Women's Conference 2011

EM GEE!! I LOVED Women's Conference this last Saturday (24). It was so inspiring and, let's be honest, it actually held my attention this time...and that was on a full stomach too! With all of the messages conveyed to us I have to say the President Uchtdorf's was definitely my favorite! As a Latter-Day Saint there are so many things that we are commanded to do. This talk was amazing because they are things that one doesn't normally think about in their hectic day-to-day lives. Thank you President Uchtdorf for your wonderful talk! It was something I definitely needed to hear! I can't wait for more messages next week in General Conference!

For those of you who missed the talk, click to read a summary of President Uchtdorf's talk: Five Things to Forget Not.

Guilty Pleasure

I have recently discovered my new guilty pleasure. I always thought that I wasn't really into all of the material stuff and all that jazz. However, looking back at all of my purchases this year, I've been quite the spender with one particular item: shoes. How freaking cliche is that?! Unfortunately, it's true. There are quite a few pairs of shoes that I have bought this year. They aren't necessarily the traditional shoes. I'm not into high heels and those kinds of shoes that look nice but are secretly out to destroy your feet. No, I'm more into the sportsy shoes. This year alone I have bought Nike flip-flops, Reebok Realflex running shoes, Toms, Hawaiin sandals, Chacos, and Vibram Toe Shoes. Seriously, it's like I'm on a freaking shoe binge...if any of you have any cures for my shoe-mania, I will appreciate any comments.

Remembering September 11, 2001

Can you believe it's been 10 years already? I certainly can't. I remember I was in 4th grade and I had walked into Mrs. Adams' classroom and she had it on the television. I don't remember much, but I remember everyone was just as morose as could be. I came home and my mom had it on the t.v. and she was just beside herself. I looked on the footage and it showed things falling from the tower. I remember my mom saying "Those are people jumping from the towers." I couldn't believe it...

Mrs. Adams' 4th grade class

I am so proud to be an American. I am so grateful for those innocent men and women who gave their lives that fateful day 10 years ago. I support our troops and all of their efforts. Thank you to all of you who serve our country or those that have served in the past. GOD BLESS AMERICA.

Alan Jackson: Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning

The Lovely Jackson, Wyoming!!

Over Labor Day weekend my family headed up to Jackson, Wyoming. I drove separate with my mom so we could get a decent campsite. We found one early and spent most of the evening in Alpine waiting for the rest of the family. Dad, Jake, and Smallz rode with Grandma and Grandpa Freestone in their motorhome. Well, they blew a tire on their way so it took quite a while to get to the campground. They finally made it well after dark. We got all set up and settled in for the night. All of us kids decided to sleep in tents. Thankfully there were no bears! On Saturday morning we rafted the good ol' Snake River. A few weeks ago we rafted the Weber Riiver and my parents had so much fun they decided to buy their own raft.

It was SOO much fun!! I tried to throw Jake out of the raft, but it didn't work so hot. I also rode the bull through The Big Kahuna and didn't fall off this time :) We just chilled the rest of the day and Grandma and Grandpa Smith stayed in camp with us (they stayed in a hotel in Jackson).

 

 

On Sunday we all packed up and headed into Jackson for some shopping (yeah, we broke the Sabbath pretty bad on this vacation). We shopped around in the plaza by the arches made of horns and we went to Teton Village. We scored some EPIC swag!

 

 

 

 

We also went to the Bar-J Sunday night. They are SOOO funny! They all have amazing voices and are hilarious. For those of you who don't know who they are click here to learn more about them.

On Monday morning we rafted the river one more time before we finally headed home. Grandma Freestone came with us this time. Well, the water was so cold that we all had to squeeze into some wet-suits. This is only a small idea of how much fun we had trying to shimmy into those things:

 

 

We did lose Mollie once on our last trip, but we got her back into the raft with no problem. Grandma couldn't open her mouth to scream because she was afraid she would lose her dentures :) We made it home safely, and it is not a trip I will forget anytime soon :)