Country Must Be Country Wide

Well. A momentous occasion happened this weekend. My very first concert! It was soooo much fun! Shanda, Shaylee, and Mama Smith and I went to the Gateway for dinner, and then to Energy Solutions Arena for the Lady Antebellum concert. Jana Kramer and Kip Moore opened for them, and they were both really good. And Lady Antebellum blew away all my expectations. They were incredibly entertaining and their performance was amazing! I just love country music, it just speaks to my soul, ya know? And by far my favorite song was a new Lady Antebellum song that I hadn't heard before called "And the Radio Played." That song just tells the whole story of my life, and I sure love it! I'll probably be listening to that song forever on repeat. #raisedontheradio. 

 

3 Day Weekends

3 day weekends are heavenly. They should be a thing. But then I guess we'd all be thinking that 4 day weekends should be a thing. Anyways, the weather was so dang nice the past weekend, I couldn't help but be outside as much as possible. So I played some soccer with a bunch of males (which I have to take advantage of cuz it's basically my only interaction with the opposite gender). And on Monday, Rachel, Sara, Laurie, Steve Allred, and I went hiking in Rock Canyon. I. Love. Hiking. Enough said. I wish I could do that all day everyday. And Rock Canyon is just stunningly beautiful, even in the winter. ESPECIALLY in the winter. The snow flakes were enormous ice crystals that literally blew my mind. God is real. I cannot even believe all the beautiul creations that He has made for us! After our hike, I was just really antsy to be outside again, so I went on a little drive up to my Grandma's cute little cabin in Provo Canyon. There's nothing better than a sunny drive, wearing my red heart sunglasses, jamming to the radio with my girl Laurie. But really, it was a real fine drive. All in all, it was just a nice, relaxing weekend. And I deffs look forward to our next 3 day weekend. 

#thatpower

A Little PEACE of Heaven On Earth

So this week was rough. Like it's one of those weeks that can't end soon enough. On Tuesday, I had my first intramurals soccer game. I don't know hardly anyone on the team, and the are all INCREDIBLE players. Good thing I haven't played competitively since 8th grade. Why am I on this team? I don't even know. So I was terrified for my first game. Not to mention we are in the advanced league. ADVANCED. No pressure. So I get to my game, and within the first minute, I scored a goal (which is two points for a girl). So I was feeling pretty good. But then for the rest of the game I played TERRIBLE. I lost the ball EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. It was horrible. I was so mad and frustrated and embarrassed. Needless to say, we lost the game 9-2!!! After the game, my knee was really hurting for some reason. So for the past couple days I've been hobbling like an old lady. It's real attractive, let me tell ya. To make the whole day worse, on my way to the game, I got into a little fender bender with this white car on the side of the road. It was dark and I honestly couldn't see any damage at all, so I thought I was super lucky. But the next morning when I walked past the car, I noticed a small dent. So then the rest of the day I felt sooooo sick. After school I left a note on the car, dreading when I'd get the phone call and then have to involve my parents and insurance. I was DEAD. Literally, I was in SO MUCH TROUBLE. Then the rest of this week, just a bunch of other crap went down and I was not having a good time. Yesterday, Bailey, Sara, and I decided that we'd had enough of the world and needed a break. So we went to Wendy's and Bailey kindly bought us all frostys. Then we headed to the Draper Temple. I love the temple. Oh my goodness. I love being able to go there and escape all the stress/worry of the world and just feel peace and the love of my Heavenly Father. I know that no matter what happens in this life, Heavenly Father loves me and that He will always be there for me. Thank heavens for the temple, my home away from home, and a little PEACE of heaven on earth. Today, I experienced another tender mercy. The guy whose car I hit called and said he didn't mind the dent and said that it made his car look better and added character. I cannot even describe the relief I felt

Draper Temple Date With The Best

. I really had to pull myself together to not cry...cuz I was in public. But seriously, Garrett, whoever you are, you are a rockstar. I am so indebted to you. Thank you for being such a selfless and kind person. You have no idea how much it means to me! I hope you have the most amazing life.