Happy Easter :-)

...I Believe in Christ So Come What May...

today is a good day :)

i am so grateful for what today stands for.

 and i am so incredibly grateful for my Savior.

I know Christ lives.

I am so grateful for.......

 his atoning sacrifice,

his example,

his love,

and his comfort.

I'm especially grateful that he made it possible for all of us

to return to him again someday.

words really cant express my love for him.

i dont know what kind of person i would be if i didnt understand the atonement.

or if i didnt know that there was someone that ALWAYS knows what i am going through.

i know i dont fully understand the atonement and his sacrifice

but there is one thing that i know for sure

and that is that i am grateful for him and his willingness to pay the price for my sins

this is one of my favorite songs about him

i thought it was pretty appropriate for today.

I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me,
Confused at the grace that so fully He proffers me;
I tremble to know that for me He was crucified,
That for me, a sinner, He suffered, He bled and died.

O it is wonderful that He should care for me
  Enough to die for me!
  O it is wonderful, wonderful to me!

I marvel that He would descend from His throne divine
To rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine;
That He should extend His great love unto such as I,
Sufficient to own, to redeem, and to justify.

I think of His hands,
pierced and bleeding to pay the debt,
Such mercy, such love and devotion can I forget?
No, no! I will praise and adore at the mercy seat,
Until at the glorious day I'll kneel at his feet.

LoVe YoU tAnNeR!!!

about 5 years ago a boy went to work for my dad.

his name was tanner

tanner became a big part of our family.

he was like an older brother to me.

tanner died about three years ago and

i think about him all the time.

he made a big impact on my life.



if there is one thing i could change about my life it would be that i said goodbye to him.

the day before he died i had the feeling all day to call him

but i didnt.....

seriously one of the biggest regrets of my life.

so now one of my goals in life is to make sure that if i have the chance to tell someone that

i love them or am grateful for them i will do it.

the one thing i absoluelty hate about death

is that it is so final.

it happens quick and when it does that's it

you cant change anything about it

but for today i am writing a post about him to wish him a happy birthday

i hope he is happy in heaven.

i hope he is eating cake and icecream like there is no tomorrow

and i hope he knows how much i miss him and love him.

Tanner wrote this and it was posted at his funeral

it is now one of my favorite quotes.

"I believe that your decisions and actions as well as others' determine your life.

I also think that change is not always great or bad but you need it to do it for the experience.

You need to change yourself for the better.

You can't go through life saying,

'This is the way I am and I'm not going to change because you don't like it,'

everyone can better themselves."
-Tanner Navvab-Safavi-

just a thought.......

tell someone that you havent told in awhile that you love them,

you never know when you wont be able to do again.

or take tanner's advice to heart

ups and downs of rexburg

soooo.....

once again im in a very negative mood.

hahaha go figure right.

there are many things that i absolutely love about rexy

but there are also things i CANNOT stand!

1. the drive

(especially behind SLOW drivers)

1. feeling completely under dressed on sunday if you arent in your church clothes

2. seeing couples EVERYWHERE

3. pda everywhere you look

3. amy, chelsea and chris not being here

4. roommates singing their lungs out thinking they have hot voices

5. worrying about wearing a hat on campus.

6. constantly worrying about offending people

7. the sea of people walking everywhere

things i think are absolutely weird about rexy

1. having church in the mc

2. feeling lost and backwards in the mc/ byui center

3. kaprena being engaged

4. stadium singing

(i know, i cant believe that i have admitted that i have been)

things that i love about rexy

1. cocoa bean

2. millcreek hollow sandwiches

3. not having to drive 45 min to go to wally world

4. kaprena being here and sharing a room with her

5. the beautiful temple being so stinking close

6. the aroma of kaprena's airfreshener.

just a thought......

if you are feeling generous

send me 3 dollars so i can go to the cocoa bean everyday

that would lift my spirits. :-)

the important stuff in life.... like cupcakes

i have had the best last couple of weeks :-)

last weekend was so crazy.

megs and austyn came down from laramie and stayed for 4 days.

then my jetty came down and stayed with us too.

i absolutely LOVE having all my nieces and nephew around.

they make me happy no matter what!

i miss my austy and jetty a lot when they are gone.

also.... my bestie chelsea came and saw me on her way back to colorado
and she is seriously the best because she brought me cupcake.
(it's ok.... be jealous)

now that is true friendship right there.

and yes i would drive 4 hours just to buy one of these

cuz they are the bestest.

i also just want to throw this out there.

(i mean cuz i obviously dont write enough about how much i love my family....joke.)

but for reals i seriously have the best family.

i LoVe BeInG wItH tHeM

i love that we can spend hours playing pool or just dance together

i love doing random things with them like Indian leg wrestle.

(dont laugh at my face lol)

i love that we all share my dad's crazy obsession and have a jeep.

i love that we are always there for each other no matter what.

we really have the craziest most amazing family ever :-)

just a thought....

eat a cupcake.

it makes you so much more happier.