were quick and easy with refried beans and cheese and some vegetables on the side. yum
explaining something, super intense. i dont even remember what it was. haha. and no, im not naked. although that would make it a little funnier.

so i finished this post two days after i started and good news has come! i went to the orthopaedic clinic and my doctor said my ankle healed perfect and i can run. i am so happy because i signed up for the brain injury association 5k run/walk/roll. its at liberty park in salt lake and a lot of people from my work are doing it because we are a neuro floor. you gotta support the brain people, right? yes, you do.

the sun and warmth is here.

a reunion is much needed girls! we can sleep at my house because my sister is going on a trip and we can lay out in the 56 degree weather (thats warm for us you know) and make food and watch movies and paint nails and tell stories. come quick


love candice

fun list

okay so now that i am single... Megan Nelson suggested that I distract myself by creating a fun list :) thus far I have had so much fun keeping myself busy. I am so proud of myself--i go to the gym twice a week for an hour. crazy because i have never been a regular gym goer. k here are some of the things on my list:

-volunteer to tutor at a jail

-stand in a boys bathroom for ten seconds at least (if i'm feeling brave, try and pee in a urinal)

-make strawberry daquarees ?? and sing and dance to the song if you like pinacoladas

-make wonderfully creative decorations for my room

-and of course, grab a smokehouse boy and kiss him ahaha not sure if this one will happen

i love you girls and thank you for helping me out always. you guys are wonderful--amanda