Thursday, July 9, 2009

I guess being a bum is not that bad sometimes


The Good Life of a Bum haha


During this whole week I have played way too much and not worked enough hours, but too be honest... It was so worth it! It felt so good to just spend time on myself and be able to relax for a bit. After all life is not only about work and money. The days and years past so fast. I have learned that we have to enjoy every single moment that we have. Learn from our mistakes and be happy :)The Good Life of a Bum haha


Heaven is Only one Step Away

On Monday I went flying with Alyssa's mom (Angie). Angie has an airplane license and she rents an airplane up at the Mountain Green airport. I hadn't been in a small airplane in years, so it was awesome to fly in a one-engine airplane again. For those that don't know the difference. One-engine airplanes are smaller and fly lower than two-engine airplanes. If you are able to fly lower, you have the opportunity to see everything more clear and it is wonderful. Angie took me all around Morgan County. It is amazing to see how small everything looks when you are 8000 ft in the air.

A plain... YAY!! I was very happy



The Beautiful Valley I live at...








My wonderful pilot and I! Gotta Love Angie Workman!


Temple Fun!


Tuesday Angie and I went to the
Ogden temple and it felt wonderful to be in the house of the Lord. The Ogden temple looks a lot like the Provo temple cause those two temples were built around the same time. I did baptisms and ended up having to wait more than an hour for Angie to get out of the temple. Usually I hate having to wait for other people, but inside the those four walls I just have the feeling that time is not important to me anymore. I think I could be there all day and not even care. Inside the temple I just feel like nothing can ever hurt me and everything is possible.

Ogden Temple


Wednesday I had the chance to go to the Bountiful temple with the young woman of my old home ward (Morgan 5th ward). I left the young women like forever ago, so at the beginning I kinda felt out of place there, but just knowing that I was going to the temple made me feel like at home with those cute girls. It was the first time I was at the Bountiful temple, so I was way excited to be there. The temple is soooooooo pretty!! But aren't all temples pretty?? haha


Bountiful Temple

I might go to the Manti temple this Saturday... I haven't decided yet. Im going to try to visit all temples in Utah this summer. Temples have been such a big blessing in my life and Im thankful for the opportunity I have to live close to them.


Old Hobbies Come Back


when I was younger I used to love painting. I have always like artsy stuff, but lately I just felt like I didn't really have time for anything. This week Angie and I went to Provo Craft up in Orem(One of her husband's stores) and bought a bunch of paint and other stuff so I could start painting again. I had almost forgotten how much fun and relaxing painting can be. Im not good at all, but I just feel happy when I get to play around with colors and paint. I'll show u guys a picture of my finished painting when Im done with it. Im really proud of it so far :)


Go America


Ow, I almost forgot about 4th of july! It was my first 4th of July in the states and to be honest I didn't do much. It was a Saturday so I slept in. I watched heroes almost all day, cause I was addicted to that show. Im so glad I finished watching all 3 seasons and I can have a life again haha. At night my friend BD and I went and watched the fireworks up in Morgan. Its a small town so they only lasted for about 15 min. It took BD and I 14 minutes to walk from the car to the football field. By the time we sat down it was over haha. It was kinda lame, but some is better than nothing I guess




Me looking like a huge bum the night of 4th of july


Monday, June 29, 2009

count your blessings and enjoy the little moments that make u happy

Change of plans

At the beginning of last w
eek I got told that I sucked at doing man jobs so I almost lost my job. We decided that I could work inside the house and do cleaning stuff. I was kinda depressed at the beginning, but after a couple days I realized that it was all better for me. I do suck at being a man hahaha and working inside the house is so much more chill. I just listen to my ipod and clean all day. I actually enjoy what i do and I don't have to sit outside in the sun all day anymore. No more farmers tan YAY!!

Good stuff for a missionary

Last Monday I finally sen
d TJ a package full of stuff I had been collecting for months. Just random little things like candy, notes and other bigger things. My favorite item was the Spanish Book of Mormon that I got him. He has always wanted to learn Spanish but he did not get send to a Spanish speaking mission, so I thought he could learn a bit reading his scriptures. I marked all my favorite scriptures with different colors, stickers and notes on the sides. I also wrote my testimony in Spanish in the front and wrote a translation of it specially for him. It took me forever to work on it, but I was very happy with it when I was done.
When I went to
Spain last April, my mom and I picked a really cute tie for him. It has a shinny pink color that I love, cause its my favorite color an it just reminds me of our last dance. I included the tie and I also baked him cookies. I was worried the cookies would be hard as rock by the time he got them, but Alyssa's mom told me to freeze them first and then send them. TJ told me today that the cookies were still good when he got them so I was way happy. At least all my work wasn't for nothing. I don't cook very often haha


Small little blessings of life

This weekend I went back to salt lake for the weekend, so I could take care of some stuff. It was a really good weekend full of great things.
Friday night I went to
a party at my friend Raoul's house. He

is moving back to France soon, so we decided to have a last minute party. There weren't many people there but it ended up being lots of fun. We just chilled, listen to music and tried to sing songs along with the guitar. We sucked at singing btw. I laughed my butt off! Raoul gave me his guitar so now I can teach myself! I love that guitar so much! I called it Leonor, just cause it felt like a good name for it. I can't wait until I can actually play a real song on it.
Saturday, Hanna and I went to my favorite restaurant in the gateway. Tucanos!! Its a Brazilian restaurant that serves

a bunch of good meat. I had been living like a vegetarian for about three weeks, so I was craving meat like crazy. I think I ate my weight in meat, but I felt great afterward, just really full. Now I can go vegetarian for three weeks again hahaha

After Tucanos we went to the Salt Lake Temple and did baptisms for the death. It was an awesome feeling to be in the house of the Lord and feel the Spirit in his house and in my body. Its just something so incredible! Its like the whole world outside disappears for a small moment and nothing can hurt you.
I have a testimony about the temple and I can't wait for the day I find the right guy for me and I can get sealed to him for all and eternity in a place like that.

Sunday I went to my old singles ward and it was great to see everyone again. I kinda really miss LDSBC. Good old little school where u know pretty much everyone.
After church I had to pack like crazy and I was so worri
ed about not forgetting anything that I left the door open en all the lights on. That is just something I would do!
It was a great weekend and I want my friends to know that
Im thankful for their example and their sweet spirits. Thanks for making my life better by being part of it. Love you all so much!!


Haha pictures of

me and Leonor...



Thursday, June 18, 2009

Random stuff that have happened lately...

New Job

As u guys already know I moved to Morgan about 2 weeks ago to work up here for the summer. I am living with my friend Alyssa Workman and her family and I am working at their ranch called Tifie. I try to work about 10 hours everyday so I can have enough money to pay for school at the end of this summer ya know.
So far, I freaking love this place. I get very tired at the end of everyday of course, but I enjoy working outdoors. I get to play with the 4wheelers, and all the tools. My mom calls it man work cause its hard work sometimes. Im starting to get all sore everywhere. Hopefully my body will get used to it soon.
I had almost forgotten how much I love
Morgan, UT. This place is very green it is so nice to breath fresh air everyday. The only bad thing is that I have to work in the rain most of the days. The weather is crazy up here. It can be sunny for an hour and then rain and so on...

Most of the days I get to work with a guy called Garret. He is a year younger than me and I know him from high school. We get along most of the time and I enjoy working with him. My manager's name is Rob. He is a funny guy. He makes fun of me most of the time but I think we have a good friendship going on.

Me in Alyssa's room



Alyssa and I at her high school graduation!!

Healthier living

Since I came up here I have been eating so much better. It is so nice to have some kind of parents looking after you. It feels nice to have all kinds of food and soy milk in the refrigerator everyday, and to be able to eat whatever u want whenever u want.
I also have been working out 3 times a week and my body just feels so much better. I am way out of shape of course, but hopefully by the end of the summer I will be able to run for 30 min without almost dying haha :)
Working 10 hours a day, 5 days a week makes me very tired so I try to go to bed around 10 pm. I have found out that going to bed early and waking up early works so much better for me.

Learning new things

I have had the opportunity to have a bunch of new experiences. I get to work with a lot of different things up in the ranch. They let me drive the 4wheelers and ranger almost everyday and that makes me very happy. I have learned how to use a bow and an arrow the right way. I got to mow the lawn for the first time in my life yesterday and i felt like the machine was stronger than me. I got to play paintball and it hurt very much but I had a blast.
I am learning how to live like a vegetarian and to be honest it is not that bad. I love meat of course, but I have realized that I don't need to eat it that often.
Besides those things, there are a bunch of other little things that make my day special.

Missing Salt Lake

The time seems to go so fast up here. Maybe it is because I work everyday and don't have time to really worry about the rest of the world.
It is weird not to see my friends everyday or not to live in a hotel anymore. I kinda miss the random walks around temple square and the talks with Hanna banana. It feels weird to think that while I am here working, my friends are going to school, or doing homework.
It is fun to disconnect from the real world for a while. I think I am going to enjoy my summer very much.

Hanna Banana and I on mother's day 2009