Painting

My good friend M is an amazing painter and one day asked me to paint with her. I was very skeptical because I have no talent and didn't want my art work to be next to hers. We were painting her kitchen cabinets but I gave in and painted, while I still don't think I have much talent in it I have discoverd how much I loved it! It is so relaxing and you can change a plain thing into whatever you want it to be. I love painting as a past time, it's something I do at night to relaz and take my mind off things. I am so grateful to M for sharing her love and talent with me! Two paintings I have done

The cabinet I painted

M painting at the park

Change

So to start off I would say that I am one that loves change, I adapt to it easily, I am one that rolls with the punches and can handle (mostly) anything that life throws my way. Well for some reason the past couple of months I have had a really hard time, I couldn't figure out why I was in a slump and why I couldn't get out. I was just struggling and couldn't figure out why. Well the other day I realized what it was for some reason I wasn't handling the changes that were taking place. For the first time I didn't have a handle on them and I couldn't roll with the flow. So many changes were happening that I felt like my life was a tornado going full speed around me and I couldn't grasp anything, I even started developing an anxiety. As soon as I realized what it was that had me down and off it was like a huge fog was lifted. I have decided to embrace all the changes that have taken place and face the changes that are coming with a smile and a good attitude. I know it'll take time and I know I'm not perfect but this is how I want to be. Life is so much better when you're happy! Speaking of changes a very large change is about to happen.... I got ACCEPTED into the RN program! I am so excited and nervous, and already a little stress. I know that no sleep is coming, long days, many tests, lots of information but a dream come true.. I am so excited to have a career and I think nursing will be such a perfect field for me. I also want to admit that I am proud of myself, about half of the applicants are accepted so I know it's a big thing and I worked hard to get in.

So life throw me all the changes you want and I will do the best to embrace them the best I can! I am ready for it and I am going to try to look at life with the correct attitude. Look out life Kourtni is ready for you!

I know I know!

I know I have been such a slacker at updating the blog!! Not that anyone cares or reads it but I feel like so much has happened in the past couple months that I want to write about but my computer has decided it wants to be like it's owner and has given me MAJOR attitude so I have to borrow someones computer or go to the library and I am just to lazy to take the time to update but I promise and update is coming

Home for the Holidays

I was so excited that I was able to go home for the holidays! I didn't know if it would be possible but thanks to my parents and delta's generosity it was. I was home for just over two weeks and absolutely LOVED it!! I was actually a little bit more lazy this time and just spent alot of R&R time at my parents house, it was nice not to be stressed to run every where and see everyone and I got to spend so much time with my family! I LOVED every minute of being there! In fact I wasn't ready to come back yet.. ( it could have something to do with the responsibilities and "adult" life I have here :)..) It was so much fun spending time with family and friends! Being there for the annual New Years Eve bash and meeting my twin! I of course didn't take a ton of pictures.. I always get caught up in the moment and forget but here's a few..


My G'ma and G'pa with their sweet neighbors


Little Brother does love his sisters!


My mommy and me


"Pickles and Candycanes!" Peanuts saying


My little Bean and Me



Baby girl showing off her new pj's


My little Bubbers and Bean


I can't believe he is pulling himself up on thing! Tell him to stop growing!




Christmas Eve tradition with Aunt Ki-Ki making cookies for Santa, we missed you Peanut!


Doesn't matter how old we get we still act out the nativity



Christmas Eve stories with G'pa



Bubbers and Baby Girl waiting so patiently to open their gifts


All he wanted to do was push his around on the floor



Beans first bath in the sink, well actually my SIL first child to take a bath in the sink, I thought everyone has done that!


We had to let little Bean play with bubbles too!


Us big kids took the bubbles outside


Notice no snow on the ground and we're barefoot, yay for winter?




The group of us who were almost sent to the apartment!



This wasnt even half the amount we each had in our mouths, I love the gummy bear game!


The end result of the gummy bear game

I found an apartment

I found a great apartment for a very cheap price so I of course jumped at the chance!! I have 3 great roommates and we have become obsessed with watching Criminal Minds til extremely late at night and then freak ourselves out so we have to chat or watch something on the food network to calm our fears before going to bed.. Why is it that it is always single women usually college age that get murdered on that show?! Anyways back to the point. I am very happy here and love the friendships that are forming. We have four bedrooms, two bath, kitchen, living room and laundry room. I Will have to take pictures and post them, we have the LONGEST hallway and my cozy room is all the way in the back.. I would go take a picture right now but I need to clean my room first!:) So I will add pictures later!




Here is our living room


Our dining room/gym that elliptical loves to kick my butt on a daily basis


The kitchen



My and S's bathroom


One view of my room


Another view, ignore the clutter on my desk I have yet to tackle it


Another view, the blob in the corner will one day turn into my inflateable chair I haven't gotten an air pump yet


Our crazy long hallway (the picture doesn't do it justice)

DC Temple Trip

Last weekend the RS went on a trip to DC to go to the Washington DC Temple.. It was so much fun! We left Friday and that evening we went to a musical concert then walked around the grounds and looked at all the Christmas lights. We then went and got dinner then we went to the 2 different houses where we were staying for the night.. We had the most amazing host who greeted us with this most amazing dessert! We had such a fun night of dressing up and air mattress gymnastics, talking and laughing! It was so much fun! The next morning we went back to the temple to watch a movie, walk around more and take more pictures. We then started our journey home, the car ride home was so much fun! Full of 3 husband choices, making up our own songs and loads of laughter!! It was such an amazing weekend! I am so glad I got to go and got to know so many amazing girls! It was the BEST weekend!! I think we need to make it a tradition.

The whole Gang


The BEAUTIFUL Temple






Keeping ourselves entertained on the car ride


Some of our photo shoot

Life in VA

Things are going great here in Virginia.. I am absolutely loving it! I have a great job that I love! I have a great ward! I have some amazing friends! I start school next month and I just moved into an apartment two days ago. Life is going great and I couldn't be happier ( well if family was here it would make it better.) But I am very blessed and very lucky! Life is going great and I am one blessed girl!