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I've been thinkin a lot lately

Is it just me, or does anyone ever have those days where you just MISS people? You miss them so much you just cry? I miss a lot of people.

I miss all my old friends I lost because of stupid pointless drama, boys, and things you shouldn't lose someone you love over. I miss all the people that have died. I really miss my Grandma Nielsen. She's been in my mind a lot the past year for some reason. Sometimes I like to think she's my guardian angel, and she's always with me! I miss any friends/acquaintances that have died. I Miss Ron Brown. I miss dancing on the beach with him, and racing him to go get towels! I miss my Grandpa Joe..so much. I Miss our "every other week" drives up to Idaho to go visit him. I miss him telling his stories and telling us to go get a lollipop. "One for now, and one for later!" I miss my family that I don't get to see very often, for all of the people that don't live close to me. I miss my sister. She is SUCH a huge role model to me. I miss Chad. He was.. such a strong person. I miss Brandon. He's my best friend, and it sucks not having him here to give me a hug and have him assure me that everything is going to be okay. I miss being a kid. I miss those days where you didn't have a care in the world, because all that mattered was your best friend across the street, school, and spending time with your parents. When you're a kid, you agree and have the same morals as your parents. Sometimes I make my own opinion that is different from my parents, but soon learn they are right anyways. I sometimes wonder why when we're kids we're so eager to grow up, but once we grow up, we want to be a kid again.

I guess i've just been thinking a lot. I can't keep "missing" things or people. My favorite talk EVER is by President Monson. http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,89-1-947-26,00.html I encourage all of you to read this. Because if we don't find joy in the journey now, we won't be happy. Don't grieve over the past, and don't look for the future, find joy in the present.

Homecoming 2009!

Meet my date Chase..i've never met someone so funny


Sometimes it bothers me to have to "look pretty.." so i pull faces.


Fanciest Coursage corsage, however you spell it..i've ever had!


me and the boys!!



hahahahhaaa

me & chase

I was really sad to have my mom..not be there ): She usually does all the hard work for me.

They loved getting their picture with me!

THe CIRCUS!

me & chase again!

I was just..angered...NOT

Soo..this is my favorite one. The yearbook photographer came around taking pictures, so I got in the back of like 5 or 6 different couple pictures. This was my favorite (:

Hey Everyone!

Can anyone help me out? By September 30th, I need to sell 15 tickets, and I have sold none! I am doing a "junior miss" thing! IT's kind of like Miss Teen. The tickets are sold at $5.00 a piece, and the show will be held on October 29, 2009! I am very nervous, and I don't know what I'm even doing! But if you guys could help me out by buying tickets and comin to support me, that'd be just great!
Let me know by texting me or just making a comment on this blog!
Thanks again!
-Bob.

I love All Of YOU!!

I just wanted to take a little bit of time to say how thankful I am for every single one of you. Every single one of my family members, distant or not. My friends, family, and even those who randomly show up in my life for one reason or another.
I recently had the "urge" to text one of my friends.
Amanda: What's up?
Adrian (a guy): Oh, if you're trying to find Adrian, he has been on his mission for a little while now, this is brother and I now have his cell phone.

Something made me keep talking to him. He was very friendly, he's a Sophomore in High School, and he was going through a rough time. He needed advice, he needed to vent, and I helped him through it. Later that night, he texted me sayin, "If you wouldn't have texted me that night, if you wouldn't have been there for me, or been "THAT" friend, did you know I was planning on killing myself?"

It hit me. Hard. I had been praying to God that I can help someone in need. He had praying to God he could be helped. Then at Church that week, I learned that you can sometimes find God through other people. IT was simply amazing!

I love my family so much. I've been having a lot of bad dreams, making me so scared something may happen to someone. I can only hope and pray that it wont. But just incase this might be the last day for any one of you, I wanted to say how much I love you.

I love my dad for making me laugh my brains out when I don't even want to smile. For working SO HARD just to support our family.

I love my mom for sacraficing a lot just to pay for my lessons, to help me out with something, and to give me the advice I know is right about truly anything.

I love Krista for being the funny sister, I want to turn out just like.

I love Jake for giving me some missionary advice, or dating advice

I love Rachel for being the best example to me and knowing I can trust her about anything.

I love David for just being my brother. Though I don't talk to him as much as I would love to, I know that he is an amazing father to Joe and obviously an amazing brother.

I love all of my friends that are there for me through the hard times. God sends us trials to make us stronger. Thank you to ALL OF YOU for being there for me. For making me realize what truly matters in my life.

Stressed Much?

The picture I wanted to post won't work, so to see what Picture i was GOING to post..click on this link.

http://jclcitservices.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/hair-out-714605.jpg
So, for one of my classes, we took a stress test. MINE WAS SO HIGH!
I have something literally every day, plus all these college classes that I suck at! I'm not smart enough for college yet, and I don't understand anything in math class!
I have something going every day.
Sunday-the free day that I can't go anywhere. Church, homework, bed.
Monday-School, work, Harp, Piano, Homework.
Tuesday-School, Officer Meeting, work, Youth Court, Youth City Council, Homework, Bed.
Wednesday-School, Work, Homework, call people for activities in Youth Council & Court.
Thursday-School, Work, Volleyball, Homework, Bed.
Friday-School, Work, Tailgating parties I have to handle for being a stupid officer before the football games!!
Saturday-usually work all day, or do something extremely pointless.

On top of all this, I have an internship I have to complete and a lot of responsibilities in my service groups and a bunch of other things I have to do.
It SUCKS.
I was talking to my mom's friend Shauna, and she said, "You need to have time for yourself! And have an "Amanda day." I can't imagine how nice that'd be! Go shopping, maybe buy myself a new pair of white pants I want or something. wow.
I guess Senior year wasn't what I expected it to be.
All it is is stress, and anger.
):

SEPTEMBER 3RD, 2009!!

Today i'm going to celebrate. It's been one year since my cute little missionary left..on his mission (: I miss him terribly.

It's a good dayyyy!!

kinda..

HALF WAY THROUGH.

lovely.

Summer of Oh-nine?

me and shelbi being goof balls


The Fray and Jack's Mannequin concert! look how close we were! we had to zoom out! not in!

Scariest Hike of my life with shelbi.

fun hike and perty lake with sid!

me, shelb, and katrina..i love these girls!

Isn't it Funny?!

I had to post something up here because I think it's hilarious.
It's funny when people make rude and degrading remarks towards another person, but really..they are trying to make themselves feel better about themselves.
I've noticed over the past couple months a lot of people acting like this. It's so funny.
I especially just LOVE IT when the people who are degrading you, are the people who should really have your back. There was this one time when someone was being SO RUDE to me, of course i just laughed it off because they're a complete idiot anyways..but the only time they have ever been nice to me, was at a funeral.
I don't know..i guess this is a little journal entry.
Over the past couple months, i've also been thinking about how many people i've lost in my life. I keep on finding out about people i've known that have passed away. It breaks my heart sometimes to see that someone i loved..took his own life because he didn't think he was loved. It kind of makes me blame myself a little bit. It's been a wake-up call to me to know somebody could be gone from me tomorrow. Tomorrow is NOT promised to anybody..young, or old alike. Don't you think, if you're jealous of somebody's clothes, or body, or anything about them..you should compliment them instead of making rude remarks towards them, and attempting to make them look stupid? They could be gone from you tomorrow. And..you're just setting yourself up. Think about it lately..because you NEVER know when somebody is going to be gone from you.

What's your Vote?

I know by the time all of you look at this, it will probably be too late. That's why I shouldn't have blog. haha. BUT..i've been feeling a lot better over the past few days! Earlier today I had a really bad nautious feeling, took a nap, and BAM! i'm all better! I'm even thinking on going swimming! The only thing left after swollen glands, back ache, freezing, fever, throwin up, grossness, runny nose, really sore throat, is my cough.
Youth Conference is tomorrow morning.
You say i go or i don't? I want to go soo bad! AND..it's here in the valley, so if I feel sick, my mommy can come and pick me up. There's another plus!

dont break my heart (:

Jealousy Much??

While I was at EFY, my parents were in Canada. But before that, they flew to Washington. Guess what they did in Washington? Went and ate lunch with Brandon! .. again! I was so jealous. They like sent me pictures of him, and he got to send me a text, but it was sort of sad. I think they like to rub it in my face.

Hey, at least Grandpa Nielsen approves!!

mm..good lookin!

These Past Couple Weeks

Week One:
I was really really sick! Went to the doctor, and she said I had a couple ear infections. so..I got some medication. for the next week, i was good!

Week Two:
EFY! It was such a good experience! I learned a lot from it! It was extremely sad saying goodbye to all my friends, though.

Week Three:
Sick again. Doctor again.
FLU!!
Wash your hands often
Take daily vitamins
It's going around like crazy!

My Pet Peeve..? Peave? Peeeeve? whatever..

I just thought i'd share a little FREAKING PET PEEEEEAAAVE of mine (:
by the way..i have no idea how to spell peave
I hate when people party on the weekends, **SEX DRUGS AND ALCOHOL!!**
and then..
at Sunday the next day,
they're passing the sacrament!
or giving a spiritual talk.
or..giving their advice to people who are struggling with feeling the spirit.
It bugs me SO BAD.
Do you know what they're called..
sunday mormons!
aaghhhg.
they always get away with everything and then the next day at church the bishop just brags about how good of a kid they are. Do you know people like that?
Or the people that go to the temple every week, but on vacation get drunk..because "it's okay to drink on a vacation! we're on vacation, live a little."
it has bothered me for the longest time.
i don't keep a journal, and i had to get it out. haha. goodnight.

Ahh...

as i came home tonight, i told my mom something.
k..
i've ALWAYS wanted to kiss in the rain. First, i'd always want to kiss at all, then in a car, then..upside down..but i haven't kissed in the rain yet. IT HAS TO BE THE RIGHT PERSON.
i decided that i..
am going to
WAIT FOR MARRIAGE
because then..i'll regret it.
waiting to kiss in the rain is just as important to me as saving myself for marriage at this point.
i will save my lips in the pouring rain until i'm married

Missionaries

Missionaries cost you so much money in order to please them.

I just spent my whole paycheck.


and am NOT happy about it.


GOLLY GEE

The Bachelorette

This is NOT a very good looking picture of Michael on the Bachelorette. But, he is my favorite! I like laughed at him the whole time because he's so funny. and he's extremely hot. maybe not in this picture, but it's all i could find! (:
Hopefully everyone is watching it, because there are some FINE MEN on there!! haha

OH MY HECKINS.

I forgot.
Mother's Day was also very good because it was missionary day.
I got talk to RACHEL!
woot!
she only cried when she talked to me. YEAH. do you know what that means? she loves me and misses me more than anyone else in this world (:
and..
i also talked to brandon.
it was cool
but he's kind of weird now.
JOY!

Mother's Day

I'm almost a week late. HOORAH! But yeah..
dear mommy,
i love you.
you are the cheese to my macaroni.
the peanut butter to my jelly.
the best to my friend. hah.
the chocolate to my hot chocolate (:
the end to my start.
the bed for my body.
the horn to my unicorn.
and best of all...the glasses to my blindeye.
Happy Mother's Day.
I love you..more than you even KNOW!
You sure do a lot for me. A little too much..except buy me more clothes..that I hope I get..whenever those jeans come in.
ANYWAYS..I do love you. and I hope you have an amazing rest of my life, and look forward to having you wake me up tomorrow morning.
good day.

Rest In Peace, Ron!

Ronald Howard Brown 10/13/1948 ~ 5/06/2009 Ronald Howard Brown (Ron) passed away May 6, 2009. Ron was born October 13, 1948, to Keith Chapin and Geneva Burdett Brown in Salt Lake City, UT. Ron has a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and was welcomed home from his journey on this earth into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ. Ron was loved by all who knew him and he will be greatly missed. We know we will be with him again. Ron was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served an honorable mission in the New Zealand South Mission from 1967 to 1969. He and Kathy served in the Family Home Evening program at the Utah State Prison for seven years where he was privileged to establish three of their branches. Ron married Kathleen Hooton, his high school sweetheart, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on March 18, 1970. Together they have four children; David, Kassy, Emily and Courtney and 11 grandchildren. One of Ron's greatest attributes was his sense of humor and quick wit. He lived life to the fullest and loved it. He enjoyed travelling the world, scuba diving, riding wave runners and wake boarding. His last adventure was sky-diving to celebrate his 60th birthday. Most of all, Ron loved to golf and vacation in Laguna Beach, CA with his family. He loved his grandchildren with all of his heart; they adore him and will greatly miss him. Ron attended Olympus High School and graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Business. He worked in the furniture and floor covering industry for 39 years, 26 of which were with his father at Brown Distributing Company. The past 11 years he worked as a Representative for Mohawk Industries. He was a great salesman and even better friend to his associates. Integrity was everything to him. He is preceded in death by his parents; Keith and Geneva Brown. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; his four children, Dave (Kathryn) Brown, Kassy Brown Buehner, Emily (Chris) Koplin and Courtney (Mike) Golder, also his 11 grandkids; Paige, Morgan, Eliza, Rachel, Chloe, Olivia, Ethan, Isaac, Davis, Noah and Amelia. He is also survived by his siblings, Judy, Dennis, Marcy, Barb, and Shelly.



one time, ron was like, "Hey manda, do you know where the towels are?" i'm like, "Yeah, they're over there i'll go get ya one.."
He's like, "No i'll go get it it's fine."
I said, "No! I'm going to go get it!"
He's like, "Not before I do!"
So he ran as fast as he could, a 60 year old IN SHAPE GUY!! and i ran as fast as i could. He went on one side of the pool i ran on the other side of the pool, and he almost beat me...almost. this picture is my favorite! coming back..from our race.



Ron & Roach dancin on the beach!



Me & Ron dancin on the beach!

We got the opportunity to go on 2 trips with Ron Brown! He was the funniest person that has ever walked the face of this earth, and I will NEVER forget him. I came home from school one day and my mom said, “Someone had something really bad happen to them today.” I could tell from the look in her eyes was something wrong. She had told me that Ron had a stroke, and was brain dead. I was heart broken! I didn’t have a huge complete relationship with him, but I felt I knew him very well just from the vacations we went on with him! In Mexico, I was so excited to go to all the little activities we had all planned out just to see Ron, because of his sense of humor. He is the happiest and funniest guy I’ve ever met! When I found out the news, I went straight to my room, and just cried my eyes out. It just seemed as if all the GOOD people on Earth have to leave, never the BAD. I didn’t really understand. But I soon realized, why am I crying? RON would want me to be happy! Because he was constantly making me happy! He had a really big impact on my life, as he did with probably hundreds of others. I just don’t know where I’d be without this church. I would be so lost! I am so happy I can see my friends and family again. It makes everything so much better. I can’t wait until I walk through the gates, and see my Grandpa Joe, picking corn! And I’ll FINALLY get to play him the “angel eyes” song on the piano! Or my Grandma Nielsen makin tapioca pudding! Finally getting the chance to read her the book she always wanted me to read. Or even Chad, with his missionary scriptures! Ron..crackin a joke just to get a smile at me. My other friends, family I’ve lost..I can’t wait. IT’s hard when you lose someone, but it’s that much better when you know you’ll see them again!
Rest in Peace, Ron.

Prom 2009!

I had a B L A S T at Prom this year! For my high school Prom, it wasn't fantastic because my date wasn't the most "mormon" kind of guy, if you know what I mean? But I still had fun at the dance. And for Juan Diego Prom, I liked da guy! It was soo much fun, and I think High School is going by WAAAY too fast. I look back and it feels like yesterday I was so innocent in 7th grade! I hate how time is flying by so fast, and don't look forward to graduating!



Terrible Picture! haha But..Juan Diego Prom!

I had to take a picture of my hair, and Shelbi got one at the perfect time!

Color :]

Black and White

Alta Prom!!

My shoes. DOn't you love them?

Mi Dress...

Close up!

Finally!!

the girls!

Good news! So..I had an interview to be an officer for the 2009-2010 school year for fccla and guess what?
I GOT IT!
lucky me, eh? that's something to blog about! FINALLY!

Vote for Chris Bylund

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Monster Jam

Chris and I went to the Monster Jam last night at the Energy Solutions Arena..it was fun. Ha.

Our New Makeovers.

TYLER AND I GOT MAKEOVERS THIS WEEK. some of them are before the makeover. and the more "pretty" ones are the results. Let me know what you think. I really feel like a new woman and feel truly beautiful inside and out. I couldn't be happier with myself.

He's not Gay.

Did any of you ever know I had a twin?

BEAVER 1, BEAVER ALL, LET'S CLIMB UP THE BEAVER WALL. (ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta) BEAVER 2 BEAVER 3, LET'S CLIMB UP THE BEAVER TREE (ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta) BEAVER 4 BEAVER 5 LET'S ALL DO THE BEAVER DIVE (ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta) BEAVER 6 BEAVER 7, LET'S ALL GO TO BEAVER HEAVEN (ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta) BEAVER 8 BEAVER 9, STOP! IT'S BEAVER TIME!! (TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA TA )



Since I was getting my makeover done, I really couldn't pick my nose.

The end results..Mike Lazowski

I'm going to eat you.





elf.

beginning.

BULGE.

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Someone mistaken for Jay Leno