My daddy

Is the greatest man alive. 

Everyone should be jealous because I have the best daddy in the world :) 

 

PCC Luau 2009

sometime in the 90's 

 

We love our 4-wheeling :)

Christmas break 2009-10

Alabama's Junior Miss 2009

Graduation 2009

Mauna Loa Nut Farm, Hawaii 2009 

Snowmobiling, Heber City, Thanksgiving Break 2010 

Dzibilchaltun Mayan Ruins, Merida, Mexico, 2005

 

Appalachian trail, Thanksgiving 2006 

The Cove Atlantis, Nassau, Bahamas 2008

Yellowstone National Park 2008

Diamond Head, Waikiki, HI 2009

My daddy is one of my biggest role models.  

We are so much alike, and that becomes more evident as I get older.

He is the epitome of a hard worker.

He encourages me to do the same, to do things that are tough. 

He always knows just what to say.

He picks out the perfect birthday cards -

some of my most prized possessions.

He forgives me when I accidentally put on mint chapstick around him :)

He shares his Oreo's and Matza's with me.

He lets us tease him about not smiling in pictures.

He gives me advice on cars.

He inspired my choice in careers.

He supports me in all that I do.

He is true to his word.

He is so many more things - 

but most importantly,

He loves me. 

He is my daddy

and I love him. 

Happy Birthday Daddy :)

Its a beautiful winter morning

I woke up to inches upon inches of beautiful white snow.

For the first time in my life I am experiencing a REAL winter! 

 

Kelly and I are going to go sledding :)

Why did the chicken cross the road?

No idea. 

But I feel a bit like a chicken, 

scared to death about what's coming.

. 

Lets hope that I am successful, 

and can make it to the end of this week. 

Mormon Messages { Our True Identity }

I love President Uchdorf's comments.

They are so true, but often so easy to forget. 

I constantly have to remind myself of these words.

Who I am and why I am here. 

I have read my PB more in the past month than all of last year.

Though I often get discouraged about things, 

I know He has a plan for me.  

I know that He loves me unconditionally.

If I do my absolute best, 

He will not let me fail.

Our God is an INCREDIBLE being.

He has infinite love for us individually.

He knows us better than we even know ourselves.

We must trust in his plan, 

go and do with faith,

and stand right back up when we fall. 

He will be there with us every step of the way.

He wants us to come home. 

He wants to embrace us, 

to say well done.

Don't forget where you came from, 

why you are here, 

and what you have a chance to return to.

Remember you are greatest when you walk with God.

To Become Like Him

To Become Like Him

Jenny Phillips

You look around you 

And you wonder 

If you'll ever measure up

In this world it seems 

You may never be enough

Don't let anyone 

Convince you that it's true

So much beauty 

Lives inside of you

You are enough

Just look up

Remember you are greatest

When you walk with God

When his light is in your eyes

You are truly strong

You don't have to prove your beauty

In the eyes of men

You are divine within

You were sent here to become like him

When you’re uncertain 

Of a place you hold in who you are inside

He will share with you 

Your part in his design

Seek for his meekness

Seek to emulate his light

And you will feel him

Always by your side

You have his love

Just look up

Remember you are greatest 

When you walk with God

When his light is in your eyes

You are truly strong

You don't have to prove your beauty

In the eyes of men

You are divine within

You were sent here to become like him

Holiness

Love

Good works 

Mercy

To be like him

Charity

Hope

Truth 

And Wisdom

To be like him

Remember you are greatest 

When you walk with God

When his light is in your eyes

You are truly strong

You don't have to prove your beauty

In the eyes of men

You are divine within

You were sent here to become like him

You were sent here to become like him.

Mormon Messages { What Matters Most }

What I need to do right now...

Wonderful Weather

its been beautiful in Provo.
I didn't even have to wear long sleeves to school today!
Sunday, Kelly and I went to the park : )

 

 

logically...

....my life lately has been dedicated to logic gates

I think I am finally prepared for my ECEn exam. 

 

my notes sheet. 

Mormon Messages { Continue in Patience }

We watched this in my LDS Marriage and Family class today.

A nice change of pace

This weekend was the perfect remedy for a bad attitude and poor spirits.

Friday:
Dinner at Los Hermanos with Kelly
Laser Tag at Laser Assault - SO MUCH FUN
(I dominate BTW)
Games after at my apartment

Saturday: 

Hawaiian practice from 6 - 10

Kneaders and Walmart with Kelly

Music rehearsal

Rented the BEST apartment for next year

BYU v. Utah basketball game

J Dawgs with Michelle Kelly and Seth

Anti-Valentines party 

best idea.  We watched sappy movies, threw wads of tissues at the lovey-dovey parts,

 ate icecream and broken heart shaped cookies, and wrote hate valentines 

all while relaxing with pillows and blankets in our pj's. 

Sunday: 

Church - REALLY good meetings, especially Sacrament meeting.

Sang Come Thou Fount in Sacrament with octet 

Oh it was so good. you missed out if you weren't there.

Visit taught

Went to the park with Kelly - it was a BEAUTIFUL day

Cooked a delicious meal: 

     - baked macaroni and cheese

     - BBQ pulled pork

     - salad

Skyped Kylie in Hawaii

Baked and decorated 4 dozen cookies, and prepared dough for another 4-5 dozen

Ward prayer

Game night at my apartment!

On top of all this fun, I was actually able to get a lot of school work done, as well as my summer research program application!

Thank you everyone for making my spirits brighter : )

Mormon Messages { Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time }

cannot wait

until April. 

My birthday weekend. 

Easter weekend. 

and something exciting which I can't say;

for some special people don't know about it yet : ) 

In this race alone

found out, 

out of 530 undergrads studying electrical and computer engineering at BYU

there are only 33 women.

1 in 1000 of the people at BYU. 

And I am one of them : )

Its here!

I turned my blog into a book :)
its a little memory book of 2010
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Studying in the fort

our new favorite hideout :)
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Pizookie's and P90X

 

 

A perfect juxtaposition of the good things in life : )

on the plus side

My Pelican 1060 Microcase came in the mail today

which means that this puppy is safe traveling to school with me : )

 

Sick

for the first time in years.

.

a journal entry for New Testament...

Matthew 16

I really enjoy Matthew chapter 16, especially the second half. Christ says to the Apostles, “But whom say ye that I am?” He knows what the world thinks about him, but he wants to know what his followers think. Who is Jesus Christ to them. Who is Jesus Christ to me? Do I fully understand who he is for me personally? Do I take the time every day to strengthen that relationship that should be supreme? Jesus Christ is my SAVIOR. He gave his life for ME. He took upon him every sin and pain that I will ever create or feel so that I do not have to. He knows me better than I know myself. He is the ultimate friend. He is my older brother. I am ashamed at the little amount of time I spend devoted to him, thanking him for everything he has provided for me and supported me with. How can I be so ungracious? How do I not see the magnitude of his compassion every single moment of my life? He has infinite love for me, and I can’t even remember to get on my knees every morning and night to thank him. I cannot remember to do the small simple things that he has asked of me in return. How selfish can I be? And even being selfish, he is not mad at me. He is hurt, and yearns for me to talk to him and strengthen that relationship, but he forgives me as soon as I ask for it.

The savior goes on to say, “whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.” ... “For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” The way I am going, how much am I going to lose if all I focus on is my school, my career? How absorbed am I going to let myself get before I realize what a terrible mistake I have made? I have always been selfish – and perhaps that is just the natural man, but I feel I have been especially selfish. I have always wanted to be the best I could be. I took the hardest classes, participated in the most exclusive choirs and shows, worked the most prestigious jobs; I loved every minute of it. They were good things, even great things to be participating in. But were they the best? Has my life become a check list? A competition against myself to prove that I can do whatever I put my mind to? I applied to MIT because I wanted to prove that I could go if I wanted to. I want to go to grad school, and potentially get my PhD; but why do I want to? Is it really going to help my career that much? Am I ever going to use it? Or do I just want to be able to say that I have my doctorate in Biomedical Engineering? I don’t really know. I have to make sure that I have my priorities in line. Grad school, and a fabulous career are wonderful things. But I have to make sure that I am okay with giving them up if they are not the BEST choice for my life at that point in time. I need to always remember the gifts that I have been given and where they come from. I cannot take advantage of them. They are GIFTS. They did not just come to me by chance, but I must use them for the right reasons in the right ways.  I have to focus first and foremost on the BEST things for my life.  I have to refocus on the Savior, on his work and his gospel.  If I can lose myself in his work, than I will find myself and accomplish more than I ever could on my own.

thought