My Soundtrack 

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Soundtrack of My Life:

 An American Girl, Trisha Yearwood. This is my theme song. Why you might ask? I remember driving around with my mom when I was little and this song would come on a lot and I feel like an 'All American Girl' and I will make it in my daddy's world.

Defying Gravity, Idina Menzel. I love this song! I am determined to Defy Gravity and accomplish all my goals even the ones that seem outrageous... like learning to surf! :P

When I get Where I’m Going, Brad Paisley. This song made this list because this is how I look at life sometimes. It may be hard right now, but the end result will be so worth it!

Don’t Stop Believin’, Glee. Reminds me of the faith that my mom has in me. She has always been my number one fan. Even when I screw up she is right there cheering me and and telling me to keep going. I have tried to make this song my personal motto, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. :D

What Might Have Been, Diamond Rio. I try not to think too much about "what might have been" but this song is on here because of the line 'try not to think about what might have been, cause that was then, and we have taken different roads.' you have made the choices you have made don't look back on them with regret. If you must look back focus on the positive and how your choices and experiences have shaped your life and made you the AMAZING person you are!

Over the Rainbow/ What A Wonderful World, Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole. I added over the rainbow to this soundtrack because I listen to it when I am feeling a little down and it always makes me happy. It reminds me that I may not be able to fly but there is something I am meant to do!

You Raise Me Up, Josh Groban. This song is dedicated to my Mom. As much of a Daddy's girl as I am my mom means just as much to me! My mom has been there for me through all the up's an down's of my life. She has never left my side and is always there to pick me up after I have fallen. She is always right there to lift me up, brush me off and give me a hug. She has always told me I can do anything I put my mind to even when I feel as if it might kill me. I am the person I am today because my mom has always been my foundation. I am strong when I am on your shoulders Mom and you truly raise me up to more than I could ever be on my own! I love you more than words can say.

My Little Girl, Tim McGraw.  My dedication to my dad it expresses my Daddy and I's relationship to a T. I am a Daddy's girl, always have been, always will be! Yes i still call my father Daddy, that is who he is to me! Dad I love you and you mean the world to me! I will always be your little girl! This song is also in honor of my Grandpa Fillmore, he is my hero.

Wild at Heart, Gloriana. For those who have seen my sister’s soundtrack... No I did not steal this from her! It is a mutual song because this song reminds us of each other. This song reminds me of the summer before I left for college. My sister and I spent almost every day together and we made a CD and this was the 1st song on it and we would belt it as we drove anywhere. I love my little sister!

The Impossible, Joe Nichols. This song is dedicated to my brother Marcus. He like my mom has this oddly placed sense of faith in me. Marcus has always used his experience to help me, even when I didn't want to listen. This song also reminds me that the impossible is possible!

Letter to Me, Brad Paisley. This song is dedicated to my brother Daniel. He is an inspiration to me. He has taken every situation that comes at him with the attitude of bring it on. When we moved from Idaho to Utah he had a really hard time and this song came out that same year and it changed his attitude about things. So whenever I hear it I think of him and how I wish I had his courage! I love you Dano!

I Run to You, Lady Antebellum. This song describes my feelings towards my family. My senior year I wanted to be out on my own and away from home... now I have realized that the one place I want to be most is with my family and I have run to them many a time. I love all my family... aunts, uncles, cousins, great aunts and uncles. I love them all!

Sold, John Michael Montgomery. I swear this song came on every 30 minutes when I was younger. I knew all the words to this song by the time I was like 5! Everyone in my family knows the words to thing song and can sing it at the same pace that it is actual sung at without getting tongue tied!! I love it!

My Life Would Suck With Out you, Kelly Clarkson. This song is in honor of all my friends. My life really would suck without you! To my Cedar Girls thank you for helping me through my first semester away from my family, you all mean so much to me! To my BYU-I Gals I love you all so much and owe so much to you thanks for taggin along on my journey! To Sarah Simmons, I don't know where I would be without you! Finally to everyone else you are all amazing and I am who I am because of all of you!

Have A Little Faith In Me, Mandy Moore. This song is here more for myself than anything else. I have so many people in my life who have so much faith in me. These people have been there to catch me when I fall and for the longest time I have always wondered why. But starting from now on I am not going to question that faith but live up to the potential that I have. I ask that you all have that same faith in me. I can and will do what ever I put my mind to. I will accomplish all of my goals and dreams. Have A Little Faith In Me.

Life Is A Highway, Rascal Flats. Life is a journey and there isn't a whole lot about it that you have control over so just take life as it comes and enjoy it. Take a leap of faith. Live life to the fullest. I have learned that lesson pretty well and I am starting to realize that if you go through life worrying than it is no fun. This song reminds me to take time to relax and just enjoy life!

Lean On Me, Glee. This song is one that is very dear to me... I have always been afraid to ask for help. For the longest time I was scared to admit that I didn't have all the answers and that I could not do everything on my own. Being out on my own has taught me that I don't have to do this alone. There are so many people out there who want to help. My mom taught me this: Sometimes there are situations that you can't handle on your own and it's ok to ask for help, it's ok to say i'm not superman and I can't do it all on my own. No one expect you to do it all on your own. If you need a hand, Lean on me.

Live Like You Were Dying, Tim McGraw. This song can also be used as my theme song. I am a firm believer that you must live life to the fullest. You only get one chance. If you make a mistake that's ok no one is perfect and no one expects you to be. Do something crazy every day... now I said crazy not irresponsible. Life is a gift!

It Happens, Sugarland. I really like being reminded that life can not be calculated or predicted... things just happen sometimes. Make the best of every situation, if you mess up fix it.

Fearless, Taylor Swift. Where to begin with this song... Fearless is what I am currently striving to be. You can't live your life worrying about who, what, when,where, ect. Sometimes you just have to be fearless and step into the unknown and take whatever comes at you!

Born To Fly, Sara Evans. I Really just love this song and the message it has. We were all born to accomplish something great, but you must work your hardest to get there.

I Hope You Dance, Lee Ann Womack. My personal life motto. Life is an adventure. I hope I can one day say I have given this life my best. I danced. I never took a single breath for granted. I never settled and I took chances. This song speaks for it's self. Don't wonder where the years have gone. Life is for living so live life to the fullest, and take a leap of faith!

I hope you enjoyed the soundtrack of my life. Now it's your turn!

Embrace life. Make memories. Cause a little trouble.

WHEN YOU GET THE CHOICE TO SIT IT OUT OR DANCE, I HOPE YOU DANCE

Hello Again

So after I started this blog I lost the info for it so I started a new one, well a few days ago I found the info for this one and closed my other one so I am going to be merging them. The previous posts are old post that should have gone on here but went on the other one so pay no mind to them i'm just trying to consolidate. You will be hearing from me more regularly soon! I hope you enjoy!

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JULY 15, 2010 Turning Of A Page

It has been a few months since my last blog and my life has changed a lot! So as previous blogs have said I moved to Rexburg Idaho to attend Brigham Young University- Idaho and I really thought this is where I would stay, well surprise surprise I am not staying. Now before you sigh and roll your eyes let me tell you why. I have discovered in my time at Southern Utah University and at BYU-Idaho that as much as I want to be out on my own I need to be close to my family. As most of you know my family is pretty close and they are the center of my life! I knew this before I moved out the first time but have had this re-enforced in my life right now! Not sure what is going to happen when I return to Salt Lake but I will continue with school and still plan on majoring in Nursing but as to where I will attend school that is kind of up in the air, I am currently leaning toward Utah Valley University.
So I guess you may be wondering what I have been up to for the past 3 months well let me tell you. The semester started the end of April and I had my plate full between working 30 hours a week at my job, 15 credits worth of college classes, and trying to have a social life at times I had to remind myself to breath. The semester started out as any does, trying to get a feel for the class and jumping into homework. A few crazy weekends with my roommates and trying to balance work and school. Things started to get into a routine until I took a road trip.
Now I need to put a disclaimer here... I would not change a thing about this semester! So back to the road trip. I took a trip down to Cedar City to visit a friend of mine, Alex, who was getting ready to leave on his mission. I had a blast while I was down there, I made new friends and got to see some old ones and have a TON of memories and I was only there for 4 days! The thing that sticks out the most from this trip however was my trip to St. George one Saturday morning to go to the temple with Alex, and Alicia. I didn't know it at the time but this trip to the temple would change my life in many ways. While on this trip to the temple I realized a lot of things and felt an overwhelming peace and comfort about decisions that were coming up. Now the real life changing part. As I was returning to Rexburg from this trip I rolled my car. The accident was not as bad as it could have been, someone was watching out for me. The area where I rolled my car was peppered with lava rock, which should have ripped my car, and me to pieces however it did not. I was blessed to have a truck stop immediately and offer aid in calling 911 and my family. This experience really made me think about where I was going in life and what I was doing, hearing from about 30 people about 100 million times that you should be dead really makes you think about stuff like that. The 2 weeks after my accident I was in a real funk and had this attitude of "why me?" everything seemed to be going smooth till that moment. My self pity and stupidity cost me my job and my parents trust, and it was at that moment that I knew something needed to change!
I started to focus more on school, and the gospel and less on a social life. Things have not been easy but when things have been hard I have had and added reassurance that everything would be fine if I kept doing what I have been asked to do. Life has still been a roller coaster as this last week has proven. I dislocated my knee, dancing but from that I was able to see the love so many have for me so I can't complain about it.
Finals are coming up next week and after finals I will be back in Salt Lake and starting a new chapter. I will take the things that I have learned in my first year of college to better myself and to try and help others.
One moment can change your life forever, one quick e-mail sent to a friend to say hi, one text message saying "I love you", one blink of an eye, one spure of the moment road trip, one scary experience, whatever that moment maybe don't let it stop you. Take that moment and run with it. Life Is A Journey! It has its ups and downs, and sometimes the unexpected happens, but enjoy the journey. Live, Laugh, Love but most important put your trust in the Lord... Take that leap of faith.

Shout Out to my Mom thank you for being there for me through all of this! Thank you for letting me learn this lesson my way. Mom thank you for constantly reminding me how much you love me! Daddy thank you for your support! Marcus thank you for sharing your experiences with me. Dano thank you for being there for me at the drop of a dime! Katee thank you for being the worlds best little sister, you always know how to make me laugh! Thanks to all my family that kept me in their prayers while I was struggling. Thank you to everyone who has helped me and touched my life these past few months.

MARCH 21, 2010
Welcome to Rexburg

I made it to Idaho! After 6 months of hard work it finally happend! I now work for Melaleuca, they sell vitamins and cleaning products and stuff, its a great job. I spend my night answering phones and playing uno with the people who work next to me, not to mention the mocking of the spanish lines, although word of caution, don't get caught making fun of the spanish lines or they will steal your ring!!! I love being in Rexburg, there are so many crazy college students which keeps things entertaining! Today was my first Sunday in my new student ward... not as crazy as my previous ward but amazing none the less! I have new roommates and they are awesome... the other day we went bowling at The Rex and had a blast, and I learned I am really bad at bowling! Saturday my brother came to visit me and of course he spent the entire time making fun of me... not sure how I feel about that.... Nothing to exciting is going on in my life right now, just waiting for classes to start! I think this is my shortest blog ever.... well that it for now.

Shout Out: Thanks mom for being there for me through everything these past several months, you have really helped me so much! Dad please stay out of trouble, and thanks for being my daddy! Katee, I hope your life gets less stressful and have fun, you only get to be in High school once! Marcus, I love you and thanks for being the best big brother, oh and stay out of trouble! Jet I finally updated my blog.... sorry its so short nothing exciting is going on right now!

JANUARY 19, 2010
Home Sweet Idaho....

So I went to Idaho this weekend... the goal was to find a job and place to live. Well that part didn't work exactly the way I wanted them to but, don't worry I am making progress, I have put in a million and one applications, done some networking, and found out I have many people who love me! This weekend started out a little rocky, but after a visit with some really good friends and talking to my mom this weekend could only have been better if my parents, and brother Marcus had been there too! This weekend was crazy! It was good to see my "IF girls" again even if Jet did steal away Kyle! :) And seeing the Porter's was so much fun, and i now know how crazy foosball really can get! I am so blessed to have two "homes" I am so excited to be moving back to Idaho, and I know there will be plenty more crazy weekends to come! I really did feel right at home this weekend! So many people wanted me to stop and see them and I had so many people offer me a place to sleep for the night, which I am very grateful for! I mean really how many people can call a friend at 11 at night and have that friend be so happy to let you crash on their couch! Thanks to everyone who fed me and gave me a place to rest my head! Thanks to those who gave me job leads! So just to catch you up, my plan is to move to Idaho as soon as possible, (the end of the month if things go the way I want them too) I start at BYU-Idaho in April, and I am really excited! My life has definatly taken me for a ride, but I would not trade my past year and experiances for anything! I truly am blessed to have the people that I do in my life! I can not wait to see what new adventures will be coming my way with this next step in my life but whatever they are I will face them head on, with a smile, saying "Don't give up! Life is for living so live life to the fullest!" Till next time!



Shout Out: Thanks to Jaime and the Scott Family for letting me crash on your couch! Thanks Jet and Bobbi for letting me stay with you as well! Thanks to the Porter family for being so welcoming and so much fun! Thanks to everyone who helped with the job hunt! And a special THANK YOU to my mom and dad for letting their kids go on a road trip on such short notice! I love you mom and dad thanks for everything you do for me!

JANUARY 3, 2010
A Brand New Year!

So today is the 3rd day of the new year and what a year it will be! I am on to many new adventures in my life... school at BYU-Idaho, moving out on my own (and staying put this time)! 2009 was a very eventful year, graduating from high school, and seminary, and on to college... I have learned many lessons this past year, and made so many new friends! I wouldn't go back and change a thing from this past year... ok maybe the number of times i got in trouble for missing curfew but thats about it! Its funny to think how at this time last year I coudn't wait to get out on my own and be responsible for myself and not have to answer to any one... little did I realize that being grown up is not like what they show in the movies... however if you go out with the right mind set and having planned for what you can its not all to scary... there were scary moments things you don't really have control over will catch you but one lesson I have learned really well this year is that you are never alone... even when you are 350 miles from the ones you love the most. I have been given great friends who I can honestly say I am sure they would do anything for me... because they have! I am so grateful for all the many people who have helped me get through this past year.... so the list begins! Thanks Mom for helping make it through my final days of high school, I don't know if I could have done it without you! Thank you for supporting in my decision to go to SUU and then to transfer! You have always been the one I can count on for support in anything! Thanks to my Dad for always encouraging me.... I know it wasn't easy for you to let me go off on my own but I know you will always be there when I need you most! Thanks Katee for letting me drag you everywhere with me and putting up with my inability to navigate through Salt Lake, but we had some great adventures because of it! :) Thanks to my older brothers for lending me emotional support when I needed it and for beating sense into me when I needed that as well. Thanks to my grandparents who have always been there cheering me on! Thanks to all my Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins who have helped me while I was at school... I don't think I would have stayed as long as I did if ya'll hadn't been there to share your experiances and stories! I very special thanks goes out to "The Girls of C 203" and all that have been "adopted" by them! You girls were my family away from my family, my home away from home and some of my best friends! I love you girls so much! I can't forget Wendy Byrd and her family! Wendy thanks for everything you have done to help me transfer you have made transfering so much easier! I can't wait to see your family in a few months! Thanks to everyone who has supported me this past year and for my whole life! This next year sure is going to be an adventure and I am looking forward to all of the great memories and friends I will make! May all your endevours be sucessful and may the new year bring you as many surprises as it will bring me! Much love to you all!

Oh and Jet, thanks for being Jet! You helped make so many of my awful days better! I love ya! Don't let senioritis get you too distracted... just remember its almost over and one day you will miss it!

DECEMBER 24, 2009

The past 5 or 6 weeks in a nut shell!

So I haven't done that great of a job on keeping you all updated on my life.... so here it goes... the past 5 or 6 weeks in a nut shell! Thanksgiving with my family was crazy as it always is, we used a institute building to "house" our families Thanksgiving dinner. It was so good to see family members that I have not seen in years! Leaving back to SUU after Thanksgiving was hard, I had another melt down and didn't want to leave, thank heaven for a mother who never lets me give up! When I got back to school the chaos of finals week was upon me! Good news though... I passed all my finlas and ended this semester with decent grades, mostly A's and B's but unforutnaly one C :( Finals week was not as crazy as I thought it would be, my neighbors and I found a good balance between study and play... mostly through movies, and snowball fights :) So I have been home for 2 weeks now. It has been so good to be with my family they mean so much to me! I got a job working for Seagull Book's internet store and that has been... well for lack of a better word... interesting! I spent most of my 2 weeks home packing boxes and stickering books! But it is a job so I wont complain, plus the people I work with can be very entertaining upon occasion! Christmas is literaly just around the corner and I can not wait for it to come... but not for the reason you all might think... I can't wait for it to be 11 o'clock a.m. Moutain Standard time on Christmas day because that means I will be on the phone with the one person I really want to talk to right now... My big brother Dano! These past 4 months have been a great learning expericance and as much as I complained about it, if I had to go back and do it again I would do it just the same! Well that is my life in a nut shell right now... Oh I leave for BYU-Idaho (or as "my girls" would say BYU-I do) in April so until then I am here at home. Good Bye for now! I love you all!

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Crazy Week

So this week has kind of been a crazy one! I got into BYU-Idaho on their Spring/Fall track so I will be heading to Rexburg in April! I was hoping to get on the winter/spring track but as my mom pointed sometimes what we want and what we need are different so I am looking at this as what I needed! I only have 4 more weeks of school... well I guess only 2 really with not having classes Thanksgiving week and the last day of classes being December 4th. Wow this semester has flow by so quickly! At times it has seemed to only creep by but now that I look back it seems like only yesterday I was moving in. I will be somewhat sad to leave SUU. I am leaving behind some really great friends who have helped me throught so many trials and hard times. But back to my crazy week! I spent the entire week writing an English essay that I decided to go a different direction with so I have been scrambling to finish my rough draft... and my psychology teacher handed out this crazy take home test, thankfully he keeps moving the due date back! (someone is watching out for me!) But this weekend was the craziest part of my week! It began with the neightbors deciding we needed another girls night! So we went to the pastry pub and had a blast there and stuffed our faces!! We then had a snowball fight in the parking lot and got snow all over Kaylees truck but that too was a blast, but the boys that started it totally cheated!! Our night ended with pulling all the mattresses into the livingroom watching movies and playing around on the mattresses! Saturday brought a great breakfast with good friends and a freak blizzard during half time at the football game (it really was random because it was only during half time...) Sunday was amazing as all sundays are! I went to my awesome student ward and then to the fireside by Elder Porter of the 70. He told me I didn't know how to read or write and that I need to rip up my "list" (for the perfect guy that is) oh and the spread sheets! (Funny story the guys we were sitting by actually have a spread sheet!) But he also taught us that we need to pray and that it is so important especially at this point in time of our lives! These next coming weeks are only going to get crazier with moving back home and finals right around the corner, but they will also be filled with making more memories and good times! Well that is all for now. Until next time! I love you all!

Shout Out: MOMMY I LOVE YOU and thank you for everything you have done for me these past 3 months!!! Katee: PLEASE don't kill me when i get home!! You know I only pick on you because I love and miss you! Marcus: I love you and hope you are doing well! Daddy: I love you and thank you for all you have taught me! To the rest of my family I will see you at thanksgiving and those of you who I will not see I love you and I am so thankfull for all of you! Jessica Hart I love you too! :)