Our Cultural Evening

Martin and I had a really fun time tonight! For my music and culture class that I'm taking I have to attend a bunch of concerts. One of the concerts I chose to go to was tonight and Martin was so nice to come with me :) (going to the symphony isn't exactly his idea of the perfect way to spend your Friday night - ha ha) We went to dinner at our new favorite restaurant, Charlie Chow's. It is the BEST! Mongolian Barbecue with so many choices you can't even decide! Then we went over to Abravanell Hall, but neither of us have ever been there by ourselves and we didn't know where to park. We finally found somewhere to park and then walked into the building...but...there was NO ONE inside the building. We were like, "Where are we and where are all the people!" We continued wandering around the building for like 15 minutes until we ran into a janitor and asked him where to go. He told us that we were in the Salt Palace, as he was trying not to laugh, and told us that we needed to exit that building and go to the next building. Ya, we felt pretty dumb, but we were laughing so hard it didn't even matter. So we walked over there and ended up walking into the concert 20 minutes late. But...the concert was so awesome! This guy played the piano and he was amazing! He would go the entire length of the keyboard, playing every single note, in like 3 seconds! It was unbelievable how fast his fingers could move! Anyway, it was fun and we had a great time getting all dressed up and going to a symphony in Salt Lake!

Look Through My Eyes

I can't sleep, so I decided to blog about what I'm thinking about. That's it, I'm officially addicted to blogging! :) Anyway, tonight Martin and I went with his family to watch his younger sister, Jessica, perform with the Davis High Colorguard. That was a wonderful experience in and of itself. I just love watching the guards and it brings back so many wonderful, wonderful memories for me. It truly is one of the most beautiful forms of dance and it just warms my heart. I must have danced in heaven, because it just brings joy to my soul. Anyway, their show this year is to the song "Look Through My Eyes" from Brother Bear. I absolutely love this song! I listened to this song probably every day during the summer while Martin was gone. I would play it in my car and sing at the top of my lungs while I cried through the whole thing. It meant so much to me. The message of it is just so amazing. It reminds me to look at my life through Heavenly Father's eyes and it helps me to understand and see things with the right perspective. Well, I haven't listened to that song since Martin came home, and tonight hearing it again, it just spoke to me again, but in a completely different light. I need to learn to look at myself, other people, and my life through Heavenly Father's eyes because it is amazing what he must see in all of us! He sees everything and he knows everything and he knows what is best for ME! He sees all our strengths and that is what he focuses on! How amazing is that! It is truly amazing. I just love this song!

Look Through My Eyes

There are things in life you're learning, who in time you'll see.

Cause out there somewhere, it's all waiting, if you keep believing!
Don't run, don't hide, it will be alright,

You'll see, trust me, I'll be there, watching over you!

Just take a look through my eyes,

there's a better place somewhere out there,

Just take a look through my eyes,

Everything changes, you'll be amazed what you'll find,

There's a better place if you look through my eyes.

There will be times on this journey, when all you'll see is darkness.

But out there somewhere, daylight finds you, if you keep believing!

So don't run, don't hide, it will be alright.

You'll see, trust me, I'll be there, watching over you!

All the things that you can change,

There's a meaning in everything,

And you will find all you need,

There's so much to understand!

Just take a look through my eyes,

there's a better place somewhere out there.
Just take a look through my eyes,

everything changes, you'll be amazed what you'll find,
There's a better place if you look through my eyes.

Anyway, I just love this song. I know this is kind of a repeat of my last post, but this has just hit me hard this week. I am so grateful for my life and the opportunties I have been blessed with. Thank YOU!

What a GREAT week!!

I have just had such a great week that I wanted to write about it! I can't really describe it, it's just been GREAT! The best thing that happened this week is that Martin recieved an email from a lady he taught while on his mission. She got baptized on Monday!! We were both SO excited! Martin just fell in love with their cute little family, and through reading his letters, I fell in love with them too. I hope that we can go to Texas one day so that I can meet them. Our gospel is so amazing and I am so grateful for it! I am so grateful for the knowledge I have and the blessings I have recieved because of it. I am so grateful that I have a testimony and that I know that my Heavenly Father loves me, strengthens me, and is guiding my life. He truly has guided me to where I needed to be over this past year and I will be forever grateful. He truly knows the plan of my life and I hope I can always have the faith I need to be able to let him guide me. I hope that I can have the courage to always do what is right and also the courage and the desire to share the gospel with others. I am so excited for the events that are coming up in my life and for the added spirit that will come into my life! I can't wait to be able to go to the temple and partake of the goodness found there! We went to the Draper Temple Open House a few weeks ago and it was just absolutely amazing! It's so beautiful, it truly reminds you of heaven. Anyway, I just am so grateful for the gospel!!!

 Valentines and Birthday!

I've always loved having my Birthday on Valentines Day and this year wasn't any different. I love being able to spend time with Martin and family. Friday night I had the most delicious lobster, shrimp, and steak dinner at Martin's house with his whole family. The food was wonderful and I always love when the whole family is together. I love Martin's family and love the time we spend with them. Then we went to a dance and it was so fun dancing with Martin again (it's been a while!). It was also fun getting all dressed up and ready to go. Martin came and picked me up because I told him that there isn't too much longer until he won't be doing that anymore. Then Saturday Martin and I went shopping in the morning and had a fun time together. Martin always makes me so happy and know just what to do to make me smile. I absolutely love him for that am so grateful to have him in my life.We then met my family at Olive Garden for lunch. It wouldn't be my birthday if we didn't go there, I LOVE it! We then went home and opened presents and had ice cream cake (my favorite!)

I got a kitchenaid (I can't wait till I can use it!), a heated blanket, and a marble rooster. Martin decided that from now on we will call February 14th "Birthentine"! He's so funny.

Then Martin and I had to go to Weber State to work our booth at the Weber basketball game. Even though we were working that didn't stop us from having a great time together. After burning our final batch of popcorn, we closed up a little early and laughed about how crazy the night had been. We are having so much fun selling cotton candy and are so excited about the opportunities that are coming! I love Valentines Day and am excited to now be 20! I am so grateful for the wonderful people I get to call family and for the time I was able to share with them this past weekend!

Life as of Now

Life is crazy right now and I hardly have time to breath! I want to document all the fun things that are going on in my life, but with no time to sit and write in my journal, I decided this might be a fun way to document the events of my life and the feelings I am having so that one day I will have it available when I want to write it down. I guess I will start by writing the brief overview of my life. I am currently attending LDS Business College and I love it there. This is my final semester and I can't wait to be done!! I've loved the classes I've taken and the things I've learned. I've especially loved my religious classes. They lift up my days and help me to think of things in a new light. I work at Kohl's Department Store and have for 2 and a half years. Although I am very grateful to have a job, I am looking forward to being able to move on to bigger and better things!! I am planning a May wedding and can not even wait until I can be married to my best friend of 7 years, Martin Ford!

I love him very much and we are just trying to make it through this very stressful time of life. He has begun his own business, The Cotton Candy Guy, and we are very proud of the progress we are making. We currently do concessions at the Weber State basketball games and events and are busily planning the events of the summer as we are hoping to be very busy and make lots of money!! Life is good and I am so grateful for the people that I love and the opportunities I have had. The Lord has definately guided my life over the past year and I am so so grateful for that knowledge I have. I am trying to stay positive about the present and am looking forward to the future. Life has so much in store for me and Martin and I am so excited!