A True Witness

How amazing was his talk? I hope you all loved it as much as I did!!! If you didn't know the Book of Mormon was true before this talk, I am sure you do now! I love how much passion and conviction he has. I hope you all enjoyed Conference.

Sea World

I have been horrible at updating lately, but here is what we are up to currently.... We have moved back from Florida and it never felt better to be back in Utah. Corby is studying for Medical School and I am working at the State Mental Hospital for my internship as a Recreational Therapist, and I love it. Here are a few pictures of our last last little bit in Florida (I'm sorry, I don't know why all the pictures copied blurry when I put them in the blog, but you get the idea).

Sea World was so much fun. The Shows were all amazing!

With all the boys (Corby, Uncle John and Papa Hodgkiss), my first time hunting.

Boating with Nat and Dave Henrickson during my trip back to Utah

My Cousin Angie and Me at Jane's wedding.

Things that make me laugh!!

So I ran into this picture....

It was taken of me at the U of U tail-gate party. I was the only one in blue til these 3 men showed up (notice the beers.. That is awesome =) ), so I definitely had to capture this moment with them! It cracks me up every time I see it. I got to thinking of all the things that crack me up every time I see them. Here are a few:

This picture I took of Nuns at the beach!!

Ellen!

Mom Jeans!!!!!!!!!

Kids......

And Ducks. I think Ducks are the funniest animal Ever!!!

Food for thought.......

What is consuming our lives? D. Todd Christofferson makes a valid statement/question:
"The Savior was critical of some of the early Saints for their 'lustful . . . desires' (D&C 101:6; see also D&C 88:121). These were people who lived in a non-television, non-film, non-Internet, non-iPod world. In a world now awash in sexualized images and music, are we free from lustful desires and their attendant evils?" -D. Todd Christofferson
"Come to Zion, Ensign," Nov. 2008

What we've been up to

I realize it has been a while since i have updated the blog. I forgot to bring out my USB cable so I haven't been able to download pictures for a while... I didn't really want to buy one, but finding one for only 0.99 cents persuaded me enough. I don't have a ton of pictures because: when most people come to Florida they want to play outside, go to the beach and enjoy the sun, BUT.... whoever decided to call this "The Sunshine State" (as we see posted everywhere) definitely didn't have their mind right. It rains buckets here almost every single day. So yes I have been in Florida for almost 10 weeks, and I have merely a tan-line to show for it. . . So without further explanation; here are ONLY A FEW pictures of some of the fun times we have been having living in Florida. . . .

A long 40+ hour drive just to get to Florida, but once we got there we have been.......

To Miami-- where Oprah, Enrique, John Travolta and others have their beach homes...

To the beach a few times...

Taking pictures of Nuns at the beach... Funny, I know...

Finding sweet things (check out the boots) at random stores to try on and take pictures in...

Trying to get feather clip-in's to clip out of our hair (Whit Romney couldn't get that thing out)...

Long Boarding (well the husbands do), Corby, Deveren, Brent and Mark (who isn't in the picture)...

I ran a 5k with Lori and Cali (before the race we hug for pictures)...

After... We don't touch at all...

As for Florida, those are the only pictures available as of now..

One other thing I didn't post pictures of and I really need to, (and these are the only ones I have) is my BFF Whit's wedding. March 10th 2009. Love you Whit and Bo.

Bug and Chase (Whit's little bro).

We Are Not Alone

I haven't updated the Blog for quite some time now, But I just read this and thought I would add it to the list of "Quotes of the Month," so here it is: Another quote of the month----

"Paul counseled his beloved friend and associate Timothy, 'Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity' (1 Timothy 4:12)."I would urge all of us to pray concerning our assignments and to seek divine help, that we might be successful in accomplishing that which we are called to do. Someone has said that 'the recognition of power higher than man himself does not in any sense debase him' (Stephen L. Richards, in Conference Report, Oct. 1937, 10). He must seek, believe in, pray, and hope that he will find. No such sincere, prayerful effort will go unanswered: that is the very constitution of the philosophy of faith. Divine favor will attend those who humbly seek it. . . .". . . May we learn what we should learn, do what we should do, and be what we should be. By so doing, the blessings of heaven will attend. We will know that we are not alone. He who notes the sparrow's fall will, in His own way, acknowledge us."

Thomas S. Monson "To Learn, to Do, to Be," Ensign, Nov. 2008, 67

Oldies but Goodies

I haven't updated my blog in forever. I don't have anything fun or funny or really interesting that has happened lately; but as I was going through my pictures in my computer I realized there are a handful of some way fun things that I have never said anything about in the past year including some recent things.. so here they are now. . .

The following pictures/movie is from North Carolina when we lived there this summer--

All the Husbands

Corby, Cy, Dane

The following pictures are from our trip to Italy and Paris. . .

Ha Ha Ha Ha!! Who would ever take this police officer serious- the purse alone :)

picture of the real painting- Mona Lisa

Largest Catholic cathedral- Paris France

A man that died in a volcano and the ashes preserved his body

Venice- City on water

Outside of the Colosseum in Rome

More pictures of Rome

This is their guards for the Pope's chapel! Joker?

Karen, Lyss, Drea and Carolyn getting attacked by pigeons