Until next time...

So I fear that this may be the last time I blog for a long time.... today is Friday, and next WEDNESDAY I'll be in the MTC!!! HOLY SHMOLEY!!!

I can't even begin to describe what I'm feeling!!! IT'S SO WONDERFUL!!!!!

I'm glad I could share some interesting, yet ordinary daily experiences with you! (those of you who DID read this. One can never tell)

Life is too short to not enjoy it. Live life to the fullest. Live it the way that you need to and I promise everything just falls into place. Pray to Heavenly Father. He loves you so much and only wants to see you happy and have you return back to Him. Rely on the Savior and his infinite love and Atonement.

Life is good.

I take that back.... Life is EPIC. We only get to live it once.... what are you doing with yours?

Love and peace to you all! Check out my mom's new blog for my mission so you can stay updated on my new and exciting adventures:
http://sistersunscreen.blogspot.com/

I love you all, whomever you are. Just remember how amazing life truly is.

Peace out

The healthiest princess around!

As a young child I've always been afraid of germs. I was a Germ.a.phobe.

Almost all through my elementary and junior high years I was what you might want to call a Hypochondriac. I'm sure my poor parents just didn't know how to handle their perfectly healthy "sick" child.

I'm still not completely cured of my childhood irrationalities, but luckily as the years have gone by I've become somewhat desesitized to germs. On occasion I WILL open my own door in a public place (after taking a deep breath and just telling myself to get over it), and on my trip to New York I only used ONE whole bottle of hand sani (that's not a lot for me...)

So in all reailty, I AM getting better.

I found this comic that PERFECTLY describes how I usually feel (even to this day) about "being sick" or "diseased".... Oh how I love my health-life. (Due to copyright legalities, I do not own, nor did I create what you are about to read) :)

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As I'm sure is the case with many of you, I walk that thin line between hypochondriac and a normal level of concern about my health.  So when I go through a terrifying medical saga only to come out the other side with a tentative diagnosis of "weird heart," I panic a little.  

The past week has basically just been a string of moments in which I feel almost positive that I'm going to die.  

I still don't know what is wrong with me, but I'm definitely not dead and I'm feeling a lot better, so that's good.  

When life throws you for a loop...

Let this be a lesson that no matter how difficult life can become, just keep on trying...

Maybe someday you'll get what you set out to achieve :)

It's the Final Countdown! "Duh- nuh-nuh... Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh!"

Time is flying so incredible fast!! I seriously cannot believe how little time I actually have until I leave for the MTC.

Only 25 days left!!! I've never been more stressed in my life, and the incredible thing is... I can't even tell! I'm just so stinkin' happy and excited that my brain hasn't caught on what my body is trying to tell it; slow down!!

And after last night I am nearly ready with everything I need! Last night two of my dear friends in our ward threw me a Missionary Shower! It was just so great, and my mom was heavily involved as well. The decorations were beautiful, the food was delicious, the guests were (of course) amazing, and the gifts that people brought were perfect. Ward friends, my family, and even other friends were there! It was so fun!

And look at these cute decorations my friends' daughters made for the party! (and yeah I made the cake)

I've mentioned it before how I can never bring myself to ask for help. When these two friends told me they wanted to do this for me I asked them to tell everyone "no gifts please"... but saying that doesn't stop all the amazing people in my life from doing what they want for me ;) I'm just so blessed and grateful.

After last night, receiving donations, items and gifts I need for my mission, and just spending time to visit was so overwhelming. I came home and just cried. Ever reach that point where you just look at your life and seriously can't complain?? Because life is just SOOO good??

Humbling.
I'm such a lucky gal!

So not only do I leave in 25 days, but I'm also counting down for a couple other things....

Technically only 5 days left until Harry Potter!!! Just this past week the bestie and I caught up on the previous movie... This "fever" is really starting to rage! And I've decided that this year, since I don't have money to spend on a costume, that I'll wear my shirt from last year. And why not? IT ROCKS!

So Mission in 25...
Harry Potter in 5...
And my last day of work in one week from today. I've loved having this great job for the past several months, but I seriously need time at home to finish packing up my room, packing all my stuff, and spending time with my loved ones.

SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO!!!

Meg: The Princess of Hide and Seek!

This past Saturday, my mom's side of the family got together to celebrate the June birthdays. We were all sitting in my grandma's backyard eating cake (one that I made!) and ice cream.

Cousins are funny things, don't you think? I'm the oldest cousin on both sides of my family, and quite frankly, I'm  now becoming old enough to have kids some of their ages! (weird feeling) Well, my five year old cousin came up to me and asked to play hide and seek!

Sure! So I ran and hid in the little playhouse (at this point it was just her and I playing the game). I didn't conceal myself very well, mainly hoping the game wouldn't last too long ;) The other little cousins began to catch on what was going on, so they'd all one-by-one walk past the playhouse to whisper to me "She didn't see you yet!". Hehe it was fun.

My cousin rounded the corner and approached the playhouse. 'This is it!' I thought.

I was wrong. It was only just beginning!

She looked right at me all crouched in the farthest corner, quickly looked away and started looking all around. She turned back to the door and exclaimed "I just can't find her!".

And she walked away.

Now she was just messing with me. I sat in that same spot for another ten minutes before looking up again. To my horror there she was; playing another game with the other kids. And it WASN'T hide and seek.

...

So I got up, sneakily ran back over the circle of adults, sat right down on the ground in-between my aunt and uncle, and then the REAL game of Hide and Seek began.

My cousin ran back to the playhouse to "search" for me again. But THIS time she really couldn't find me. One by one all of the little cousins entered the playhouse, amazed at my "sudden" disappearance, and searched high and low.

"Wha--? Where'd she go!"
"She's gone!"
"She was just here!"
"I bet she climbed in the roof!"

They were all amazed. And I'm surprised they didn't see me walk right past them to the adults just minutes before. So they spread out all over the yard, calling my name. My five year old cuz suddenly realized she hadn't quite won the game yet!

My "search party" looked in the bushes, the baby stroller (??), the garage, and even inside the house.

Silly kids! I was in plain site the whole time!

Well in the mean-time, my three year old cousin (whom just recently became a big sister herself) was looking at her five month old sister. Madds came over and looked at the baby and said "Oh look! Isn't she so cute?"

My little cousin looked up at my sister and quite matter-of-factly said, "Yeah. She's a hamboogah [hamburger]"
.....
Yessss :)

Two mountains...

My family and I went on our last "5 family" vacation before I leave for the mish.... MOUNT RUSHMORE!!

Call us weird, but we love trips like this. We all have passports for the U.S National Parks, so any opportunity to get a stamp is just awesome for us!

Our GPS was programmed to have George W Bush's voice... It was always so great to hear him say "You have reached your desti-fication" hahahaha!! Poor W. ;)

But while we were on vacation we saw Martin's Cove,

Independence Rock,

Devil's Tower (in Wyoming),

Mount Rushmore,

Crazy Horse Mountain, (will take decades to finish!)

Wind cave, (200 feet below!)



 the Badlands,   

and the beautiful Black Hills. We stayed in a cabin in the Black Hills, and were only 15 minutes away from Mt. Rushmore.

Gosh we all had so much fun! We drove FOR.EV.ER... so we all got kinda crazy.

But it was so fun :) Jamming to Billy Hill (our favorite show at Disneyland), Disney songs, listening to Brian Regan and just dying, and having comic-drawing contests between us sibs.

We were gone from Sunday night to Thursday. It was great.

So when we got home, the next day was my birthday which meant.... TEMPLE!!!

I LOVE the temple so so much!! It was INCREDIBLE. The Spirit is so strong in the Lord's house, and I just want to go back over and over again! So much is taught in the temples, and it is my prayer that everyone lives in such a way to get themselves to the sacred temple. It changes lives :)

I decided to receive my endowments in the Salt Lake Temple. My mom was my escort, and I was so grateful to have her there right by my side. My parents were so helpful in the temple; it made me so much more at peace. It was so awesome to see so many of my aunts and uncles, and to have my Grandma Godwin and both Grandma and Grandpa Moore there. I have such an amazing support group, and it was just a little piece of heaven to have them share that day with me.

It's interesting to think of the temple as our own kind of mountain. Driving towards Mount Rushmore, you could tell everyone on the road couldn't stop looking at it. When we have something in sight, it's easier to make it to our true destination. The Temple is our mountain, and when kept as our guiding point we will reach our true destination; our Heavenly Father.

And I was right... I'll never ever forget that day. Ever.
I've said it before, but I'll say it again... My life is awesome :) And I'm eternally grateful.

Temples, bike rides, cake... just some of the blessings in my life :)

First off, this whole cake business is going amazing!! I've made so many cakes just in the past month and a half! I've been so blessed to be surrounded by such supportive friends, neighbors, family... the list goes on! Every person who has purchased a cake has contributed to the Lord's work, and there have been so many who've helped me out! My gratitude and thanks are endless! From birthdays to anniversaries and even to "just-because-cakes", the orders have been keeping me booked.

I've stayed up long hours finishing cakes, and as exhausting and time-consuming as it is, I'm grateful for the opportunity to earn money by using the talents Heavenly Father gave me.

But despite all my time being busy with cakes, I've had quite some time to play...

Ever since I was little I have LOVED bike-riding. Who doesn't love a rush of endorphins as you're speeding down a hill or down the road?! I love it.

It had been years (since I was about 15) when I had last ridden a bike. Before I got my first car it was my means of transportation. Sad to think that I gave up something so healthy and amazing for a gas-guzzling, lazy car! (Don't get me wrong, I love the fact that we have cars now-a-days. They're amazing tools for fast, easy, and efficient transportation). But I missed my bike.

So my parents got our bikes all fixed up a couple months ago, and now I can't stop riding my bike! I've ridden it to work and mainly just for fun.

The other day was simply a GORGEOUS day! It was sunny, not too hot with a slight breeze in the air... so the bestie and I went bike riding to the park.

I am telling you now, if you don't own a bike GET ONE. I'm no cyclist who likes to race on a bike, nor do I go into the mountains and go "off-terrain", but simple bike rides bring you back to childhood. It's a terrific way to excercise and have fun all in one! (Schwinn better call me for a marketing position or something..)

It was just a beautiful way of enjoying the day.

Earlier that day (Tuesday) Mom and I went shopping for temple clothing. I had such a blast! The lady who helped measure me and such was so nice. She and my mom gave me great pointers and made me all the more excited to enter the holy Temple. I look up to my mom so much. Her reverence for the temple clothing astounds me. She has such a strong testimony of this Gospel, and I know she'll always be there for me when I have any questions or need her strength. I love having her there with me as I prepare to enter the temple.

I feel so honored and privileged to be able to do this for myself. Next Friday on my birthday I will be surrounded by many of my loved ones in the Salt Lake Temple as I recieve my own endowments. This past Sunday I finalized my temple recommend with the Stake President.

The Spirit in that interview was indescribable. Moved to tears, my Stake President signed my recommend as we discussed the importance of this next step in my life. The Spirit testified that this is the true work of Christ, and that this is one of the greatest blessings I can receive on this earth.

How lucky we are to live in a time with temples and prophets.

I can't think of a better way to celebrate my own life here on earth :) It'll be a birthday I'll never forget.