Running

As many of you know I am now living in a different state than what I have been for the past 2 years. I am now in North Carolina. It's humid, full of moths and apparently the world capitol for all things basketball. Yes, One Tree Hill does not lie about that fact about this wonderful state. So in the process of graduating from BYU, moving across the country and living out of a suitcase and in hotels until the end of August- needless to say I did not run at all. Not that I ran every day in Utah but I did have a support team there encouraging me to do so. Well this week I decided that it was time to put my butt in gear. I did my usual 1 mile on Monday night and it killed. Tuesday I was so sore so instead of being consistent I did not do a thing. I know, good job Jannette, top notch!! So then Wednesday came and I was feeling a little stressed after getting all of my course schedules so I went and ran another mile. Not too bad I thought. Well apparently last night I felt even more stressed or excited (take your pick) about the fact that I had just finished my first week of nursing school and had not died or killed anyone (mind you I am not even in clinicals yet so that one would have been hard to do) so I went to the gym later than I had hoped, but we're still looking for furniture for our apartment so that's what we were doing all day, and low and behold- RAN 2 MILES!!!! Now before you get too excited I did walk at some points. So I didn't run 2 miles exactly but I like to think I did. Now I am not going to share with you my time for that particular milage because it sucked. But hey I did it!!!!
Not sure if I will do another 2 miles tonight or if I will stick to my 1 mile. But there is a BYU football game on tonight. BYU vs. Washington. Wish I could be there. It was always fun to listen to the roar of the fans in the stadium. Good luck tonight boys!!! Make us alumni proud!!! :D

Days like today

I love days like today because I can see that the Lord has a hand in my life. Today my roommates gave talks in Sacrament meeting and I have a feeling that their talks were more for me then them. I learned so much from them and they are such good examples to me. I am proud to call them my roomies and I will be so sad when I have to leave them in August. Thank you Charlie and Sam for being there for me and having the patience to live with me for 2 years. You guys have helped me out in ways that are unknown to you. I love you guys!!!
After church I was on facebook and I have a certain few people hid on my live feed because I could care a less what is going on in their lives but I'm still friends with them. Maybe one day we will be again. Who knows. But I tell myself that I have them hidden for a reason and then I don't listen to myself and go on their page. Which that leads me to people I am not friends with and I look at their page and I think to myself, "Gee, I am sure glad that nothing happened with them back then." That's actually happened a couple times, there were these boys that I used to like back in YW and thought that there should be something happening between us and there never was. I question things like that and then I see pictures and go, "Wow, I totally wouldn't be happy if I were with them." Then I think that the Lord really does know what we want in an eternal sense not just a here and now sense.
Today I have learned lessons on reading and really studying the scriptures and also that the Lord really does know me and where my life is taking me and what will make me eternally happy.
There are trials in our lives for a reason. If I had gotten into the BYU nursing program then I wouldn't have the chance to go to Duke. I'm sure there is a huge reason why I am going there and I may not know the reason now and I may not even know the reason in this life but if I continue to have faith then blessings will come. I know that I am known to Him, that I lived with Him before I came to this earth, that I was instructed by Him on how to come back to Him, that He watches over me now, that He loves me more than I know, and that He wants me to find joy and peace in this life by living His commandments and learning of His Gospel.
I know He is watching over me and that I will not end up where I am not supposed to be if I heed to His will and to His counsel.

BIG news

I don't know how I failed to post anything on this when I found out my BIG news. But here you are...
I got Accepted to Duke University's School of Nursing!!!!!!! AHHHHHhhhhhh!!!!
I have been waiting for years for a school to finally say yes to me and it happened.

It's an accelerated program, which means that all applicants must have a previous bachelor's degree in something. Mine will be in Family Life from BYU and it will be recieved about 15 days before I start this program. Crazy!

The program goes from August 2010- Decemeber 2011. It's only 16 months and there are no breaks in between semesters except for little ones like Fall break, Thanksgiving, Christmas (which I would like to add is like 3.5 weeks long) and I even get a Spring break. It's the little things really that make me happy. See, I've never had a Spring Break because BYU doesn't have them because we get out early to mid April as it is. No need in pushing that back any further.

So my new home will be located somewhere between Durham and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (We're still apartment hunting.) Plus, we are having to do it from 2,000 miles away which doesn't make it easy. I love the east coast and I'm glad that I get to move back. Plus, NC is only about a 10 hour drive from my house in Florida so I should expect my parents more often than they visit out here... which might be a good or bad thing, haven't decided.

Plus, being in North Carolina means closer to a Publix- I will be making that 4 hour drive to the nearest Publix, don't think I won't! Also, there are Panera Bread's!!! The only place that I love to eat that I will be leaving in Utah is sadly In-N-Out but who knows they are in Utah now so it will only be a matter of time.

I'M GOING TO NURSING SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks to all my roommates who have had to put up with my emotions every time a rejection came my way, or those that had to put up with my intense studying and constant nose in text books. Your patience has meant everything to me. Thank you from the depths of my heart!!

I'M GOING TO NURSING SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maybe One Day

I feel as if I have been saying this a lot lately and I feel it's true (either in my heart or in my mind but never at the same time). But maybe one day it will be my turn. Today was Kierstin's wedding and I couldn't be happier for her. It is truly a huge step in her life and I couldn't hope nothing but the best for her or Kent. It just seems like every wedding lately I can't help but think that I want it to be my turn. But instead of focusing on all the negative things that I need to fix in mylife in order for this event to happen I would like to focus on the positives of Kierstin and I's relationship.

I first met Kierstin moving into Kensington Apts in Rexburg, Idaho. One of my first memories of her was the fact that she spilt laundry soap all over her room. It was pretty funny.
She was best friends with Jessie and Lindsey and I felt that I would never fit in with them but Kierstin made sure to make me one of her friends. And I appreciate that more than anything.
I remember doing her geography homework for her or with her- depends on how you would like to look at it.
We had jello eating dates just her and me. A different color each time.
I could walk into her room on various occasions and find her in her robe laying on her bed eating popcorn.
She loves naps.
She loves the gospel and set the example of reading scriptures to me.
When she had a bad day or was going through a horrible break up I would always drop everything and give her an ear and a shoulder. Then we would head to Little Ceasers and get 2 pizzas. One with cheese for me and one without for her.
She has some serious allergies. She can't eat anything. :)
I tried pasta with bbq sauce on it so she wouldn't eat alone. It didn't taste awful but it wasn't my favorite and I haven't had it since.
When her asthma got the best of her I would pound on her back and help stuff loosen up inside her. I felt like I was going to break her but she's still in one piece.
She was there for me when I had emotional breakdowns about friends from back home or the nursing program and how screwed up it is.
She drives a manual car and I love that about her.
She loves children and will be a fantastic teacher to her 2nd graders and to all those children that she will come into contact with.
I will not forget the talks that we had about the wedding night and how scared she would be and that the fact of marriage terrified her. (It no longer does thankfully)
I know that, because of our friendship, she will be a fantastic mother whenever she decides to have kids.
The fact that she asked me to go wedding dress shopping with her. It made me feel special and I was glad that I could provide company for her.
The memory that I will have of her and Kent walking out of the temple after getting sealed together for time and all eternity.
The hug and the picture that I got with her at the reception will mean more to me than she'll realize.

Today I gave over one of my best friends to a boy and I am more than glad to have done it. I hope that one day I will be able to follow in her footsteps. Kierstin thank you for being such a good example to me.

Spring Cleaning

Spring cleaning Jannette and Sam style. That doesn't necessarily mean that we clean anything. It just means that we rearrange all our furniture. It is also reading days and that means that I am supposed to be studying for my finals that I have coming up but that didn't happen either. I found out though that moving furniture in 4 rooms is tiring and I would not be a good moving person.
So this is my new arrangement. That thing under the window is actually the top part of my desk but I decided that I didn't like it like that so it is now my new window table. It's great for pictures and flowers in front of an open window.

bridal shower

Jess, Linds, Kierstin and Me at Kierstin's bridal shower tonight. It was so much fun to see Linds again... it's been too long. We'll get the opportunity to see eachother again together at the Draper temple when Kierstin gets married at the end of this month.

The bridal shower was fun as well. We played games and Kierstin opened presents.

It made me want to get married as well. Out of the 8 girls that lived in Kensington my sophomore year... all but 3 of us are married. Sad day. Saying the word 'EVENTUALLY' won't help.

Oreos anyone?

Since Christmas, Jennifer and I have been looking for this oreo cookie cake mold. The mold came seperately from the cake and frosting mixtures. It was supposed to come out looking like an oreo and taste like one as well.

It sorta worked. The lady at Williams Sonoma told us that in order for it to work then you had to liberally grease the molds. I thought I had done that well enough... apparently not. The cakes came out in about 2 or 3 different pieces. I tried to reassemble them and it worked well enough for this picture. It was very crumbly but it tasted so good. I think it tasted better as it sat and hardened a little. I think that after a day or so it did actually taste like an oreo. Just sweeter. But it's a cake, what can you expect. I think I will try it again in a couple of months after I have lost the pounds that this cake made me gain. I will do like the lady at Williams Sonoma said though- "Throughly grease the molds."

That was my excitement of this past weekend.