.:Senior Year:.

Fill this out about your SENIOR year of high school! The longer ago it was, the more fun the answers will be!!

1. Did you date someone from your school?
No, not really, but I was "in love" with Clint Earl. LOL

2. Did you marry someone from your high school?
Nope... Not married!

3. Did you car pool to school?
My Sophmore and Jr. years I did. Senior year I drove or rode the bus.

4. What kind of car did you have?
I didn't have a car, but I drove my mom's Chevy Malibu.

5. What kind of car do you have now?
Mazda Protege

6. It's Friday night....
hanging out with friends

7. It is Friday night now...
Still hanging out with friends. Just different ones this time!

8. What kind of job did you have in high school?
Mack's Family Drive-In.
[Man, I miss their frys!]

9. What kind of job do you do now?
Receptionist/Optician

10. Were you a party animal?
No not really.

11. Were you considered a flirt?
I could be...

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir?
Yes. I was in Madrigals

13. Were you a nerd?
Nope

14. Did you get suspended or expelled?
Nope never

15. Can you sing the fight song?
"Na na na na na na na na nana na na na na
Cheer cheer for Bear River High
Wake up the echos
Cheer to the sky
Send a roaring cheer out loud
Shake down the thunder from a cloud
wether the odds be great or small
Bear River High will win overall
While our Loyal sons are marching onward to victory!"

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)?
Mr Petersen!

17. Where did you sit during lunch?
In the cafeteria. Back. Middle round table.

18. What was your school's full name?
Bear River High School

19. When did you graduate?
2005

20. What was your school mascot?
Bear

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you?
I do miss my friends and the ease of not having to worry about anything, really. But I wouldn't change my life for anything. I am content!

22. Did you have fun at Prom?
Yes I did!!!

23. Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with?
Yes, I do!

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion?
Probably

25. Do you still talk to people from school?
Not really.

.:The ABC's of Me!:.

A
Attatched or Single?
Attached-ish

B
Best Friend?
Briana

C
Cake or Pie?
Neither... but pie more than cake

D
Day of choice?
♫Friday! Friday! Friday is my favorite day!♫

E
Essential item?
My cell phone!

F
Favorite color?
Plum!! Looooove it!♪

G
Gummy bears or worms?
Worms!

H
Hometown?
Tremonton

I
Indulgence?
P.F. Changs or cheesecake! Yummy!

J
January or July?
July for sure!
I Friggin HATE snow!

K
Kids?
Hopefully someday...
within the next 5-10 years

L
Life isn't complete without?
Family
good friends
&
the Gospel.

M
Marriage date?
N/A

N
Number of brothers and sisters?
3 Bros
&
3 Sis

O
Oranges or Apples?
Neither!
Pineapple!
All the way!

P
Phobia and fears?
Someone I love dying suddenly,
Not being able to have kids.
Dying young.

Q
Quote?
.:Don't cry because it's over...
smile because it happened:.

R
Reasons to smile?
PHOTOGRAPHY!!
Family,
Friends,
Weddings!
Babies,
Love,
Sunshine.
Having the day off.
Vacations.

S
Season of choice
Spring
or
Summer

T
Tag 3 people:
Kasie
Linsday
Who ever else wants to do it.


U
Unknown fact about me
I can make my voice sound like a robot
:]

V
Vegetable?
Tomatoes
Yummy!

W
Worst Habit?
Checking my Facebook!
Lame!

X
Ray or Ultrasound?
Ultra sound..
X-rays= Pain..
:(

Y
Your favorite food?
P.F. Changs
Cafe Rio salad
my moms meatloaf
&
lasagna

Z Zodiac sign?
Aries

.:New Phone:.

So I just got a new phone!

It's a LG Chocolate Touch!

I was a little worried that I wouldn't like the touch screen
&
that it would be hard to text on...

But

I

♥

it!!

Plus it's super cute!



See!

I toldya so!

.: Sunshine and a Coke:.

Sunshine

&




Makes my soul happy!

.:Fear vs. Faith:.

Wow.
So I have been thinking a lot lately about my fears in life.
I realized that I am a big "'fraidy cat"

I've been struggling a lot lately with my fears:
.......................................

• about going on a mission and my fears

• of staying here and not going.

• falling in love.

• Getting married

• Not ever getting married

Lately I have realized that one of my biggest fears is having a child with Downs Syndrome or some other disability. I know that's a really selfish fear. But I just didn't think that I could ever be strong enough to handle something like that. As I have been thinking about this, I found an amazing story about a woman who recently gave birth to a little girl with downs syndrome. Then, today at work a mom came in to get some glasses for her 2 year old son. He is the cutest boy and he made my heart melt instantly. I later realized that this little boy has Downs. I could feels God's love for that little boy, and I realized that no matter what happens in life, God's love is all around us. And everything will work out the way that it is supposed to.

It is all a matter of faith.

I too often let my fears outweigh my faith.
.....................................

The 2nd Counselor in my bishopbric gave an amazing talk yesterday about this very thing. Some of his talk was taken from "Cast not away therefore your confidence" that Elder Holland gave at a Byu Devotional in 1999. Here are some things that stood out to me from this talk.
[p.s. you should serisouly read it! It's an amazing talk!]


"Beware the temptation to retreat from a good thing. If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted in it, it is right now."

"“'it isn’t over until it’s over.'

The fight goes on. Unfortunately we must not think Satan is defeated with that first strong breakthrough which so dramatically brought the light and moved us forward."



"Cast not away therefore your confidence,
which hath great recompence of reward.
For ye have need of patience,
that, after ye have done the will of God,
ye might receive the promise"
Hebrews 10: 35-36

.:Ha ha ha!:.

If you could win a medal for laughing, I would win GOLD!

"You'll eat it! And you'll like it!"

-You're welcome!

.: I ♥ Shoes!:.

If you know me, you know that I love my heels! I love them in any height. Color. Style.

I love heels



I love them especially when "Friend Boy" is a good 12+ inches taller than me! ;]


So the question of the day is...


What are your favorite high heels?

.:Dear Maybelline:.

Thank you for actually creating a mascara that does what it professes to do. Thanks to your amazing mascara, my eyelashes look fantastically magical! I love you! Never will I doubt your awesomeness again.

Love Always,

Shaylyn

.:V-Day Playlist:.

Enjoy!

I. Love. Love!

;]

.:Quotes:.

Want to feel inspired to be a better person? And to learn to see the beauty in everything. Click on the links attached to some of their stories. They have changed my whole outlook on life!!!!

Here are few of my favorite quotes from their blogs.



"I love like love is a drug and I am an addict."
-Enjoying The Simple Things



"A woman's heart should be so lost in God that a man needs to seek Him to find her"
-Annie Link



"Suffering is tunnel and not a cave."
Natalie Norton


Hope that you have a blessed day!

God is SO good!!

♥ S

.: Deep In Thought:.

Today I find myself deep in thought.

My life up to this point has had it's own challenges, yes, but I have been so increadibly blessed.
I have experienced
Love.
Loss.
Joy.
Sadness.
Hope.
Dispair.
Faith.
Sorrow.


And still I know
with all of my heart
that every experience has been meant for me.

They have been there to teach me about who I really am.
Every experience, good or bad, has taught me where my trust really lies.
And that is with my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ, my Savior.

This earth life will never be perfect.
But the the next life will be.
And that knowledge makes me want to do everything in my power to make good choices that will allow me to be with my Eternal Family forever.

I don't know where I would be without that peace and knowledge.

I am so grateful that there is a plan for me.
And that I do have a way to make up for all of the short comings and all of the mistakes that I make on a daily basis.
And that is The Atonement of Jesus Christ.

I know with all of my heart that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way that we will ever be truly happy. It's the only way that we will ever be able to make it back to live in Heaven again.

And that is why I am re-dedicating my life to sharing that knowledge.


I have been thinking about going on a mission for the last 2 years and I have felt many times that it is what I am supposed to do.
But stubbornly I have not been allowing myself to fully commit to this HUGE decision.

[ I mean it's 1.5 years of my life. I could be married and have a baby in that amount of time. I could almost be done with my associates degree.]

But none of that matters because I know that my Father has a plan and that serving him for 1.5 years is what is in store for me.

.Am I terrified?
YES!

.Am I excited?
Depends on the day
;]

.Am I ready?
????

.Will God fit me to the challenges that will come with this decision?
Absolutely!


I know that with Him nothing is impossible.
Including going on a mission.



I know it is right and I feel so much peace about it.

I have no idea how I will pay for it
and how I will pay for all of my medical exams before hand.
But somehow it will all work out.

I have faith in Him.

So please pray for me that I will find the strength to continue on this journey of great responsibility.
and
pray for the financial assistance that is greatly needed.



Love,
S

.:Say Goodbye:.

Did I mention that I love this CD?

Go buy it!

Trust me, you'll love it too!!!

♥

.: Anybody's Heart:.

All that I wanted was just to feel safe
Safe in your arms
Say you didn't mean to
Say I wouldn't understand
But it's time you say something
God knows it's the one thing I need
And the heart you broke
No, it wasn't just anybody's heart.


I am mildly obsessed with
Katharine McPhee's
new album
"Unbroken"

It's so beautiful!

.:Valentine's Day:.

I remember in grade school
making mailboxes
in all shapes and sizes.
& having all of your classmates stuff it full of valentines.
I wish that Valentine's Day was still like that!