It's almost here!

Well, this summer has been so crazy trying to get ready for nursing school and now I start Monday! This summer flew by so fast and I can't believe its time to start. I bought my books yesterday and almost peed my pants! They cost about $700 and one of the guys in the bookstore had to wheel them out to my car on a little dolly cause there is about 15 of them that are all about 5 or 6 inches thick. I was having some serious cold feet and really questioning if I wanted to actually do this or not! But I know I just need to take it a day at a time cause I don't have to know all that stuff tomorrow... Damon said he is going to get smarter by osmosis, its his favorite joke to tell people. I guess I better give everybody an update on that. Just to tell you a little bit about him. He is 31, (yep I am dating an old fart...) He owns his own business that used to be his dad's, he is a general contractor, just kinda does a little bit of everything, and he is pretty much the sweetest guy ever! My last day at work he sent me a huge bouquet of lilies (he knows they are my favorite!) and we went to his nieces birthday party after I got off and then he took me to dinner. Yesterday he got an appointment for me to get a manicure and pedicure and paid for it... Yeah I feel pretty lucky! He spoils me rotten and its hard to do anything for him cause then he thinks he has to pay it back like ten fold! He always says, "I don't get even, I get ahead!" I hope everybody is doing good and loving life.. it's AMAZING! Oh, and I will put some pictures of us as soon as I can get Damon to take another one cause the only one I have is not so good...

Liston- Party of Two?

Wow I haven't updated in a really long time, probably because not too much has happened, and I am pretty sure no one wants to read about dumb things like that I tried a new kind of cereal for breakfast... But the 24th was fun just like everyone else said, I mean how could it not be? So awesome to finally be getting everyone home off their missions and to be able to hang like the good ole times again. It was a busy weekend for me, doing things to get scholarships for school and getting shots up to date so I could start school :-( But nonetheless, it was so nice to get away from the heat and the city and spend some time with family and friends. Well, to explain the title of this blog, me and this guy who is a member of the credit union that I work at, have been flirting it up for about the whole time I have been working there, and I have had a little crush on him for awhile now. Anyways, last week he got my phone number and called me the next day and we ended up talking on the phone for about six hours and we planned a date for the next day (he made me dinner, it was really good!) Well, ever since then we have hung out every night and I guess we are dating now? Woo Hoo! I never thought I would see the day... Just jokin! He is a really awesome guy and comes from a family of ten brothers and sisters, which makes him a mormon of course... ha ha His name is Damon and really we are just having fun getting to now each other( you know how that goes when you first start dating someone... "so what's your favorite color? favorite movie? etc...) Hope everyone is doing well and life is happy. Here are some cute pics from the 24th!

Day after Day...

Kind of a boring and uneventful week this past week! It was weird to celebrate the fourth of July right in the middle of the week, I swear when I was little it was always on a weekend!(That's probably because I didn't have a job so every day was a weekend!) I had Wednesday off but its not like you can really go on vacation so me and my roommate decided to just have a little barbeque. Bethany's brother and his fiance were here so they came over and a friend from our ward and we just went and ate by the pool ( at like seven and it was still 110 degrees...) then we went to the fireworks at that Christian church on Lindsay and Brown, they were ok but not the best fireworks show I have ever been to cause they were kinda long... but overall a nice day off! In other news, wedding plans are in full swing for Jen and trying to get all my stuff together to start nursing school, so life is definitely busy... student loans here I come! I register for classes this Wednesday so I'm a little nervous but really excited to get started. I'm ready to get school done and be working in a job and career that I love. By the way, is anyone else so freakin excited for the 24th of July celebration? And one more thing, Happy 17th Birthday to my little sister, Kelsey, she is such an awesome girl (and a little secret, she is dating Jennifer's fiance's little brother, isn't that precious?)

She's Engaged!

I guess its official now, my sister Jen is engaged! She is marrying a boy from Escalante. They met in high school when Jen spent a semester there playing volleyball and living with my grandparents, but then when she moved back there a while back, well, i guess the rest is history! He is an amazing guy and we are so excited to have him in our family. It is so awesome that things have turned out so well, and we are so excited for Jen. They are going to get married on August 31st so its gonna be a crazy summer planning a wedding and me planning to start nursing school which is a whole other stress in and of itself! I kind of know now why there are a shortage of nurses! hee hee Well, I hope everyone is happy and doing well and p.s. my hair is finally normal thank goodness!

Hair Disaster!

Well, my theory for the week is when it rains, it pours! I just had a bad, stressful week and was so looking forward to the weekend. I had been wanting to dye my hair dark and get rid of the blonde, just cause I wanted a change and my roots were about halfway down my head, not cute... anyways, I decided to go to Mastercuts in Superstition Springs Mall to get it done. The lady put the color on my hair and started working on another lady sitting next to me, who was also getting the same thing done. Her's ended up turning out good so I wasn't too worried but as I sat there my hair kept getting darker and darker and I was getting worried. She finally got back to me and washed my hair out and when I sat back down I almost started crying! My hair was almost completely black and I looked gothic! Then I started looking closer and there were parts of my hair that weren't dyed and it was SOO blochy! The lady told me there was a ring around the back that hadn't been covered well and she said to let it fade and to come back in and she would fix it. Why you ask did she let me walk out of there? Beats me... So then I got home and my roommate looked at it too, I called my sister in a panic (who I should have let do it in the first place!) and she told me to get some uncolor that takes out the dye... we did that and then recolored my hair. Well, its almost better, I have to dye it one more time cause it is still a little blotchy but my scalp has to heal cause it got burnt by the uncolor. So glad this week is over, sorry about more pity party but wow! Good news is I went back to the place and got a refund! Hope everybody is healthy and happy!

Kind of a Crappy Day!

I usually try to be positive and have a happy outlook on life but I'm not gonna lie, today sucked! Everyone was so cranky at work, which we all had a right to be, because the vice president, the trainer, and another chick from our main credit union office came and cleaned everything but they moved everything without telling us where it went and that is so frustrating, it was fine the way it was before but apparently the people who work for SunWest have nothing better to do than micro-manage us all to DEATH! I am so glad I get to quit when I start nursing school, cause I have definitely made my mind up about that. So I guess it does make these bad days a little easier because the end is in sight. I just hate that I have a job that I don't love, every day I wake up and absolutely dread I going to work, so hopefully the next job I have I will love and be excited to do. Sorry about all the negative stuff, guess I just needed to vent a little! But I hope that life is good for everyone and if you ever need someone to vent to, call me! I know how you feel!

I was the opposite of this today! haha

The BIG 2-1!

Well, I'm officially an adult now! I turned 21 today and it has been such a good birthday so far! My mom was down for a training on Thursday and Friday so she took me shopping and to dinner, so it was cool to get to spend it with her, and its cool to celebrate your birthday for like a week! Yesterday we went floating down the Salt River(probably the first time of many this summer, its so fun!) After we got done there, we came home and got ready and went to a comedy club called Jesterz, It was amazing, and I laughed so hard. It is an improv thing so they don't rehearse anything and it makes it even that much funnier! We got done with that around 11:30 and what is the one thing you have to do when you turn 21? Hello, gamble... just kidding but I decided I wanted to be sinner and try it just because I could, so we stopped at Casino Arizona and we had to wait a few minutes outside the door until midnight. There was a security guard at the door checking I.D.'s and so I went up and handed her mine and said, "That just happened a minute ago!" Pointing to the date where it said I was 21. She laughed and said she was wondering why we were waiting outside the door, and then she said she wouldn't have let me in until midnight! It was hilarious, but then we went into the casino and there was NOT ONE slot machine open! We walked around the whole place trying to find one and there were even lines behind some of them, it was ridiculous... I can't believe that many people are like hard core gamblers! So we gave up and went and bought a lottery ticket! This birthday has been so awesome so we are gonna eat cake later ( I decided I get the real, sugary kind on my birthday!) But I have a good feeling that my 21st year is gonna be an AMAZING one!