Many Roles of Life

During the holidays, I was talking to my aunt and somehow we got talking about all the roles I've had in my life and she suggested I list them all. I thought that would be fun so here you go. List yours on your blog and let me know so I can see if we have matching ones!

Age 0: Daughter, Granddaughter, Niece, Cousin
Age 2: Sister
Age 4: Student
Age 8: Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Age 9: Best Friend
Age 10: Babysitter
Age 12: Beehive President
Age 14: ASB, Math Club, and Mind Olympics Participant
Age 15: Basketball Player, Pole Vaulter, Choir member
Age 16: Girlfriend, Legal Driver, Laurel President, Receptionist
Age 17: Actress, Jazz Singer, Gym member
Age 18: Roommate, Freshman at BYU, Traffic Dispatcher
Age 19: Bank Teller, Study Abroad Student, World Traveler
Age 20: Librarian, Interior Decorator
Age 21: Missionary
Age 23: Landscape Management Student, Greenhouse Specialist, Relief Society President
Age 24: College Graduate, Plant Science Intern at Walt Disney World, Mary Kay Beauty Consultant
Age 25: Plant Research Assistant at Walt Disney World, Sister-in-Law
Age 26: Adventure Guide, Resort Concierge, Fiance
Age 27: Wife, Daughter-in-law, Landscape Designer, Horticulture Teacher, Health Coach

And I can't wait to add Mother to the list someday :)

Snow...in Texas?!!

Who knew!! Last night Shanam and I drove around in the snow on the empty streets (because everyone else is afraid to drive on an inch of snow) and listened to Christmas music as we looked at lights. It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas :)

Wedding Video!!

Just posted our wedding video on our other blog! Click here to check it out!

Fall Plantings

Just a short little post showing my happy little flower bed. It's got kale and cabbage, violas and mums. Can't go wrong with combinations of bright yellow, deep purple, and calming green. The pumpkins and gourds were given to us by a friend who grew them in her garden! I love fall time :)

Phoenix!!

Girl Bonding Time!!!!!

I was able to go hang out with these awesome girlies for a whole week!! So much fun!! My trip to Phoenix was for business, but when I wasn't working it was all play!! Anndalyn and Melissa were great hosts and took me to see all the sites. The zoo being one of my faves :) These pics were taken on our girls night out for dinner and a movie. We saw Fame (fabulous I recommend it) and ate at an awesome restaurant that was right up my ally!

Married women can still have fun and act like goofs :)

Great organic food grown right there at the restaurant in their greenhouses!! I had a fabulous, maybe even best I've ever had, portebello mushroom burger with fresh beet salad. Yum!!

Went to visit the Mesa Temple on Sunday after going to church with Mel and her hubster. Their ward was baby crazy!! Can you believe 7 nurseries!! On the church records there are 300 kids under the age of 12!

We got to talk to the sister missionaries and they were so excited to hear that we had served as companions in France together. They let us listen to the Christus recording in French! We were both crying by the end because it brought back so many good memories from the mission :)

The trip was also filled with great physical activities! Mel and I played a match of tennis in the sweltering heat and worked out at the gym she works at and Anndalyn, the kids, and I went for a beautiful morning hike in the mountains right behind there house on another morning.

Aren't her kids so adorable!!! I loved spending time with them, singing and laughing and playing!

I could just eat her up!

It was fun to watch the kids when daddy got home!

New Horizons

While Shanam goes to work every morning, I get to do something a little different...I play :) To some it may be work, but to me, it's what brings me happiness! For the past four months I've been a gardener/landscape designer for a woman in our town. She owns 20 acres and is building a new house and I got to design the new landscape while freshening up her old one. So much fun! However, something new is on the horizon! Together with the county extension agent, I'm putting together a HORTICULTURE PROGRAM for the community! We had our first meeting on Tuesday this week and had a pretty good turnout of about 20 people. I was interviewed on the local radio station to advertise the program and the word is getting out!! I'm so excited and can't wait to do a little movin' and a shakin'!

Raindrops for the Soul

I love the rain...and more specifically, I love rain in West Texas! Do you know why? CUZ IT NEVER DOES!!! But, right now, it's raining and I feel like my life is complete :) Inside my heart, I can feel every green living thing singing! I look out my window and watch the grass, imagining the joy it feels to finally recieve pure, natural water. I watch as the dry, red dirt becomes darker and the green grass gets greener. Rain always brings a sense of peace with it and always leaves behind a sense of new beginning. After a good rain, I love going outside to take in a deep, long breath, filling my soul with new beginnings, then exhaling with a peaceful knowledge that I can keep moving forward.