well nicks gone... but i know hes doing a great thing, so every time i get down about it i just have to think about that and all the good hes doing... its weird the 3 amigos or musketeers are all gone... but i guess were just all going on our own adventures around the world till we get back together... ive had alot of reflecting time now.. in a way its nice, something i havent really had. i did have a great experience at the temple today, it was neat... words just cant quite describe what happened

sooo today i went to see the light down at draper park with shauna and ashley, then some how we ended up with mustaches dont know how... but i think we look pretty good in them!! were kinda cool.... they i  was tired of sitting abound so i decided to make something... and walla!!

Céline Dion - That's The Way It Is

a person very dear to me told me to listen to some celine dion, they said it would help. i didnt have much to lose so i did.. this song really struck a note with me, the words really hit me and made me think about everything, and helped me realize it may be hard at times but it will all work out.

When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is

well today was fun.... and interesting haha we took family pictures with my moms side. its allways interesting when we have all of my moms side together. we just pray the real pictures turn out some what good. then i had the privilege of getting called in to work (yay me!!) and tried to get it ready for black friday.... im going to be hating life come tomorrow night.. but BRING IT ON!! then all the family came over to our house for games and all that shazammm oh did i mention im 9-0 in ping pong tonight? i guess you can say im kind of a big deal :)

tonight me and the family went down to greg olsen's studio!! it was so much fun! ive almost never seen my dad so happy it was weird haha he was just having a blast talking to greg and reminiscing about old stories from the mission, from what i could pick up on, they had alot of stories from when they were in the mission office together along with the field. he is such a good painter!! all of his painting look just like photographs!!! and to hear all the stories and kind of what the meaning behind the stories are. he was one of the first people to use models and take photos of them to use that for his paintings. he is the nicest guy in the world!! and his wife! there the type of people that you want to surround your self with, just good people! the last picture is a painting that he was doing, its so amazing how much detail that he puts in to his work, no wonder the church uses a ton of his works!

 Me and Shauna at the Grizzles Hockey game... were kinda creeps...

Pro Rappers??? yep..

tonight was soo much fun!! went to noodles and co. and ate till we couldnt eat anymore! then went to my house and played some games with the family. sooo this picture is the result of my mom standing in front of the tv while we were watching the intense Oregon football game, she thought it would be a good idea to stand in front of the tv....well as you can see it wasnt... gosh its times like these that i wish i had brothers....

"Pain heals, Scars fade, but Glory lasts forever"

this snow makes me sad.... this doesnt bode well for golf :(:(
guess..... SNOW GOLF!!! :) among other things... wow theres alot going through my head..... butttt something like this stuff is better left in my head i guess...

Gavin DeGraw - Not Over You

he says it all...

nicks last 80's night :( it was sad but we had such a blast!!!! we got to live it up till he goes!! :)

some of nicks mission photos that i took today!! hes going to be a great missionary!!!

"you will not receive your testimony till after the trials of your faith."

We do not understand:

Joy.....until we face sorrow

Faith.....until it is tested

Peace....until faced with conflict

Trust....until we are betrayed

Love...until it is lost

Hope...until confronted with doubts

-Unknown

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves." Henry David Thoreau

"Don't you quit. You keep walking, you keep trying, there is help and happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon. Some come late. Some don't come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be alright in the end. Trust God and believe in Good Things to Come." Jeffrey R Holland

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light


‎"when you have something good, never disregard it for the foolish thought of a chance of something "better". because one day you'll look back and realize just how good you had it, and it will be too late. and in the end you're still the fool."

Jump Then Fall

I love taylor Swift. theres always some song to describe how I feel at any given time..

No Arms No Legs No Worries

Be Grateful for what you have, and know you are worth something

Im Thankful for.....

My family is the number one thing in my life, there the reason for living. they have helped me with so much and i will forever be grateful for them and everything that they have done for me in my life.

Everyone from the MTC... these were a group of the greatest guys around!! all tho my time there may of been short i learned so much from these guys. i will always be friends with them, they have been such a big part of my life and im so glad i had the opportunity to meet and get to really know these guys, not a day goes past when i dont think about them and all the great work there doing.

 oh my sweet sweet brakken... haha only one more year and hes back! he is one of my best and closest friends, he was there for me when i needed someone the most when i came back from my mission and i needed a friend, hes like my brother and i would do anything in the world for this kid.

 good old hillary... where do i even start with this girl? she has been one of my closest girl friends for a while now, theres no one else quite like her! who ever marries her is going to be one lucky man! i can always have fun around her and joke with her. shes always there when i need to talk, she just always seems to be there! im so thankful for getting to know her better. my life wouldnt be as fun with out her in it.

 Kylee, altho ive only known her for less then a year i feel like ive known her for so much longer then that, shes been a big part of my life, been there for ups and been there for the down's. i couldnt even imagine what my life would be like with out meeting her and im very very happy i did! she seemed to come in to my life when it seemed like it was going to crumble around me. she always could pick me up when im was down. i can always have fun with her, my most favorite memory is sitting in her basement reading the scriptures.. to me that was a very special thing and ill always cherish it, and she may never know that. she will always play an important part in my life!

shauna bo banna.... ive knows her for... wow i think like 7 years... or something like that... wow... anyways she was my best friend in highschool! we would have so much fun together if it was  washing wilson and mia (our cars) taking photos for photo class or passing notes in english... yes we act like were 5 deal with it!

 Kim Thompson... if i went threw this whole thing without giving thanks to my freaking awesome golf coach, ive been taking lessons from him for 5 years! he has open so many doors for me with out him i could of never mad alta's golf team let alone have the chance to play college next year. hes the coolest old guy you will ever meet! we can talk about anything and everything some times we will start talking about girls and problems then we will switch and start talking about golf. im glad to call him a friend and a mentor.

connor "keetch" and nick "nickster" ohhhh man haha these two guys are my best friends!!! ive known connor since 3rd grade!! we have grown up together and done just about everything together! he is one of the best kids you can ask for! i always feel at home with him and i can talk to him about everything! hes always there to listen when i had a problem it tares me up that hes gone on his mission but i know hes doing good things!! and nick my loveable brown boy haha i love this kid me him and connor were like ther 3 musketeers... with one of them being brown haha he always knows how to make me laugh and im so greatful for that! i am going to die when he leaves!

i'd like to think that I'm pretty normal,
I laugh, I get mad, I hurt, I think
girls suck sometimes,
But when you're in the spotlight,
Everything seems good,
Sometimes I feel like i have it worst cause I have to always keep my guard up,
I don't know who to trust, I don't know who wants to date me for who I am,
Or who wants to be my friend for who I really am.

i love watching golf.... even if it is at 3 am........ im a golf slut and i can admit it.

so yesterday was the best!!! me and nick went to two receptions then went on another double date!! this one topped the other one, it was sosossososososo much fun!! we by far had the coolest dates!! mine was one of the nicest sweetest girls ever! dont see too many of those these days

well i bore my testimony today.... i think its been a looooooong looooong time since ive gotten up there todo that.. it was nice to get up there and do it tho. i know my sunday is exciting

so the last few days have been so much fun!! i went down to the gateway mall with shauna man ive missed her so freaking much and them me and nick had a double date with melanie and sadie we had too much fun with the camera on the computer... and i can rap up a storm i found out!!! and to top it off i went to dinner with shauna and ashley while they pretended to be british and i was married to shauna... yeah interesting night none the less fun!

this is halloween, halloween, HALLOWEEN!!!

if you havent gotten it yet today was halloween... me, Cole and Matt went dancing at UVU it was so nice to get out of the house and just go have a night to forget about everything that has been going on lately, it was coles last night before he leaves for a month... im going to have no one here ugh oh well guess ill just work alot. can i say its so fun to dress up as mexicans... i dont know why