Smallest Moments In Time

Day 6: A Picture Of Someone You Would Like To Trade Places With For A Day

2011-02-15T22:08:00.000-08:00

I have always dreamed of being a Jockey, I've done the cowboy way of life, worked a ranch and rodeod, but I'm sure there is nothing like riding at breakneck speeds. I think Im a good size for a jockey, dont you? hah

Day 5: A Picture Of A Favorite Memory

2011-02-15T22:01:00.000-08:00

Labor Day of 2010 I went to Heber with the Law family and had the most amazing time. We got homemade food for every meal, and I made new friends (Polish Hooker) and we played so many games. We also went to random thrift shops and bought crazy outfits, then we went and played kick ball at the school. Since the cabin is out of the way a bit there was alot of places to hike. LOTS of fun!! Miss it alot!
Though this isnt my most favorite memory it is one I will NEVER forget! ♥

Day 4: A Picture of Something You Wish You Could Forget

2011-02-13T11:46:00.000-08:00

Remember on Day 1 when I said something about wrecking my moms car.. Well I wish I could forget that day!
I had just left work headed for home when I rearended a Jeep Wagoneer who then rearended a BMW!!! The airbags deployed and the chemical that comes out burned my hand and lungs. I am extremely thankful that Allstate is here for us (the other drivers, getting a rental car, towing, etc)!

Day 3: A Picture of the Cast from Your Favorite TV Show

2011-02-13T11:45:00.000-08:00

Well I do love NCIS but- I also love NCIS-LA, CSI, CSI-Miami, CSI-NY, Castle, and Bones.. obviously anything that is murder mystery I love to watch!

Day 2: Something you want to do before you Die!

2011-02-11T12:03:00.000-08:00

The only thing I can think of is being married and sealed in the Temple for time and all eternity. Its something that I will never forget!

Note that the San Diego Temple is super amazing, and I think I would like to take my vows in it more than any other temple.

30 Day Challenge!!!!

2011-02-10T18:49:00.000-08:00

Yes I am going to Do it.. The 30 Day Challenge.. and it begins now!!!

Day 1- 15 Things about you!

1- I LOVE VOLLEYBALL and miss playing it so much

2- I have had 6 major tickets. 1 warning. and 3 days worth of driving schools.. I am NOT a bad driver I promise!!

3- I love institute

4- I miss my best friends (ya'll know who you are)

...5- My favorite christmas movie is "White Christmas" with Bing Crosby.

6- I dont have one specific style, rather many so I can mix and match.

7- I just joined last.fm and I love it 'cause I can listen to as much music for free, unlike Pandora where i have to pay!

8- I want to complete all the items on my 2011 Bucket List as quickly as possible.

9- I totaled my moms car my senior year right after getting off work, I was so embarrassed to have my boss tow my car back to the feed store!

10- I have been hung up in a stirrup, drup across an arena and right before I would have had my leg ripped from my body due to hitting a pole my foot slipped out of the stirrup. miracle... YES! Nothing broken only bruised and bumped!

11- I love my doggie Rebel, he is the most ugly, coyote looking mutt- but he is the best anyway!!!

12- I miss those days where I got to ride my horses everyday and not have to worry about anything in life other than school, hw, my job, sports, and fam.. Horses just make everything a little less stressful!

13- I dont have a favorite color, because I have many.

14- Country is my main genre for music, but I really do like pretty much anything now-adays... if it expresses how I feel in a moment I will listen to it.

15- I am the middle child of 3 Girls. I have the best family in the world. Lately we have had to find out just how strong we are!

EAC Semester 3

2010-10-18T00:26:00.000-07:00

So my last post was a while ago.. and well I decided that my roommate EP has a splendid idea with her blog and I am going to do the same.. I am going to start writing little tiddlies that are on my mind for the day, or whenever I feel a need to vent/post/write!

Today's little tiddlies are just an utd. on my life's little meaningless happenings... I am in my 3rd Semester of College at EAC.. and I am still just going through life like usual. I am working at R&R Pizza and can I just say that the way to make you hate eating something you love (like pizza) is a place that you have to make it.. I am taking 18 credit hours and they aren't bad at all. Children's Lit, Math, Developmental Psych, ASL, and Band are my schedule - so I'm not slammed like I was last semester.. which is a relief! The summer was good but I was super glad to find an APT and start the new semester in a different house (301) with different roommates (who are all AWESOME btw).

We picked Cambria up from her Mission in Pocatello, ID on Sept. 8th - we got to meet Pres. and Sis. Colton and enjoy a tasty dinner at their humble abode. While on the trip to pick her up we got to visit friends in Springville, UT, Logan, UT, and Rexburg, ID, we also stopped in a few of the areas she served in like, Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Arco. It was pretty cool to see all the places she was able to go, and meet alot of the people who have investigated the gospel. I am so proud that she finished out strong and kept her chin up when the going got tough..

Since it's already half way through the semester and I haven't said much about it I will say that I have never been so happy to sweep and mop the kitchen floor - but as of Friday I was so glad to do it, is it sad that we haven't done either of those since we moved in.. Yuck! I hate doing the dishes - even more now that we have a dishwasher than when I didn't.. how hard is it to put away the clean ones and rinse and load with dirty ones.. seriously it isn't!! I'm SO grateful for roommates who help me clean when they feel a need to, it sure feels good to have a clean house.. I've heard it said that "A Clean house is a Happy home..." but I say "a Clean house is a Happy me!" I LOOOOOVE having a clean house - it's nice to come home and see that you don't have to pick anything up!!!

I am in Band, and I love it - only a little less than when I started... the reason why is because I feel like we have NO CLUE what we are doing, and I don't like that one bit! I feel that it should be alot cleaner cut and everyone should know what is going on.. Though I have met so many new friends being involved I feel like my enthusiasm has decreased slightly.. but we only have one more home football game and I plan on going CrAzY for it, I want to have TONS of energy and be happy and love it while it's here... Hopefully next year will be better with a pom and flag line... Yes I plan on doin pom line cause then I can dance! yay! SKADOOSH :)

I just watched 'How to Train Your Dragon' and I thought it was SO cute. I loved the music mostly - it was alot of Irish themes with bag pipes!! uh uh uh yeah! " Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile"!!!!

-S.S.

One Year!

2010-04-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

Wow, I cant believe a full year has gone past since my last blog.. Alot has happened which is probably why I havent kept everything posted on here.. So here is long, but short, summary of the past year.. I will try not to sugar coat anything!!

I went to prom with TJ Johnson, his sister Chelsey and her date Skyler Bagshaw. It was alot of fun!

I graduated in May! Go me!!

I went on a trip with Reed and Amy Flake (family friends) to Gallup, NM. Where a USTRC event was taking place, I had so much fun and I hope to get to go again!!

I returned home on June 7th so I could be home with my fam for my 18th B-day on the 8th.

I went to Big Lake with the Martinez family directly after that and enjoyed spending quality time with old friends!!

I decided to cut my hair the day we got back into Snowflake from Big Lake... BIGGEST mistake of my life!!

My summer job was nannying for a family down the road. I enjoyed it so much, and I had so much fun with Mackenzie, she is a wonderful little girl. We did alot of swimming and fun activities!

The first weekend of July was Girl Camp and Camp Lo Mia. I was a Jr. Leader.. which was pretty sweet cause we got to help out the leaders and cook with the cooks. Mom was there as a cook and Dad came as a Priesthood holder the final day before we left for Taylor.

For the 24th of July Pioneer Days in Snowflake I was invited to ride in the parade with my favorite group, the Golden West Cowgirls, I was so glad to be able to re-connect with all the lovely women!!

The end of July I got a new puppy and his name is Rebel!!

In August, my friend Camylle needed a visit from me.. SO I rode with my dad in the semi up to Springville, UT where I got to suprise Camylle and spend the evening and morning with her.

We went to this beautiful place up the canyon called, Bridle Veil Falls, and we played in the water and just talked.. Love you Mylle!!

These are my housemates.. from L to R Britney Kay, Wendy Wolslagel, Ashlee Ray and Me!!! This was our first dinner out, Britney's parents took us out to Casa Manana!

For Memorial Day weekend I went with my friends Jackson and Patrick Law to their cabin in Heber, AZ. I had so much fun with their family; baking, playing, and shopping at the local thrift shops.. They are the coolest!!

Britney is my roommate, we like to dress up for Spirit Day - which no one else supports.. go us!! Also we did random things like this all the time..

This is the group of friends from Mexico that always makes sure to let me know when there is a Latin dance going on. These small functions have found a way into my heart and I just LOVE going to them, I have so much fun, and everyone is so cool.. plus I must say that I have become very good at learning their dances!

I went to Winter Formal with a bunch of my friends from Mexico. It was a pretty fun night.

Mom and I on Christmas Day! She got a new camera, and we were playing around.. notice how black my hair is.. Yes i ruined it and had to dye it black again!! No worries though, it will be fixed!!

Rae turned 15 and we had a litte birthday party for her with some of her closest friends. (notice my hair is not black anymore)

This is my new roommate Tyra. She is from Eagar, AZ and is the best ever!! She is an amazing you lady, and we get along so well! Obviously she has a sense of humor.. which I love!

This is Trey Hart (driver) and Riley Coleman. (Passenger). I met Trey when RVHS came to Safford for their District CDE. My friend Makenzie Pepper introduced us, and we had a fun weekend. He is now one of my best friends and I enjoy every moment I get to spend with him.. Riley - I've known since FFA Convention in 08, we stayed in the same hotel and celebrated his birthday there.. :)

Tyra came home with me to go to my friend Brighten Peters mission farewell, he is serving in FL. and this is how we went to church.. haha dont worry we took what we didnt need off.. but I fully enjoy this memory!

Mom made Navajo Tacos, so the whole family came.. My best friend from home Jordy came and met my best friend from school - Tyra! I had such a good time bein home.. :)

Made a trip home and got to go to a AHSRA Rodeo with Jordy, she ran barrels and poles. I got to see old friends, meet new friends and enjoy the atmosphere I love most.

Tyras sister Heather came down during her spring break and we got to hang out for a whole week. we even had a bonfire at Red Knolls!!

SEE!!

So I went home for a weekend and Jordy, my best friend was home! I made her a memory box for Christmas but it didnt have a picture in it. These are just a few from a fun Sunday morning with my mom and her camera!

These chairs are so cool.. and we did a poor job of making a heart!! lol

We enjoy the hay!

A good place to sit and talk, especially if one of us is having a hard day.

The pasture.

Ha ha I get a laugh outta this one.. I love Jordy like a sister, and to my family she is practically a daughter.

For Easter weekend we went to Cliff, NM. We first stayed at our friends place on the T/J Ranch, which is right befor Mule Creek, NM. The ranch is on the AZ and NM side of the border.. sweet huh.

Did some shooting.. notice how we go shooting for alot of things.. Especially on Easter weekend..

Got to go out and Ride around the ranch.. That was alot of fun..

We spent the rest of the weekend with the Weeks family, we watched General Conference and got to go riding.. again.

on April 7th Ty and I went to Nogales, AZ for a trip with my Spanish class. We stopped by the San Xavier Mission (pictured above) and the Tucamcari Mission before heading to Nogales for some yummy food.

And that is a little update from me to you!! I will be posting more often seeing that I have no life anymore and have free time!!

Easter Weekend

2009-04-12T15:37:00.000-07:00

So Easter weekend has just flown by. But it has had its perks.

Friday Night a good friend and neighbor of mine, Amanda Oakes, decided we wanted to go and have a night on the town just the two of us so inevitably we went to the movies, and since the new Hannah Montana movie came out we decided it was best to go see it.. :D It ended up bein a good movie, and we definitely came out laughing, not because the movie was funny as a whole, but because Manda and I just have our inside jokes about different things...

Saturday was our Easter Dinner with the Seymore side of the family, that is my moms side in case no one knows. But before dinner Dad, Rae, Papa, Uncle Spence, Uncle Todd, JT, Dalton, Tia Tia and I went out in the desert to shoot some Clay Pigeons with the Shot guns and mess around with the 22, 23, and some handguns.. It was alot of fun, I always enjoy goin out and relievin some stress on something that is legal. :D I also recieved the new nickname of " SHOTGUN SHANNY " or " SHANNY OAKLEY"

Once we finished eating "Dinner" at 5 0'clock. I went to the Easter Pageant that is put on at the Mesa Temple. I love going to the Pageant, and even if it is the same every year, it never ceases to amaze me how many lives are touched in that single hour. :D I hope the Pageant goes on and I am able to attend for years to come..

Today is Easter Sunday, I started out in a real grumbledy, grouchy mood. It kinda got worse as the morning wore on. My hair look retarted, my new shirt didnt fit right and i couldnt find a skirt to wear. I just didnt want to leave and go to church and pretend like everything was fine. Eventually I gave up. Soon enough I was sitting down waiting for the Meetin to begin when i see my little cousin Addelyn walk through the door.. she comes up and straight up GROWLS at me and then she says 'ima beast!' in that 15 second hello my day got better. Then I saw one of my best friends Anna Fager, who moved to Utah about 2 years ago. It was so good to see her and her Fam. :D

After church, Addelynn and her parents, my Uncle Spence and Aunt Randa came over for dinner. Now Addy has issues with eating, so once she finds something she enjoys eating we just let her have at it.. Today it was Chicken and Ranch, along with carrots. :D This is just a small example of what Addy looks like when she finds something appetizing..

after she ate the Easter Bunny came and she went hunting for eggs. Everytime she found one she would say 'I found anudder egg!!!' and then she would squeal and move on to look for one more.. :D

MTC Time

2009-03-25T16:10:00.000-07:00

Taking Cam to the MTC was super hard to do, I didnt show it but I didnt want her to go. I know it is what she wanted to I tried hard to be strong and not show how bad it upset me. I def. Miss her but I love that she is serving our Heavenly Father.

Some pics from our MTC Trip...

Mom, Cam, Rae and I Dropping off her Luggage while Dad was parking the Truck.. Hers is the Black one with Polka Dots in the corner of the pic...

Us three girls... after Cam checked in and got her tag and address....

After our departure with Cam, we went straight home.. I couldnt even sleep so i drove alot of the time.. The only time I didnt drive was from Kanab to Flagstaff. I didnt sleep a wink, but enjoyed the time i got to spend with my family..

Trip to Utah..

2009-03-21T15:44:00.000-07:00

We took Cam up to the MTC for her mission. But before we could take her we had to visit our friends from Springville and Benson.

We Stayed at the Pearsons, some friends that used to live here in Queen Creek with us.

We stayed with them for one night and then went up to Benson for 2 nights and were there for Saturday and Sunday, we left Monday but not without me going to see my friends at Sky View High School and eatin lunch with them and it snowing While we were there..

After we left Benson we went back to Springville to spend the rest of our weekend with the Peasons.. Camylle left for school and I woke up to get ready for the day. When Camylle got home we were wearing the same thing. No joke it was cool!

we had the same Hair, same Shirt, same Jeans, and even the same brand of Shoes.

Mamma Made Us Do It!

2009-03-15T15:28:00.000-07:00

Mom wanted to take some family pics before Cam left for her Mission so here are some of us.. :D

My sisters and keep it a Stunnin Habit... so get like us.. :D jk!

Update!

2009-03-09T22:35:00.000-07:00

I know its been awhile since my last post so here are some of the Highlights I've had since then..

Since i missed our school dance I Went to Sadie Hawkins dance at Heritage Academy with my friend Brighten Peters and a group of friends.

The theme was "Forbidden City". but some of the guys wanted to go western... Well ya'll know me, I was all too happy to oblige and go western too.. I didnt mind bein the odd girl out. :D

After the dance was over we went to the "Waffle House" for breakfast, it bein about 1 A.M. on Saturday morning.. It was crazy,and we all laughed alot. Everyone was talking about how Chelsea, the beautiful yound woman wearing the Tiara, and I looked alot alike and also acted alike. It was crazy, but we decided we were seperated at birth. We've also gained the nicknames of Thing 1 and Thing 2 . I already feel close with Chels, we've known eachother for a short time, but have made great memories..

Some other happenings are...

My best friend.... ok sister Jordan AKA Jordy got together at my house on Monday the 2nd of March.. things got a little bit crazy... thats to say the least.. here are some of the happenings.. mostly taken in my room while we laughed until we cried!!!!!

I got some more Senior Pictures taken in January... I know everyone knows i hate taking pictures, but i love them all the same too.. My amazing Stake YW Pres. Sis. Skinner was amazing and did them for free, I love them so much!! I took some with Rin, another young woman in my ward, who is also graduating this year.. I though ya'll might like a look see at what happened at this "SHOOT oUT"

This i believe is one of my most favorites... There were so many, it was hard to decide...

I had so much fun with Rin, it was hard to get along with her for so long.. but now we just 'click' is that even a good way to describe it???

My senior pics wouldnt have been complete if i hadnt had some done in a button down. I love my country roots, they go deep. That is what i am, no matter how i dress, act, look or come off.. I love the fresh air, or rather the smell of horses and cows mixed with the smell of everything mixed in; dirt, rain, flowers, sunshine. It is always my favorite when we go back to places like, Cliff/Gila, Taylor/Snowflake, Vernon, Benson, all the places we've lived put off a bucolic feeling. Its awesome. :D

Sis. Skinner calls this one my "pondering the world" look. And in some ways she's right. I do wonder about alot of things, i always have questions and sometimes i never get any answers. I ponder about my life and what it's going to be. This picture makes me think alot of things... I guess its true what they say..........
"A picture is truly worth a thousand words, but i guess you could say it stirs more questions.."

On the 23 and 24th of January I went to Peoria FFA Mini Leadership Camp. The theme was "Finding Your Roots". Its always been one of my highlights, other then FFA National Convention. There is always amazing speakers, a GREAT Dance and tons of new people to meet and old friends to greet.. This pic was taken in the car on the way..

on the 3rd of January I had to work.. Whoopee.. I know working at a Feed Store sounds amazing, and it is usually... but sometimes it can be a definate drag. not to say that the customer or sometimes even the guys don't keep it interesting enough. I just usually do this..............

On the Day after Christmas, Rae, Cam and I had to run some errands.. That meant going to "Hobby Lobby" one of the family 'favorites'..
While Cam was off hunting for something Mom wanted or she was looking for Rae and I were looking around to get into some trouble and have fun... we ended up like this...

Any way... just thought I'd give you all something to read about my life.. I'll be adding Highlights from Last October(2008) and back up throught to this year
(2009)... :D

Senior Pics

2009-01-28T15:26:00.001-08:00

These are just a few of my Senior Pics, I still havent decided on the ones i want to use in my Grad. Announcements.. any suggestions????

National FFA Convention 2008

2008-10-22T14:32:00.000-07:00

This year I went to FFA Convention in Inianapolis, Indiana with my FFA Chapter and some of the Memebers in the chapter. We left the Sky Harbor Airport at 12 P.M. on the 22nd of October.

We Layed over in Atlanta, Georgia.. and we also ate dinner in the Airport.

Once we touched down in Indy, we visited with some of our AZ Members. Mostly Luisa, from the Rio Rico FFA Chapter. She is an amazing individual and so friendly. I've known her since my freshman year in High School.

We got checked into our Hotel, and decided we once again were HUNGRY so we went to a nearby burger joint called Steak and Shake They have the best French Fries, and Shakes.. MMMmmm Miss it already :D

This the view from my mom's room window, it is the Conseico Field House, where alot of our Convention Sessions were held.

After our 1st Session we went to the Taylor Swift Concert, we were able to walk there as it wasnt very far from the Conseico Field House, and our Hotel. The concert was really good and Im glad it was my first one, i was able to be with alot of good friends and make many memories.

Shelby and I getting as close as we could to the stage, lol.. :D

During our Stay there we also ate at a resturant in the Mall it was a steakhouse called CHAMPS . the food was delicious!!!

We were at the FFA Mall and they had contestants doing some musical performing, so my friend Heston and I started to do some swing dancing.. that Dancing soon ended and Mckenzie and I started doing our favorite FFA dance the COTTON EYE JOE we also got some other members to learn it, they caught on fairly quick..

One crazy thing that happened to me while I was at FFA Convention was I saw a very good friend from when I lived in Utah, her name is Taci Shaffer she was representing the National High School Rodeo Association .

The same day I saw Taci we went to the Dodge Bull Riding Series. It was really fun, Shelby had never been to something like this so it was alot of fun showing her and teaching her while she was experiencing the excitement of Bull Riding..

There was also learning experiences while we were in Indy, There was a Civil War Memorial Building, it was 100 floors up and we could walk up there or ride a small 4 or 5 person elevator, but we were going to fit all 9 of us in it... and you bet we all fit going up and down... talk about a tight fit...

I was so glad that my mom was allowed to go and be our Chaperone, everyone had enjoyed her bein thier chaperone too. I got to be with her for the week and we got to get to know one another more. She even got to go on her own adventures and was able to meet Baxter Black how cool is that, I am SO super Jealous!!!

I had such a good time, I am just glad that Mom and I got to be together for that weekend. It was so good to spend just time with her and have it be me and her. I love my mom so much, it was a good weekend and i enjoyed her bein around one event that i enjoy so much!

Making PB & J isnt like Reading Scriptures

2008-08-20T17:43:00.000-07:00

So for lunch everyday I have a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich with milk just so i dont have to eat the nasty lunch food or spend $2.25 on something I force myself to eat.

Well last night around 10 as i was making my sandwich for this morning I realized that everytime i make a sandwich i: First spread my Peanut Butter on the right slice of bread, then walk to the fridge and grab the jelly and spead it on the left slice of bread.

It was weird to think about. How I mechanically make a sandwich the same way every night.
It got me thinking on my scripture reading and daily prayers.
I do them but not everynight, and when i do, do them its a mechanical system; pray for help to understand the scriptures i read and help remembering them for future refrence.
Read scriptures for as long as i can and then pray again for the night and slide into bed and go to sleep.

Anyone else do this??

Well bear with me and let try to get better at not doing these sacred things mechanically!

Senior Picture Day

2008-07-29T20:29:00.000-07:00

Have you ever felt like you could go anywhere and just knock everyone flat on their back with the way you look that day?
I know i have for sure and these pictures just happen to come from one of those days.

So as everyone knows, i love to take pictures... Especially of myself... there is nothing i love more than feeling like I look good enough to take my moms camera and snap some different poses..

Bored

2008-07-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when I'm bored I get all Gussied up and looking good and grab Mom's camera. I always take crazy pics and when I upload them I go directly to my Photobucket site so I can have some fun. :D These are the most recent ones I've done.....

This is one of my most favorites, I like it cause its me and my horse running barrels at a High School Rodeo and its a good pic of him and me both looking at where we were headin next. I thought the little mirror image would be a good accent and the blurred corners would focus on what we were doing.. :D SWEET HUH!!!

4th of July

2008-07-08T17:11:00.000-07:00

This 4th of July was so much fun!! Thursday I went on a group date with Trevor Hall. The other couple who came was Robby Martindale and his date Bailee. We went and saw HANCOCK which was really good except for the language, but after hearing everything in the book at school it never phased me... It scared me that i didnt mind, maybe i should be getting a little better about what movies i go see...

Friday morning and afternoon i went with Trevor to the softball tournament in Snowflake. Robby and his dad were playing so we just went to their games and hung out with their family. Which was fun because i gotta see, Emery, one of my girlfriends.

Friday night I went to Emery and Robby's grandmas house to play Cops & Robbers & other night games. It was tons of fun!! I got caught the first round and the second round i was part of the 2nd group that got to the finish point. :D Yeah we know we're good... Then after wards we played some group games on the lawn and after it started raining on us we went inside an watched 10,000 B.C. which wasnt as bad as i heard it was.. now all i have to do is finish the whole movie.. :D

Saturday came too soon since i had stayed up basically all night... (Yes mom, just cause i came home at 1 doesnt mean I went to sleep right away..) I stayed up til about 2:30, a long standing tradition in my life. :D We were awaken by the Gargantuan BOOM of the anvil @ 4 A.M. yeah that is early.. we followed it to each firing point and got to breakfast around 6:30 A.M. I ate as fast as i could and went straight back to my Nana's where i fell asleep til about 12.. Just makin up for my fun, sleepless night..

When I woke up we headed out to go shooting and quad riding.. WOO HOOO!!! one of my favorite things to do with my fam. :D

So these pics are of me and my dad.. Dad usually is the only person who can throw the clay pidgeons when it is just our fam. Im shooting the 12 guage shot gun. It sure packs a punch :D

but my Uncle Roy and cousin, Garrett, did a really good job at throwing so Dad and I got to shoot together..

Also Uncle Roy and I held a sort of cometition where if I didnt hit the pidgeon with one shot Roy would shoot it.. :D

Also here I am shooting my Uncle T's 243 Rifle that i might get to use if i go huntin with dad this December... It'll be in Unit 5 B South. :D

Then for the Rodeo and Dance I was all spiffed up in my cowgirl apparrel.. Of course when am i not.. :D The rodeo and fireworks were just amazing. I got to see and talk to alot of people i know. The dance was just like every year, tons of country music... One of the highlights... Good looking guys to dance with, the other highlight, lol

I cant wait for next year, it'll be just as fun... Maybe funner.... Is that a word??

Blue

2008-07-02T21:11:00.001-07:00

Dad called me today and told me he was bringing blue, the horse i rode a few weeks ago, home...

I was so nervous and excited...

I left work, came straight home...

shucked my tennies, tugged on my boots...

and left to ride

So when i got to where he was at, I was a little nervous... He is REALLY TALL.... Like a tower.

I got him ready to go, and we were off...

I only took him a little ways from the house at first, but he began to relax so i decided a little field workout wouldnt hurt...

So i let him go faster...

He had a few small bucks but nothing to worry about... other then that he was a dream to ride and had a good attitude... :D he's a keeper..

Trek

2008-06-22T14:08:00.000-07:00

This is me at 4 am.. :D Getting ready for the Trek was no easy task... FOR MOM!!! :D I didnt do much except pack my bags.. Mom had the fun job of makin apron and my bloomers. :D

These are just a few of the Castlegate Girls. We were all ready for this event, with bright eyes and smiles. There wasn't one thing that was going to stop us from going.

The bonfire was just one in many small fun things we got to experince. There is nothing i loved more than bein in my family. I was part of the Wilkins family. I had 4 Brothers and 2 Sisters. We became very good friends with the other families from carts 8 and 10.

The trek was one of the most amazing spiritual events I've had, I enjoyed the feeling of the spirit, family and friends.

The food was amazing and I never went hungry

Thanks to our amazing cooks!

AZ FFA State Leadership Conference

2008-06-15T18:12:00.000-07:00

The week was full of fun, friends, and learning. There was so much we got to do with the AZ State FFA. I'm so excited to serve as teh Q.C. Chapter President. It is going to be such an amazing year and this is just a small view of what is to come. :D

These are almost all the girls that went, Shelby went back to the hotel because she wasn't feeling well. The pic was before the dance on Friday night, I know we all look great right? Well we had to do all this while we were riding the bus, which was small, cramped and VERY HOT! Most of the girls had bought shirts that had to do with FFA and we decided that instead of wearing shirts we brought from home we would wear the shirts we bought. We looked way good :D The dance was tons of fun, guys asked us all to dance and the DJ was really good about giving us a whole bunch of different varieties of music. From Country to Rap and Line dances to slow or 2 stepping songs. I know the girls were able to get out and meet tons of people. So did our guys, who after a while got the courage up to go and ask other girls to dance. Yay boys! The Friday dance def. trumped the Thursday dance. Even if is was more cramped and hot. It was def. worth it all. :D

Now I know this is a crazy pic, and I'm entitled to have many. :D Lynsey and I have to have Starbucks at least once for every FFA event we go to. We don't get coffee or anything. Just a Double Chocolate Chip, its like frozen chocolate milk. MMMMmmm. It all started when we went to Convention to Indy together in 2007.

Shelby, Destenie & Chelsea posed for me before our San Tan District Meeting started. Yes it was early but we all got up and lookin good on time. Even though i was the last one out the door. I just wanted to make sure I didnt forget anything.

Tonna and I were getting ready for bed on Thursday night when i took this. It was about 1 A.M. and we had to get up at 5 A.M. so we could leave by 6:30 To get to a workshop at another hotel before our 2nd Conference session. I didn't know it would be so hard to get up after dancing all night.

It was super tough!

This is the group of girls from my chapter that went with me to lunch at Gentle Bens Brewery on University Drive at U of A. It was so much fun getting to know each girl better, they're all fun, full of life and will keep me on my toes this year for sure.

From L to R : Chelsea, Destenie, Me, Lynsey, Shelby & Shayla.

Just the week after being up North for Girls Camp in Strawberry, AZ. I headed South to Tucson, AZ. for our FFA State Leadership Conference. It was so much fun. We had about 18 Q.C. Chapter members which is the most that has ever come in the past 3 years. It was super duper fun! As the Chapters President I felt a huge pride that so many other members want to come and participate in this event.

Girls Camp

2008-06-07T17:49:00.000-07:00

Before our Spiritual Testimony meeting, Sis. Moser had a suprise for Bro. Rimmasch & Bishop Oakes. They had to put on panyhose and they were blind folded. It was absolutely HILARIOUS! After out testimony meeting we had the 4th years take the 1st years out Snipe hunting. It was so much fun taking them around the hill behind the house and having them look for the "Snipes" I'll never forget how i scared them with an alien mask i had. :D

We all went on a hike. It was supposed to be this long one, but we all were such dedicated hikers it only took a couple of hours. We had a good time even though we were hot, sweaty, and getting eaten by gnats. The shower at the end of the hike was a good incentive. :D

When the other girls arrived on Wednesday, the 4th years and I were waiting. With flower headbands.

I was the 4th years YCL so I got to go up one day early with Sis. & Bro. Moser, Eliscia, Ashley, Camylle & Amanda. We got the chance to go horse back riding. All the girls we able to get on. 2 of them were VERY scared, but they overcame their fears and got on, if only for a few minutes. It was amazing. We all got the chance to open up and not be so shy.

Last Days of School

2008-05-29T17:13:00.000-07:00

This is another good friend of mine, Gianna Marie, she has been with me since the beginning of the year. We had such a good time this year in the many things we did together. She was with me in many different things such as, Choir, Aladdin Jr, and she even went horse back riding with me. She is such a strong girl and I think we rubbed off on eachother. She taught me how to be strong even through the hard times and she says I taught her how to just chill and not care what others think of us.

I never realized the support I had until the last concert, when i walked off the stage in to the audience and was greeted by some of my best friends, from L to R, Heather, Amanda and Camylle. It was just awesome to have them come.

Memorial Day Weekend

2008-05-26T16:41:00.000-07:00

Cam brought Jason to Reunion, and since he didn't drive his own car up North. We got to ride with him to Globe. It was alot of fun.. He made me laugh, even when i didn't want to. I guess he had a good time camping with us, cause he sure put up with my two twin cousins, Avery and Braedyn, who had him on his feet almost all day..

For Memorial Weekend I went up North to Taylor for the Snowflake Jr. High Promotion for my friends Sherika, Emery, and Tiffany. After Promotion we went and ordered a Pineapple and Pepperoni Pizza. It was Delish. The fam and I also went to Vernon for our Rothlisberger Reunion. I was very snowy and muddy for the first two days. Not very many people went but it was fun all the same.

2008 FFA Banquet

2008-05-22T15:44:00.000-07:00

This year in FFA was amazing and we always end the year with a Banquet. It honors everything we've done the past school year. It also retires the officers from the year and inducts the officers for the new year.

In the middle of the banquet we wanted to wake everyone up, so we, the 07-08 offcer team, dressed up in total Cowgirl and Cowboy apparel and came out singing some of the songs we sing whenever we go to a State FFA Event. We looked awesome!!!

Being inducted as the 08-09 QC FFA President

Also

Choir

2008-05-21T15:14:00.000-07:00

For an elective this year I chose to take choir. I knew I loved to sing already I just wanted to try my hand at singin in a group. I met one of my besties in the class. This pic is from the last concert of the year. . It wasn't as good as our first but it was performed very well.

Prom 2008 "One Night in Venice"

2008-04-28T15:23:00.000-07:00

If you havent guessed what prom is all about let me tell you...

ITS THE HAIR.......

THE DRESSES AND TUX'S

This year I was asked by Josh Davis to go to Prom. It was alot of fun. :D I never thought I'd get the chance to go, but I guess I was wrong. Dinner was amazing, it wasn't expensive but still fancy. We ate at Trace Bowmans house, where his parents made Filet Minon (which was delicious) for our main dish. We also had tons of Sparkling Cider and sweets.

My cousin Brock Seymore got our group a limo, it was alot of fun, filled with Dr. Pepper and more Sparkling Cider. I must say Prom didnt excite me too much when I got there. Tempe Town Waterfront was where we went. There werent very many slow dances and too many fast dances. The view out back was beautiful and talking with everyone was fun!

Honor Roll

2008-04-28T15:11:00.000-07:00

So I made the Honor Roll this year.

I had to go to a ceremony, it was pretty boring..

Hard work pays off kids :D

Golden West Cowgirls

2007-11-17T15:17:00.000-08:00

One of my good friends Natalie Uptain and her mother Nancy Uptain started a group called Golden West Cowgirls, and I started up riding in Parades. I actually only rode in 2 different Parades. They were the Gilbert Days Parade and the Queen Creek Christmas Parade. They were amazing experiences, the costumes were vintage Nudi Cohn outfits from the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans time period. Worth alot of money... And very heavy to wear with all those Rhinestones.. For once i got to be a real rhinestone cowgirl.. :D It was alot of fun!!!