MICE

There are MICE in my house....

Tess and I moved into our house about three weeks ago. I love living with Tess she is seriously the best. So I moved into a room that probably hasn't been cleaned for months... not the mention the bathroom. Anyways I moved in and cleaned my room up, stupidly thinking the house was clean just not my room. BOY was I WRONG.

Last weekend Tristan, Amy, and Chels were down. We got home from church and they were packing there stuff up when Tristan say very calming (which was weird) there is a mouse under your bed.... I FREAKED OUT. jumped on my bed and never wanted to get down. We looked to see if we could see it and nothing. I CALLED my landlord to report the problem. It had been reported before but now I needed to take more action. My landlord didn't answer and TEXT me back later. He said he would set more traps and we needed to be clean. I thought to myself, you need to have someone come in here and clean this whole place... Anyways that night my cousin, Stafford came over and looked under my bed to make sure nothing was there. I was good to sleep for that night.

Monday night I get home from work and Tess is screaming that the mouse is in her room. She had it trapped and was ready to catch it. I get in there for emotional support. I ran out to get a bag. I went into my room, moved my bean bag and there the mouse was.... I screamed. Tess came running to the rescue. Our ward friend was over for the first time (what a great first impression) she was helping out as well. The mouse went under my bed again. We looked for it and couldn't be found.

I started to vacuum to make our house a little cleaner. I went into my room and the mouse ran to my closet. We had him trapped. He get caught in a little shelf. Tess got a bag and he ran into it. We got him. We ran down the street about ten houses and let him free.

I CALLED the landlord to update the problem...TEXT back.....

Wednesday night I went and got my moms carpet cleaner. I was sick of being in this mess. We started to clean. Our other roommate had warned us of another mouse but we didn't know where it was. Our house is four floors, so I started in the basement on the bottom level. I moved the beanbag and two more mice were dead. We cleaned them up and I started to vacuum again right when I started, a LIVE mouse ran across the floor....

I SCREAMED.... Tess to the rescue. We had him cornered and he ran into the bag again. This time he wasn't getting away. We sadly ran him over with the car. Good thing I believe in Heaven because I know that is where he is going.

I CALLED the landlord once again to report the problem... TEXT back. Do people not know in the world that when someone calls they want a phone call back? especially when there is a problem? I don't get it. We got in a stupid argument over text message. I told him next time just call me back and we won't have things get lost in communication. THROUGH TEXT MESSAGE.

I will admit... I LOVE TEXT MESSAGE. I think it is a great way to stay in touch with friends... but when you need to be a professional with someone... CALL THEM back...

I will keep you updated on the whole mouse situation. Hopefully it is being taken care of....

XOXO

Emo

PEEPS!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY PP!!!! Paige Laura Nelson Staples turns 23 today! I LOVE YOU Peeps. Welcome to the world of 23 year olds!!!

FLORIDA!!!

My picture perfect Florida life started two years ago today. I would be lying if I stay I didn't miss it. Ofcourse I love my job now, and I am getting use to living in Orem again. But man do I miss that magic. I know it sounds cheesey but I miss it. I didn't have a care in the world... a typical day for me and the princess was... get up around 10, go work out, lay by the pool, either walk somewhere for lunch, or eat lunch, go back to the pool, around 3 shower and get ready for work, go to work from 5-1. come home and do it all over again. It was GREAT! Most days went like this, we would just switch what pool we would lay out at. AHHHHHHHHHHH the life. I loved the people I met there! I love that I have friends all over the world. What a great day!!!

SMILE!!!

My mom showed this YOUTUBE video to me today... I thought to myself two things... you have a YOUTUBE video you want me to watch? you know what YOUTUBE is mom? and next you really want me to watch a YOUTUBE video that is 16 mins and 23 seconds? They have YOUTUBE videos that long? BUT I LOVED IT!!! This is how I feel EVERYONE should be in the world. You NEVER know the impact you can make on someone's life until you TELL THEM! Tell the people who have blessed your life... I mean they are important to you. Make sure they know it. I have always tried to live my life where people know how much I love them! Try and do the same... you might make someone smile!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao

xoxo

Emo

Blink of an eye

Wow things happen in the blink of an eye... I can't believe I am a COLLEGE GRAD. It is the weirdest feeling in the world not going to class, doing homework, etc. Multiple times since December 12 I have thought I needed to do homework or get ready for my class next semester... But I don't even need to. I have gotten really use to the no homework thing. :) I am SO glad I went to College and that I have a degree. Its a great blessing in my life. I am SO happy I went to Utah State and miss it all the time. I have to be honest though I am not the best student in the world... So I am really grateful I made it through.

So now what? I am living in Orem Utah!!! Working at Xactware. I LOVE my job. It has been the biggest blessing in my life. I am SO lucky to have a job right out of college. I am so grateful to go to work everyday. Not to mention the great girls I get to work with everyday. They probably hate the "new girl" because I have SO many questions all the time... but they are so great and walk me through every step. I am so lucky to work with such great people. I have started to like it more and more because I am feeling more comfortable at Xactware. Its SO great to have Ashley and Cade Taylor there as well. I can really be myself around them which helps me to be myself around everyone. They are the greatest!

So Orem.... I NEVER thought I would live here again but it has been really nice. I am surprise how much I like it. I have had a really bad attitude about it, but that is getting me NO where, so I decided to change my attitude and make the best of it. I just have to think, this is not forever. My new roommate Tess ( I love so much) is great. We live in a house with five girls. We have only seen the other girls twice in the last week in a half we have lived there, but they are nice. I am just really glad I have Tess.

Next new thing... I got out of debt!!! well I didn't really have to much debt, just to my parents and sisters. That is another great feeling, to actually have a budget and I don't live pay check to pay check anymore! (well if I am smart about it)

Last thing, I decided I am running another Marathon. My sisters and I are running the Nashville Tennessee Marathon in April! I can't wait. I have never been to Tennessee, my friend Sheena, from Utah State, lives there with her husband and she will be running it as well. I ran today and lets just say... it really good the Marathon is in April... I have a lot of running to do.

That is the update on my life... My dad told me this week I have to buy a car... That is when I realized I am a real grown up now. I don't think I am ready for this... Its going to be a crazy ride. I'll keep you posted.

xoxo

Emo

Yellow House!

I am all about goals in life. nothing better than crossing off something on a "to do list" for me. I moved to Logan four years ago. One thing I love to do more than anything is what I call "house shopping" driving around looking at people's houses. I love to do it. After moving to Logan I found the most incredible house I have ever seen, right across the street from the temple. It is seriously my dream home. I have LOVED this house for four and a half years now. I would ALWAYS try to convince other people to come to the door with me and try to look inside.

One time Ashley Hall and I got to the front door and look inside and the family was having dinner. so mission was not accomplished. That was the closes I have ever come. Back in October Mandi Burton and I made a list of things to do while I still lived in Logan, the yellow house tour was one of them.

Well yesterday it happened.... I really did it. The Burton's and I were at the temple and I looked over to the yellow house and thought, now is my chance. I convinced Whitney Burton to come to the door with me. I knew I could count on Whit!!! We first practiced what to say so we didn't look SO weird, just kinda weird. We got to the front door and Janet (my new best friend) answered. I explained to her how much I have loved her house for four years and she let us come in. She told me people do this all the time it was nothing new. I think the part that got her is when I asked if I could take a picture in her house. She was TOTALLY up for it. I was so happy. It was beautiful inside. Everything I have dreamed of and more. one dream in my life crossed off!!! I want to own it one day! I think it is amazing!








xoxo

Emo

GRADUATION!!!

I really did it... I am a college grad from Utah State University! I graduated on Saturday morning at 10:30. I woke up to a phone call from Kev (my older brother) telling me that because of the snow, they would not be able to make it down... Well if you know me at all any and everything was making me cry that day, so of course I started to cry because I wanted my family to be there. I got over it and started to get ready. All of the graduates met in the Field house to get ready. We walked from the Field house to the Spectrum. The coolest part of graduation is walking to the Spectrum with graduation music playing the whole way there. It was amazing! Right when I got around the corner about to walk into the Spectrum, I saw my parents and grandparents. Of course started crying again.

When the graduates walk through the tunnel all of the professor are standing and clapping for us. Again brought tears to my eyes. I found where my family was sitting as soon as I got inside. I kept looking up and my dad kept walking in and out of his seat. When I looked up for like the tenth time I saw him walking down with Sedrah in his arms. Kev and Cristy SURPRISED me and decided to come down. Again tears coming down my face. I couldn't believe it.

After Graduation we went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch! It was so good and fun to be with my family and especially my grandparents. We got my bed all moved and I again cried my eyes out. I am just going to miss this place. I have loved living in Logan. I will never forget the memories I had with so many different people.












xoxo

Emo