Power Outage

Do you know what is really cool and not cool at the same time? Power outages. The reason they are not all that cool is because when you look at a stove for the time, it is not there. When you want to cook dinner, you can't because the stove does not work. If you want to heat something up in the microwave, you can't. Then there is the fridge and the freezer. There is the worry that the food might go bad. Especially when you have chicken in the fridge for that nights dinner.

There is a cool part to it. One thing is that you have to do something besides getting on your computer, which would be out of batterie. Homework for example. Or read a book. Or you could talk to someone. You could go get the mail and get a letter from your grandma. That happened to me. I like when I get mail. It would be cool if the power went out in the night time. Having to use flashlights and candles. How fun would that be? Probably get pretty old after a while but it would be cool nonetheless.

I went without power from 4:00 til about 7:00. I asked a police officer what happened when I went to go check the mail. He said that someone blew a transformer. I actually knew what that meant thanks to physics. It left all of Safford, Thatcher, Pima, Benson, and a couple other towns without power. That is a pretty big blow up. Crazy.

I don't know what to title this one....

I can simply state that I have a friend. A really really really good friend. And this friend happens to be a boy. So, I am going to tell you that I have a wonderful boyfriend.

We have not been dating for very long but we have known each other for about a year and a half. This all started happening in February. The first thing that made me believe that he wanted to date me or made me believe that he liked me very much, happened a week before my birthday. He is in the A Capella choir and the choir sung at an institute devotional. They sang this amazingly beautiful song. It was in spanish but it was beautiful. I happened to see Sam that day after the devotional and he asked me what my favorite song was. And I told him that even though I did not understand the words, I really liked the song. So, later that day I saw him again. (I saw him more than I usually do). He told me that he had a surprise for me. He asked if I was going to be home later and I told him yes.

I got really excited to see this surprise. I had no idea what he was surprising me with. So, later finally came and he knocked on my door. He had a piece of paper and he gave it to me. Then he left because he had a bunch of things to do that night. I read the paper and there were the translations to the song that I liked. What a nice boy. Especially since he had no time to do that, that day. He had a whole bunch of tests that day. But that was not all on the paper. It had certain words that got to me. He said something like, "It has certainly been nice to see you so much today although my desire to do so is never quite sated (which means satisfied. I had to look that word up). We will have to fix that." What a sentence right. That is not a sentence you say to just anyone. That is like a love letter.

Anyway, to make a long story short, we went on a walk on Feb 12Th. I.E. our first date. Then he said the desires of his heart. He said that he would like to start dating me but wouldn't do so if I felt like it was not the right thing to do. But, I told him that we could "try" it. See if it works. Go on a couple dates. But a couple dates later, I wanted to see him more and more. I was just fascinated by him. He is an amazing guy. He is a very strong member. I like when he teaches me things from the scriptures. I want to be able to have that kind of knowledge of the Gospel.

There are many ways he is amazing. We can talk and talk to each other. I can trust him. He respects me. He is funny. Especially to Tessa. It is funny to see them together. Lots of reasons. He has had so many experiences in his life. Good ones and bad ones. There was one time, the second week I was dating him, and these girls made fun of him. He was not doing anything bad. He was just being a nice and friendly Sam. And they made fun of him. I got so mad when he told me about that. I was not pleased with girls at that moment.

Perhaps the best thing about Sam, is that he is so very much in tuned to the spirit.

We have started talking about marriage. But at first it was not the word marriage. It was just talking about what forever was. Then we went to the temple one day, spring break, and after doing baptisms, we walked around the temple grounds and then sat down on a bench and then he told me of a couple questions he had and that they were answered. Then he started to talk about forever and mentioned that he would like to see me for a very long time. Then I asked him forever long? Then he nodded yes. I have already began to think about staying with Sam forever so it was not that big of news for me to accept. I was kinda relieved that he still liked me enough to see me for a long time.

So, yeah. That is me and Sam. I love him very very much. And I cannot wait for the moment when he asks my dad for my hand and proposes that we get married. It is going to be a very happy moment and a sad moment at the same time. I will be leaving the protection I get from a loving Bubba. :) I will have to fully trust Sam to bring me the same protection that I get from Bubba. Even though Bubba and I are miles and miles apart. I can trust him though. He will not let anything bad happen to me.

That is a big portion of my life. Hope you enjoyed. :)

Introducing....


I thought I might introduce myself. It has been a while since I have written and so much has happened. I thought I might want to update my extended family and family about what is happening in my life. This is going to be very exciting to tell you all about what I think is cool and exciting.

In February, a couple significant things happened. The first thing was my birthday. Hate to break it to you, but I am no longer a teen. I am two decades old. 20! Crazy. It felt very weird to tell people my age with out putting a teen at the end. But it is no longer weird to tell people that I am twenty. It is pretty cool actually.

My parents surprised me on my birthday. I got up to go to the gym early in the morning. When I got back, I was very very confused as to why not only the red trooper being in the parking lot, but also the white trooper in the parking lot. I could not believe that my family were down in Thatcher. So, I rushed into my apartment and my parents were there. Cooking me and my roommates french toast. Very very very great surprise. They brought birthday presents for me. I have never had a yellow shirt. At least I don't remember. But I got a really pretty yellow shirt. I love that shirt. Then I got a Josh Groban CD, the sound track to the Emma movie, a card from Grandma Ralph with money, a card from Norma, The movie P.S. I Love You, and for some reason I cannot remember anything else. Maybe that was it. Oh, I got a belated present from mom and dad. It was another book from John Schmidt. That is a funny story in and of itself. Thank you for everything anyone who showered me with presents. :)

The next thing that happened in February is going to go on a new blog. It is a pretty exciting one. So, here we go.