HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!
I am almost 21....haha Okay, @ 1:40 pm of this day...I will have been born for TWENTY ONE years!!! WOW! :o)
I hope everyone has a FANTASTIC day!!!! LOVE you!
-Lauren
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The State Fair of TEXAS...
What a GLORIOUS weekend! Seriously it was jam-packed with so much goodness!!! Friday night, The Cutting Edge Haunted House....talk about FREAKY!!! IT was so much fun. Except when Devin and I got raped by the nasty man with a chain saw....for real, he would put the chain saw up your butt....sick huh?
Saturday....oh saturday! The FAIR! It was sooo much fun!!! Correct me if you know otherwise, but I think the Texas fair is one of the biggest in the nation....because let's be honest, EVERYTHING is bigger in TEXAS! :o) Just kiddinnn. Anyway, I've met some GREAT new people and have been having such a blast with them. It's kind of bitter-sweet....I'm leaving in 2 months on a mission and just NOW I'm making so many good friends. Hopefully they'll be around when I get home! :o) Saturday night we went to the dance for the regional ysa conference...lame? haha jk, we had fun being there with eachother, then IHOP...and then... THE OFFICE! Holla!! and then...for some ODD reason Devin and I went with Tanner and Victor on Victor's route....ask me when we go home...go ahead, ask... 7:00 AM....Yes, my sisters were waking up for church when we were sneaking in. haha. We had a blast though!
Sunday was fun too! Seriously, this weekend was just so fantastic! Dev and I went to the Dallas 11th ward, to see what all the hype was about. It just has more people in it. :o) It was good though. Then we went to a fireside by Elder Fluckiger...he's a member of the 70. THEN we went back to Megan and Andrea's apt to watch Transformers....this part of the night was great. :o) If you know..then you know. Enough said. haha.
Okay, so you see? This was such a JAM-packed, action-filled weekend! It was sooo fun! AND this weekend is my birthday! Yes ladies and gents, I am turning TWENTY-ONE. It's SO weird! haha, there are zero official plans thus far, but I'm sure whatever goes down will be great!
Alright, here are some pictures from this weekend's goodness. Enjoy and send me some love.
Love always,
L
Saturday....oh saturday! The FAIR! It was sooo much fun!!! Correct me if you know otherwise, but I think the Texas fair is one of the biggest in the nation....because let's be honest, EVERYTHING is bigger in TEXAS! :o) Just kiddinnn. Anyway, I've met some GREAT new people and have been having such a blast with them. It's kind of bitter-sweet....I'm leaving in 2 months on a mission and just NOW I'm making so many good friends. Hopefully they'll be around when I get home! :o) Saturday night we went to the dance for the regional ysa conference...lame? haha jk, we had fun being there with eachother, then IHOP...and then... THE OFFICE! Holla!! and then...for some ODD reason Devin and I went with Tanner and Victor on Victor's route....ask me when we go home...go ahead, ask... 7:00 AM....Yes, my sisters were waking up for church when we were sneaking in. haha. We had a blast though!
Sunday was fun too! Seriously, this weekend was just so fantastic! Dev and I went to the Dallas 11th ward, to see what all the hype was about. It just has more people in it. :o) It was good though. Then we went to a fireside by Elder Fluckiger...he's a member of the 70. THEN we went back to Megan and Andrea's apt to watch Transformers....this part of the night was great. :o) If you know..then you know. Enough said. haha.
Okay, so you see? This was such a JAM-packed, action-filled weekend! It was sooo fun! AND this weekend is my birthday! Yes ladies and gents, I am turning TWENTY-ONE. It's SO weird! haha, there are zero official plans thus far, but I'm sure whatever goes down will be great!
Alright, here are some pictures from this weekend's goodness. Enjoy and send me some love.
Love always,
L
Thursday, October 18, 2007
The kids....
I seriously watch the CUTEST kids in the entire world. (Okay Jenni, Easton is one of the cutest kids in the entire world, it's true. but, I don't watch him.)But really...Jedd and Michelle Fowers made some darn cute babies! hahaha.
Here is Jackson holding Madeline on her blessing day.
Here is Jackson holding Madeline on her blessing day.
Here's me and Jackson...poor quality, I know, it was from a cell phone.
What cuties!!!!
I walked in the house for literally TWO minutes and came back out to this adorableness.....both of them SOAKED.
Just a picture I took of Jackson at the beginning of Summer.
Madeline and me. Cute baby huh???
Anyway, I just wanted to share the treasures I have 4 days of every week!!! I love them SOO much!! I also watch Kori, but she deserves her own page! :o) That will come soon.
Have a GREAT thursday!
-L
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
The Transformers....
Okay, have you seen Transformers yet? Seriously it ROCKS. I kinda wanted to see it when it first came out in theaters but then I lost the desire to see it. So...last week I went to the dollar theater and saw it with some friends and for real, it is soooo radical!!!
It has Shia LaBeouf in it...You know from Even Stevens?? He plays the main character Sam, who's car is a Transformer, Bumblebee.
Then of course there is a love interest....McKayla and Sam...they're such a hot couple.
THEN....there's Captain Lennox....also known as...(Jenni..you're going to love this...) Tad Hamilton. OR Josh Duhamel. He's sooooo fine.
Anyway, I just loved the story line. These alien robots, come to earth to SAVE the humans! There was great symbolism that I personally think, call me crazy, reflected the gospel. It was about self sacrifice and letting people make their own choices, hm...Plan of Salvation ringing any bells? So if you've seen it and think that's quite a stretch, that's fine. BUT I got a good feeling from the movie and thoroughly enjoyed it. We rented it already too. So...GO rent it from Blockbuster! It's great!
Hope everyone's week is fantastic.
Love,
Lauren
It has Shia LaBeouf in it...You know from Even Stevens?? He plays the main character Sam, who's car is a Transformer, Bumblebee.
Then of course there is a love interest....McKayla and Sam...they're such a hot couple.
THEN....there's Captain Lennox....also known as...(Jenni..you're going to love this...) Tad Hamilton. OR Josh Duhamel. He's sooooo fine.
Anyway, I just loved the story line. These alien robots, come to earth to SAVE the humans! There was great symbolism that I personally think, call me crazy, reflected the gospel. It was about self sacrifice and letting people make their own choices, hm...Plan of Salvation ringing any bells? So if you've seen it and think that's quite a stretch, that's fine. BUT I got a good feeling from the movie and thoroughly enjoyed it. We rented it already too. So...GO rent it from Blockbuster! It's great!
Hope everyone's week is fantastic.
Love,
Lauren
Thursday, October 11, 2007
The memories...
Some days go by that I really really wish I could be living exactly a year ago. What was going on a year ago in my life you ask?? I was attending Brigham Young University-Idaho for my 3rd GREAT semester. I was with some of the people that I love MOST and will always love the most. (Besides my family.) I just want to reminisce today.
I miss playing mafia with my best friends. I miss walking into my apartment with Jenni and Tiffany making burritos. I miss decorating our apartment for each holiday. Last year's Halloween decorations were SO amazing. I miss pranking our FHE brother's apartment and living in fear just waiting for them to get us back. I miss bathroom talks. I miss pulling our mattresses out in the living room and sleeping in. I miss watching Law and Order: SVU. I miss Jamba Juice. I miss laughing til I pee my pants. I miss having the BEST conversations in the world. I miss Rexburg in general. I miss driving to Horkleys with Bobbiejane everyday...okay, twice a day. I miss skipping class to sleep or go out with Bobbie...maybe I just miss skipping class. :) I really miss the friends that I made @ BYU-Idaho. I love them so much.
We are all at different places in our lives, some of us are on missions, so about to go on missions, some of us have gotten married, some are going to school, some are just trying to get through life, some just moved away, some of us have babies, or are going to have babies, some don't miss the rest of us, and some miss us every second of the day.
We each know that what we are doing is the right thing for ourselves. We were so blessed to be placed in eachother's lives our freshman year. What would we have done without eachother? I don't even like to think about it. All I know is that the Lord is very aware of me and my needs and placed these special people into my life at the PERFECT time. I needed them, they needed me, we all needed eachother. Together we developed friendships that REALLY will last us a lifetime. Some of us will marry eachother, some of us will kiss eachother (hehe) or already have, some of us will be in eachother's weddings. We will ALWAYS love and miss eachother.
I miss last fall. I miss it everyday. Thank God for the wonderful people that I met. I love them so so very much.
I miss playing mafia with my best friends. I miss walking into my apartment with Jenni and Tiffany making burritos. I miss decorating our apartment for each holiday. Last year's Halloween decorations were SO amazing. I miss pranking our FHE brother's apartment and living in fear just waiting for them to get us back. I miss bathroom talks. I miss pulling our mattresses out in the living room and sleeping in. I miss watching Law and Order: SVU. I miss Jamba Juice. I miss laughing til I pee my pants. I miss having the BEST conversations in the world. I miss Rexburg in general. I miss driving to Horkleys with Bobbiejane everyday...okay, twice a day. I miss skipping class to sleep or go out with Bobbie...maybe I just miss skipping class. :) I really miss the friends that I made @ BYU-Idaho. I love them so much.
We are all at different places in our lives, some of us are on missions, so about to go on missions, some of us have gotten married, some are going to school, some are just trying to get through life, some just moved away, some of us have babies, or are going to have babies, some don't miss the rest of us, and some miss us every second of the day.
We each know that what we are doing is the right thing for ourselves. We were so blessed to be placed in eachother's lives our freshman year. What would we have done without eachother? I don't even like to think about it. All I know is that the Lord is very aware of me and my needs and placed these special people into my life at the PERFECT time. I needed them, they needed me, we all needed eachother. Together we developed friendships that REALLY will last us a lifetime. Some of us will marry eachother, some of us will kiss eachother (hehe) or already have, some of us will be in eachother's weddings. We will ALWAYS love and miss eachother.
I miss last fall. I miss it everyday. Thank God for the wonderful people that I met. I love them so so very much.
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Monday, October 8, 2007
The call....
It came!!!!! Did you read that?! It CAME!!!! Ohhh myyy goshhh!!! I can't believe it!!! Saturday afternoon Devin (my best friend) and I were driving home from Grand Prairie...I turned on to my street and THERE HE WAS! The MAILMAN! I sped as fast as I could to the front of my house and ran to his truck...he said, "I sure hope that whatever you were looking for came today, because you sure were mad at me yesterday." I just said, "Haha! I do too! And no worries, I wasn't mad at you! I was mad at the whole mail situation!!" He handed me the mail...and there it was. THE glorious white envelope...addressed to me as, Sister Lauren Mari' Rasmussen. IT WAS HERE!!! I remained calm, but my insides were going crazy!! My dad came outside and stole my precious white envelope! He then attempted to lock me out of the house with my call inside..but don't you worry. I had a key! :o) So...we waited about 20 minutes so that I could at least look presentable when I opened my call. Haha, silly, I know. I'm sure you're sick of my rambling...and just really want to know where I'm going, right?? Okay, I'll get to it. We all gathered around and I had Jenni on the phone..(HOLLA) and I opened it!!!!!!!! Guess where I'm going?! Just guess!!!! It IS stateside....but probably the BEST stateside mission EVER!!!!! I am going to....drum roll please....the....Utah Salt Lake City TEMPLE SQUARE mission!!!!!!!! Can I get a WOOOOT WOOOOT!?!? Seriously, this is soooo exciting! When I read those words out loud everyone cheered!!!! Especially my dad, he was like..."YEAH!!! WOOO HOOO!!!" As if he were cheering for a football game or something. He knew I was going to Temple Square somehow...go figure. He told me that I've been planning on going on a mission before I was even thought of. I agree. :o) It just feels soo perfectly right. I know it's what I am supposed to do. I just can't believe that the Lord answered my prayers SO directly! This is somewhere I TRULY wanted to go!! It's sooo amazing. I can't believe it. I report to the MTC on December 19th. WOW!!!! Anyway, I really really am sooo thrilled to be able to serve my Heavenly Father. My mission consists of..Temple Square, The Conference Center, The Beehive House (Where Brigham Young lived), The Humanitarian Aid Center and Welfare Square...so I might be able to serve in all those different areas. PLUS for 4 months of my mission I get to go somewhere else and proselyte. That means actually go investigating to find people that need the gospel and spread the GOOD WORD to others!!! :o) Isn't this SOOO exciting?! I still can't believe it!!! Alright well, I don't feel soo good right now, my head hurts. I think I'm going to go to bed. Have such a great night.*loves*-Lauren
Friday, October 5, 2007
The beginning
Well helllllooooo!!! The only time I've ever really "blogged" is when Xanga used to be really big, and that was when I was in middle school and a little of high school, so it will be interesting to get into this again. My inspiration came from my dear dear friend, Jennifer Diane Jolley. I really love her and think she just might be my personal idol. haha. (Are you laughing Jenni??) This should be sooo fun.
Where do I start? How about my current life? My 21st birthday is in exactly 3 weeks from today. Being mormon, a girl and about to turn 21, I have made a decision to serve a mission for my church. Okay, not really for my church, for me, for the people I will serve and for my Heavenly Father. I know it's the right thing for me to do. My mission papers have been in for...23 days. TWENTY THREE DAYS! You must be thinking, "Shouldn't she have her call by now?" My thoughts exactly. I SHOULD have it. I could have receieved it on wednesday, but didn't. Thursday came, I was super convinced it would come, but...it didn't. Then today...friday, October 5th. TODAY was the day....I was on the phone with my mom when I saw the mail truck. My heart lept....so...I decided to be nice and greet the mail man at his truck. He then proceeded to hand me....3 bills, 2 junk mails, some magazine....and no mission call...I was still on the phone with my mom and sooo disappointed. I just want to know where I'm going to spend the next 18 months of my life!? Is that toooo much to ask? Haha. Okay, I'm not really mad, but the anxiety is getting to me. I know for a fact that it was sent on September 28th from Salt Lake City, Utah. SEVEN whole days to get somewhere in the United States....that's quite outrageous, no?? I was thinking that maybe General Conference had something to do with it....but hello, doesn't the First Presidency and the Apostles know the world revolves around me?? Just kidding...Jenni thinks that President Hinckley should announce my call to the world this weekend. Hehe...I am in agreeance. :o) Anyway, I have adjusted my attitude to this....I BETTER BE GOING SOMEWHERE SOOOO RADICAL! haha just kidding. I truly believe that there's a reason I haven't received my call yet. My dad doesn't get home til around 11 tonight and although I would have waited to open it til he was home, now I won't have to wait...assuming it will come tomorrow. I know the Lord knows what is going on and He knows me the best, so everything will be fine.
So, there's the mission call update, I hope you enjoyed! It was kind of rough writing this...for my invisible audience. No one knows I have a blog yet, but I hope to change that soon.
Have a blessed day,
L
Where do I start? How about my current life? My 21st birthday is in exactly 3 weeks from today. Being mormon, a girl and about to turn 21, I have made a decision to serve a mission for my church. Okay, not really for my church, for me, for the people I will serve and for my Heavenly Father. I know it's the right thing for me to do. My mission papers have been in for...23 days. TWENTY THREE DAYS! You must be thinking, "Shouldn't she have her call by now?" My thoughts exactly. I SHOULD have it. I could have receieved it on wednesday, but didn't. Thursday came, I was super convinced it would come, but...it didn't. Then today...friday, October 5th. TODAY was the day....I was on the phone with my mom when I saw the mail truck. My heart lept....so...I decided to be nice and greet the mail man at his truck. He then proceeded to hand me....3 bills, 2 junk mails, some magazine....and no mission call...I was still on the phone with my mom and sooo disappointed. I just want to know where I'm going to spend the next 18 months of my life!? Is that toooo much to ask? Haha. Okay, I'm not really mad, but the anxiety is getting to me. I know for a fact that it was sent on September 28th from Salt Lake City, Utah. SEVEN whole days to get somewhere in the United States....that's quite outrageous, no?? I was thinking that maybe General Conference had something to do with it....but hello, doesn't the First Presidency and the Apostles know the world revolves around me?? Just kidding...Jenni thinks that President Hinckley should announce my call to the world this weekend. Hehe...I am in agreeance. :o) Anyway, I have adjusted my attitude to this....I BETTER BE GOING SOMEWHERE SOOOO RADICAL! haha just kidding. I truly believe that there's a reason I haven't received my call yet. My dad doesn't get home til around 11 tonight and although I would have waited to open it til he was home, now I won't have to wait...assuming it will come tomorrow. I know the Lord knows what is going on and He knows me the best, so everything will be fine.
So, there's the mission call update, I hope you enjoyed! It was kind of rough writing this...for my invisible audience. No one knows I have a blog yet, but I hope to change that soon.
Have a blessed day,
L
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