I get to be a June-Bride! June 9th here I come!

The Incredible Nie Nie

OMGosh!! I splurged with my tax return and purchased an early birthday present for myself. I had heard of Stephanie's story before. I even followed her blog awhile back before my old blog froze on me... unfortunately I forgot all about her blog and so I hadn't heard about her story since. Amazingly, but not a total surprise she wrote about her experiences as a mother and her trials in life. I learned of this only a week or so ago when it first came out. One of my cousins is an avid follower of Nie Nie's blog for awhile now. She informed me through one of her post that this book had come out. I was thrilled to hear it and ordered one online that very week. I got the book a couple of days ago and I found myself enthralled in her story. Though I remembered (amazingly enough) some of the details before. 

This Stephanie Nielson is a inspiration to woman everywhere whether you are LDS and trying to be a mother or a woman going to school and working towards her own career. She tells about the deep disappear she felt in having her life torn upside down from an awful plane crash. Her body being 80% burned her chance of living incredibly slim. She chose to live, and with time she began to heal and gain strength. Her trials are real her story is real. I found hope and strength in her story. And I greater determination to be grateful for all the little things in life. She was able to find beauty in herself even though most of her body was scarred and discolored. It's amazing! What an incredible woman! I hope one day I will have her courage and strength.

Pinterest Experiment #1

So it has been a month or so now that I've been following pinterest. Each time I get on I feel a my lack of creative juices wanting to grow. There are so many cute and fabulous ideas and I'm always at amazed at what people come up with. I almost always close pinterest with a greater desire to improve my life. Whether it is exercise, home decor, having a better positive out look in life, or just simply trying to be more creative. Well I finally found something that would be a challenge for me, cheap enough that I could buy the products without being too upset if I couldn't get it right, and still cute and something that I could be proud of accomplishing.

Well the day finally came that I felt motivated enough to get all the products from a small Jo Ann's in McMinnville. Once I brought the materials home I admit I was too scared for while for fear I would fail to even pull the products out of plastic bag they were placed in.

Eventually after sitting in the plastic bag I got up the nerve to try my new adventure of being a creative woman. Once I pulled everything out and pulled up the wed page that gave step to step instructions. It took me a few hours and though I know if or when I make more necklaces I will try a do things a little bit differently. I am quite proud of my creation, if I do say so myself. I wore it all day. And was like a little child showing her parents a drawing I had drawn at school that day. I showed Jake what I had created. He was kind and responded, though I know he could care less about the necklace. (His sisters and mother are known for their amazing craftiness. Which is probably part of the reason I was so distressed in trying to improve my lack of craftiness in the first place. LOL.) Any who I know it's not much, but I'm proud of it and can't wait to wear it to church this Sunday.

My Motivational Shoes!

FINALLY!! The day has come that I now have some decent walking/running shoes. I have been wanting and needing some new shoes for over a year now. I've had multiple chances to get them actually. I was given birthday money last year and then also Christmas money as well, but because of lack of a decent paying job that money always went to bills.                                                                                                                   Well after a couple of trips to different stores in hopes for a good pair of shoes for a good price yesterday Jake (my love, my Hercules) found me these adorable pair of shoes. They are perfect and I couldn't believe my luck that they were on sale. I plan to go walking later today hoping that the sun will shine long enough to enjoy the moment. Even if the sun doesn't decide to shine today I'm determined to venture out in my new shoes and work and getting better.                                               My back has had its up's but mostly it seems to be a LOT of down's. I try to pace myself and find that I'm probably the most inpatient person there ever was. Hopefully having these better supportive shoes and not having my feet rubbed raw will help in my healing process. My goal by the end of the month is to at least walk a 5k for the March of Dimes on the 28th with my future family. :)

Postponement.

Is postponement even a word...well if not I just made it one.

Sadly, yet peaceably Jake and I are postponing our wedding from the planned June 16, 2012 (sigh, I loved that date) to the unknown. At least right now we don't know. We were informed by our new Branch President last week that we should not have scheduled the sealing until after the sealing cancellation has been finalized. I was crushed at first. I'm still sad and getting used to the idea that June will come and go without wedding bells for Jake and I, but I know feel more comforted about the unknown of our future.

This Sunday I finally have an appointment with the stake president to finalize my part of the cancellation having received Daniel's letter the week before. I don't really know what to expect from meeting with President Noyes on the matter, but either way I look forward to meeting with him and continuing this process of removing the sealing from a man who unfortunately didn't understand the promises made within the temple walls. Hopefully one day he will be able to go back and make those commitments again. Thank heavens for the plan of salvation and the knowledge of the atonement. It brings me hope to know that forgiven to anyone who accepts Christ. I know for myself that is the peace that I have found in my life because of the mistakes I make and will inevitably do in the future as well.

Anyways I'm rambling a bit. Back to reality. After the meeting with President Noyes all the paper work will then be sent to Salt Lake City for the brethren to go over. Jake and I have heard multiple accounts of it being a rather quick process at this point or a rather long process. The question of when Jake and I will be getting married are in their hands. We are praying that it will not be too long. We are praying even harder that Jake and I may continue to stay strong and continue to do things that are pleasing with the Lord so that when the time comes we will be ready. Delaying the wedding in such a way makes things a little bit more difficult to plan since we now don't know if it will be able to be and outdoor reception or what...but hopefully things will continue to move forward some how. I'm up for any suggestions if anyone has any.

Here is hoping that the brethren may not take too long okaying the cancellation so that I can be sealed to my best friend forever. I love him sooo much!!!