Humanitarian...

So today I was suppose to work at my grandpa's store, but when I got there the load that was suppose to come in isn't coming until tomorrow so they sent me home. Well I got home and decided to do some cutting and sewing. I am making some quilts for the humanitarian projects. I went to the humanitarian center when we went on the trek and found out that they accept quilts of all sizes because they send some to orphanages and other countries to give the children something to make them happy, and let them have something of their own. So I am making a few of those. Then I am making some burp cloths out of the flannel material I have. So I will post pictures when they are finished.

Pictures!!!

As I have promised for like forever I have pictures of the trek. So there aren't many of me cause I sent my camera with one of the girls to take pictures of Bo, and no one on the trek took pictures of the cooks, I think that they were to hungry to remember to take pictures.

This picture is of Independence Rock, most of the kids climbed to the top, I was not one of them mind you. It was a pretty cool rock though there were names carved into it, some of them you couldn't read the names but the dates where still there.

This next picture is actually a picture of me cooking. (yes the sunglasses on my head were one of my most important pioneer accessories!) This was breakfast the first day we had to cook, we were camped in Rock Creek. I'm cooking bacon, that morning we had Bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes, hot chocolate, and orange drink. I really really enjoyed cooking for everyone. The total count for everyone that went I think ended up to be around 351 people, including the adults.

This picture was taken at the second camp site, three of us cooks that were from the same home ward shared a tent, and we put it up (while the wind was blowing so bad it took forever to get it to stand up) but we did it and it stayed standing while half the other tents got blown over, broken, or one of our counselors in the stake presidency actually took flight and flew threw the air up and over a fence. But ours didn't move an inch, everyone kept asking who's tent it was.

This is a picture of Bo with his Trek family. Then treked 7 miles the first day and like 12 or 14 the second day.

This picture was on our last day of camping on our way to Salt Lake. This is the "This is the Place" trail. We walked down it and there was a man at the end pretending to be Brigham Young. It was a gorgeous trail with lots of flowers and everything.

This is also at "This is the Place" it is a picture of everyone from our ward that went. (Bo is underneath the "P" and I am the girl standing at the right in the navy blue shirt.)

While we were in Salt Lake we all split up and and did baptisms for the dead. We were assigned the Bountiful Temple so this is a picture of Bo in front of it.

This is a picture of Bo and I on the bus, we were traveling to Salt Lake. I just wanted one of him and I. I actually took this picutre and I don't think it turned out to bad.

Oh Pioneers...

So last week I went on the church trek, and it was amazing!! It was probably one of the most amazing spiritual experiences of my life. Let me tell you I never thought spiritual experiences would come that early in the morning, 4am comes mighty early. We left at 53oam on monday, I was a cook and I got the privilege to work with some spectacular people that made it so much fun and kept things really entertaining. We stopped the first night at rock creek, there I cooked and didn't do a whole lot else. There were some firesides and stuff for the kids but I was busy cooking and cleaning I couldn't make it. The next day was great fun, we drove to independence rock, where all the kids climbed to the top ( I didn't it was really steep and my hip was already not feeling great) then we were on our way to the last place we were going to camp at which we would stay there for two nights. We got to a place where they gave the kids their hand carts and they had lunch and they were then on their way on a 7 mile trek back to our camp. I rode back to camp and fixed dinner. the next day I got to walk a little with the kids, we walked to Martin's Cove which was an amazing experience! There is such a great spirit there, and to see all the kids walking single file not talking made it even more special. Then we had a sack lunch, and then we pulled a little longer until we got the the Sweet Water river crossing, where I helped a few of the girls cross. Then they took the guys away to make it feel like when the pioneer men went off to the mormon battalion, and the women had to pull the carts up this crazy hill. I had three people that helped me two beehives, and one other leader and let me tell you it was probably one of the hardest things I've done in a long time. It was well worth the experience though. Then we headed back to camp to make dinner. It was a great day! The last day we got up had breakfast and packed up to go to Salt Lake, on the way there we stopped and walked down the "This is the Place" trail and monument. We made it to Midvale which was where part of our group was staying in a hotel there and then the other part were in Layton. I got my own room since I was the last one to sign up and I was a single sister. The next day we went to the Humanitarian Center and it is a great place, and I learned a lot more about it. Then we all split up and did baptisms for the dead at 4 different Temples (Bountiful, Ogden, Salt Lake, and Jordan river) I got to go to the Bountiful Temple, it was gorgeous, we go there early so we had two hours to kill before our session, so we had lunch, and just took pictures and walked around. There were 4 brides that came out while we were waiting and they were beautiful to look at, with their families around and everything. Then they dropped me off so I could help with dinner, and the rest of the group went and walked around temple square, went to the conference center and a few other things. That night we left at 1130 pm and arrived home at 630am on Saturday. I will post pictures of the clothes I made and ones from the trek but the clothes are filthy so I will take them when they are clean and I will have to download the other ones on it later.

Blah,Blah,Blah...

So there really isn't anything new going on with me. I worked at my grandpa's store last week and I am working there the next two weeks also. I'm still sewing outfits for the trek I haven't worked on them very much because I have been busy so all I've gotten done are the three aprons. Yeah I know I have a LONG way to go. Well other than that I have just been filling out job aplications, I have gotten two job offers but they are just PRN (as needed) they are phlebotomy jobs though which is good cause I really want to get back into that. They are both traveling jobs, you have to travel to different cities and do clinics for them which you just draw blood, check the persons blood pressure and that's it. So it's not hard, they pay really well, and they pay you for your mileage, and they pay you for the hours you spend driving in the car. So, I told them I would take both jobs, and I am sending in all the paper work tomorrow which means that I am going to Idaho Falls next tuesday night because the one company has a clinic there early thursday morning and I am working that.

I went to my brother's baseball game tonight, they are in tournement, and he lost 23-13 and he got hit in the head with the ball so he has this big egg on his head.

I know I haven't posted any pictures lately, but I can't find my camera cord to download them it must be packed but I will find it and start posting pictures again.

Church Trek

So I'm am staying in Idaho a little longer. I am going on the church trek with my little brother, which means that I am adding more to my sewing projects. I am sewing three skirts, bonnets, and aprons. I sewed 2 aprons today and they turned out really cute, I will post pictures when I am done with all of them. Then when I get back I will post pictures of the trip, I am not actually walking the whole time because of my hip, I am driving and cooking for everyone which means I have to be up at like 4 to have breakfast ready by 6 for everyone. Well that's all for now.

California here I come...

So for all of you that don't know yet, I am moving to California (which I put in my last blog) and I am driving a Uhaul type of truck and dragging my car behind it. It should be quite the experience! Other than that I have just been busy packing and trying to get things ready. I really haven't unpacked all the way from New York because I don't have a room at my parents house right now cause it is under construction, which should be done soon. As soon as it is done I will take pictures and post them. I have been painting, sanding stairs, and stuff like that. Oh and our kitty had 4 kittens and they are so cute, they are all black and white but there is one that has a black and white body but a calico nose. Well that is all for now. 

Boring Boring Boring....

So since I have moved back home my life is no where near as exciting as it was in New York. So the past few weeks, I have painted to bathrooms with my friend Kandee, she is the girl in the picture. I have driven to Idaho falls and back within a 24 hour period which is 5 hours one way. I have cleaned out my car, searched for jobs, and that is about it. I have decided to move to California with my two friends Bonnie and Jill (they already live there) for the summer to pay off some debt and have some fun. Most people travel all over after they get out of high school, but I guess I just waited a little bit. It will be an adventure I'll be driving there two weeks from tomorrow. Well hope all is well with everyone. Love Ya!