Life is Great!

I'm just very grateful right now. Heavenly Father blesses me tremendously. I have a great full time job that I really enjoy. I have a loving, supportive family that is in constant communication with me. I have the best, most compassionate boyfriend. I live in a beautiful place. It is so green here right now; I love being outside! I have good health. But most of all, I have what makes so much of this possible: the gospel of Jesus Christ. I'm confident that so many of my blessings come from being an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm definitely mortal and I slip up a lot. But I'm always trying to be better, and that's what matters. Progress is what matters. God will never fail me, like it says in this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzSb_xwr-Ok

Saturday Plans, etc.

Yay!! It's the weekend! I have a lot of plans today. It's gonna be busy, but fun. I'm going to lunch here in a bit with a coworker, wanna go for a run and pick up a few things from the grocery store this afternoon. Then I have a BBQ dinner with Ben's family (including his aunt and uncle visiting from out of state), and then Lagoon after that. It's gonna be a great day!

Kinda crazy how Amorology's blog (wedding blog I follow on my right side bar) currently has the SAME post title as my post title prior to this one. Woah!!

And this is my new favorite song right now. It's Lady Gaga, and the song is called Edge of Glory. Fun, danceable tune, right?

Good Things Come in Threes

Happy Wednesday! I have three good finds that I want to share with you.

1. An awesome wedding sign-in book and performance by the bride and her bridesmaids.

2. A Glee cover of Rebecca Black's (yes, I'm bringing Black back; ha!) Friday:

3. Funny signs from around the world (something I used at work today; yeah, I have a cool job).

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head



Happy Monday!

It's been drizzling/raining here non-stop since last night! Everything is so green and beautiful here. As I was driving home from work, I realized how picturesque my surroundings were. Green, green grass and shrubs,  full pink cherry blossom trees, lovely neighborhoods, wet roads. Aaaah. So, so nice. I love Utah!

Hope you ladies had a nice mother's day yesterday. Ben's family got to talk via Skype to their daughter, aunt, sister, sister-in-law yesterday morning who's on a mission in Russia. I got to "meet" her, so that was great. She's a doll!

Last night I watched The Great Race with Ben, Ben's mom, and Ben's brother. It was kinda wacky, but I made it tons of fun for Ben (he's helping me write this).

And now, I'm off to finish laundry, eat dinner, and enjoy the evening with Ben. Try to make yours half as cool.

Lagoon!



Ben and I went to Lagoon yesterday, an amusement park about 15 minutes away from us in Farmington, Utah. Thoughtful Ben bought season passes, so that we can go whenever we want. It was my first time going yesterday, and it was a blast! Until I threw up, that is; I will never voluntarily ride upon fast and circular rides again. Anyway, the place is great. Lots of rides. Lots of people. Lots of huge, stunning flowers. And I got to be there with my favorite person! Good times for sure.

One Week



My talented friend Jess took pictures of Ben and I last Thursday before I moved, and this is one of them.

It's been a week since I've stepped foot into Utah, and everything's going really well. I must say though, that the first couple of days at work were kinda strange for me. Of course I was busy getting accustomed to everything, but my brain would shift every now and again and realize that I was in a brand new big city, starting a brand new job, making a brand new change in my life. It was a rather odd feeling, and I'm still adjusting. Most of my life I've been very sheltered and taken care of (and I still am), but this is one of my biggest transitions ever. I'm grateful for a loving family who is in communication with me everyday, for the very generous friends I'm living with, and for my very supportive boyfriend, Ben. The future looks promising!

I've been busy these last seven days! Let me try to remember and recap what I've been up to.

• Spending LOTS of time with Ben. We watch a lot of Heroes. I had never seen the show before, but he owns all of the seasons on DVD, and so we watch it. I am hooked!
• Went to my new ward on Sunday. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. I attend Ben's family ward.
• Started my new marketing job on Monday. Getting to know my department better. There are five of us in the marketing department, and they're all great to work with.
• Ben's family has a mega-FHE (married children with their children) the first Monday of every month, and so Ben and I (only dating, mind you) went to that. They hold it at Ben's parents' house, only a two-minute walk away from Ben's. We ate a yummy taco dinner (including Ben's tasty rice crispy treats), and had a fantastic lesson/activity.
• Ben's dad's birthday was Wednesday, and we had a little family gathering/party for that. Happy birthday, Ernie! 
• Little shopping here and there for odds and ends.
• Finally got around to exercising last night (first time in over a week and a half probably). Ben and I went on a run/walk in the neighborhood.
• Got Ben set up on Facebook last night, too. Doubt he'll be on much, but it's nice to be connected with millions of other Facebook users, I suppose.
• Ben and I are going to the temple tonight, and have some fun plans for tomorrow which I'll blog about later.

And I'm sure I forgot something, but that's the gist of what I've been up to in the last week. Like I mentioned before, my posts are fewer, but I'm still around. I just got around to checking out the blogs listed on my sidebar. But as things continue to settle down, I'll try to be connected more often.

Happy Friday! Have a wonderful weekend.

My Life in Five



Bountiful, Utah Temple: Hope to attend this week.

1. I live in Bountiful, Utah as of last three days ago.
2. I work in Salt Lake City.
3. My boyfriend is a one-minute drive away.
4. First day of new job was today.
5. I attend a family ward.

6ish: Is it really May?!