Intense Update..

There hasn't been too much to report on lately. So, I guess we'll start (by month) what's been going on in my life.

June.

The beginning of June my brother and I packed up and left way too early, and journyed up to Idaho and Utah. My brother is attending BYU-Idaho in the Fall (September) so we went up there and found his housing. It was a fun trip, and we were able to see a lot of friends while up there. Chris stayed with one of his former mission companions, and I stayed with a friend from Lincoln, who is now an adorably married for one year :)

We than headed onto Utah, and saw our stepgrandparents. We stayed with them for about one week. We had a lot of new adventures, and fun things were had. My brother and I went to go to Mt. Timpanogious, and it ended up being closed. So, on the way back down the windy, scary mountain road, we stopped at a beautiful waterfall to take pictures, and we ended up climbing it. It was really fun. We also had a moose run in front of us. We hit Park City Outlet Mall up. It was amazing, and I am now in love with those chain of outlet stores!! I of course had to do SOME shopping (I am a girl after all) I soon found out that they have designer stores mixed in there, so we went and checked them out. I got my first pair of Tommy Hilfiger flip-flops (they were suppose to be sold at a regular store for $45. Got em for $12.00) and 3 fossil watches (only one face, but 3 different bands) for $50.00 for everything! I am absoutly in love with the Fossil store!

We were also able to go do a session at the Salt Lake Temple. It was amazing. I love that Winter Quarters temple is so close to my home, and that is the temple that I have grown up going to. But I LOVE being able to go to different temples, and doing baptism sessions there. Every time I got to a different one (well, I've only ever been to Nauvoo for another one) it's a wonderful feeling. It wasn't at all what I expected, time wise. I was a bit early, and I was expecting to have to wait until 7:00 ( I got there at about 6:45ish) but nope- they sent me straight through as an individual! So, I was done with my session before my brother had even started his. So, while he was doing his thing, I walked across the street and checked out Deseret Book (for like the 100th time since we had been there) and grabbed a missionary prep book and Preach My Gospel for a prep for my mission. Can never start prepping too soon right? :) And, although we loved the mountains, the overall feel of Utah, we had to go home. Neither one of us wanted to leave, it was actually really hard.

When we got back- the search for a job was back on! I had a few interviews, but nothing looked TOO promising. I prayed a lot, and hoped with all my heart that I would be able to find SOMETHING, anything. And than I was offered a job at Carters Outlet Store in Gretna, Nebraska. The best part of it is that I get a 25% discount on everything (even Clearance) That's my favorite part. I am enjoying it very much so far.

I found out that one of my best friends that I grew up with, is pregnant. I was able to go with her to her first ultrasound since her fiance was working. It was amazing, and the little guy is so tiny. I am excited for her and her fiance.

Another major milestone that I made was I started going to the Singles Ward! I was a bit weery of going, but after much persuasion from my brother, I finally decided to make the plunge. And boy am I glad that I did! I absoutly LOVE the ward! The people there are great, and the Bishop is awesome. It is so much more relaxed than my home ward. I love being able to relate to the women better in Relief Socity. None of us have kids, we're all college students just trying ot stick to our values and make it through. We're all kind of in the same boat :) A little funny things to illistrate: in between Sacrament Meeting and Sunday School I checked my facebook ( I know, I know- bad Mormon, whatever) In sacrament meeting, the Bishop had given a parable as part of his talk. Well, I put something that he said as my facebook status. Here's how it went:

Kaylin (My sister): Why are you on facebook while at church and why did your BISHOP comment on it while HE shouldn't be on facebook either??

Me: Um...well, you see.....I follow by example? I mean, if the bishop is doing it......

Yah..that didn't go over very well, but now it's something we laugh about. I swear that my sis is anti-facebook, anti-texting (it's hilarous to watch her try and text off of my touch screen phone though)

My baby niece turned two on the 25th of June. I can't believe that she's that big already! She's trying so hard to be independant and such a little person. It has truly been a joy to get to cuddle her, laugh with (and at, sometimes) teach her different things, rock her to sleep, feed her. It's just been such a joy. Before Lindsay, I wasn't really comfortable around kids. But now, I will do the stupist things just go keep the kid happy, and I am most definatly comfortable around kids now.

I am excited to welcome my nephew into the world hopefully sometime soon. He's gonna be such a little stud :)

I have been sick with some sort of awful virus as of late. Tuesday night I was at the store with my sister, and I got really hot. When I got home I took a shower, and layed down and read a book for a little bit. I took my temp, and boy was it high! Took some tylenol, thought I'd be good, but I had another thing coming! I was so stinking sick. I had a high fever all night, finally got about 2 hours of sleep around 4am. Than the next morning I got up and called my family doctor. I was super dizzy, had a headache, was nasueated, and had the fever. So they got me in pretty much right away. I was then sent to the hospital, where they kept my outpatient and had to do an IV because I was so dehydrated. My doctor wanted to keep me outpatient, and told me she could do that as long as my fever stopped spiking up and down. Well, luckily it did! I was able to go home about 3 hours after I was admitted on the infusion floor. It really wasn't the best experience I've had at a hospital.

I was also diagnosed with Endermetreosis right before we left for Utah. I have been on various medications, but none of them have worked- so it looks like the next step is to do surgery, which that will most likely take place in July, or August. It's a quick recovery, and if we time it right, I wont have to take any time off work at all.

I was going to take a few classes at the college here during the summer, but my financial aid came back and said they wouldn't pay for any summer classes. Kinda dissapointing, but I'll just work till Fall and I start up on the Academic year again. Major? Ha. Who the heck knows. Running List: Counseling, Social Work, Nursing, Journalism, Radiology, High School English Teacher, Music Teacher. My problem is I KNOW I can do Journalism and teach english, because (totally not cocky or bragging or anything) I am really good at english. I can write (and have written) some pretty amazing things. In fact, I've even won an award for a poem. But I want something that will challenge me, something I love. Social Worker's are poor. But I think that might be what I REALLY want to do. But I love music too. So I guess we'll see. I mean, I have like 3 years to REALLY decide what to do, right? So, this summer I will be working part time at Carters, and then helping my siser with the little man and the little lady.

Well, congratulations if you got through all of that and thanks for sticking with me through that ordeal :) I think that was the majority of an update on my life (or the good stuff anyway) Overall, I dont think I can complain that much. I am (half-way) healthy, I have a wonderful family, am extremely blessed with the Gospel, have a roof over my head, food in the fridge and my car always has gas in it. What more could I ask for?

I'm going to end with a few scriptures that I LOVE. They have helped me lately.

D&C 122:7-8 " (7) And if thou shouldst be cast into the apit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep, the the billowing surge conspire agains't thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness; and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open wide the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and be for thy good. (8)The Son of man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?"