Wow I never write on this anymore....but seriously, my fans need an update so here goes!
This summer has been amazing so far. I have been traveling ALOT. Too much actually. I am tired of living in the suitcase deal and wearing the same 9 outfits over and over, but there are definitely advantages...like hot days in the Florida sun on the Destin beaches. Amazing!
Plus tons of days in Texas to write my two books...oh yes there are two now. One is a secret :)
I cannot wait to leave for Georgia tomorrow. I absolutely heart georgia so much! I am going to see some old and new friends and the best part is that one of my long time close friends is being married in the temple to one of my other long-time buds! Life is good! Her sister, Amber Gardner who is my best friend ever will be there and we havent seen each other in five whole years. Thats a long time to go without your best friend if you ask me---so yay!
The best part of this trip other than that will be the amazing Six-Flags adventure. I freakin love Six-Flags!!!!!! The kiddie land is even amazing. There are these amazing Hanging carrot punch bugs in Kiddie land, of course the Superman, Riddler, and Georgia Scorcher are my favorite rides--except the Ninga and Wheelie are close behind...plus all the new rides I have missed out for five years on. Holy cow--so much to do...so little time!!!!
When I get home from Georgia I'll probably stay until June 4th and then I am Vegas bound. Then I have an interview in Utah with a Charter school outside of Provo so I'll spend a week there and then swing up to Massachuets on the 4th of July. Then I'll be heading out to AZ for the 24th of July for the amazing Flake reunion. Ok so thats basically my summer---minus a few trips to Kingman and maybe one a few more weeks in Texas with my family before I get strapped down to an amazing teacher job in either Fort Worth (prob not), Utah, or Vegas (ding, ding, ding)
Oh and thanks to all friends who contributed to the bubblegum project. It was a success and hopefully you'll see the results soon :)
Love much
Jenny
Monday, May 26, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
So life has been great lately. I am currently at a recent converts house in Henderson. I am going to be on vacation for the next month. I am going to Florida this Friday (WORD!!!!) and my family and I are staying in our timeshares there. Then I will be in Fort Worth for a week and Georgia the last week in May. Meanwhile I will be working hard on my book, finalizing chapters, adding juicy details, crazy journal entries, and facts that could one scare you away. Let's hope none of that happens seeing as I have changed and am doing loads better in life.
Drop a line and let me know how things are. If your interested in a sneak peek of my book--let me know. I love hearing from others what they think.
Love Jen
Drop a line and let me know how things are. If your interested in a sneak peek of my book--let me know. I love hearing from others what they think.
Love Jen
Friday, April 18, 2008
My life for the past 2 months
Well things have been rocking in Jennyville.
I feel alive and passionate about life again. I just graduated with a Bachelors in Elementary Education. I was kind of bummed I was only an internship away from getting a minor in Dance, but I have decided to pursue that when I get back to Vegas. I am in Fort Worth visiting family for a week.
My graduation was...weird. I can't believe it is over. I am going to be working for the rest of my life. Since my life has been renewed although, I have so many plans. I am currently in the process of writing my book: New Eyes. It is great to be home. I am surrounded by my journals, letters, and emails that people remember about me and it's all being compiled in this book that I hope will be published and out in the stores by December. It will happen.
I was typing the chapter about my mission yesterday and it amazes me how the Lord was blessing me all along. I was just too wallowed up in myself that I couldn't see the amazing blessings he was drowning me with. Ah! But it is amazing to me now!
I have also decided to pursue a career in Motivational Speaking. I think I'll start small and speak to EFY kids and youth of the church. I think my message could also help older people, but with a career in teaching which I absolutely love, I want to have a life as well. In about two years, I'll probably make my way to Grad. school and get a masters in Administration. I would love to be a principal. I just have the attitude for it :)
On top of all of this, my ultimate career goal is to be a dance teacher. So I must get to work on this as well.
As far as my dating life goes, well it's been exciting as of last week, but still no prominent guy stands out to me. I am OK with that. I like a boy from about a month ago, but was surprised to find that both of us got the answer of "not right now." He got his before mine, but as I was traveling to SLC for conference, I recognized my frustration and anxiety as probably not a good sign that it's time for me to date him. So after I got that answer, I was so happy God was answering me that I am fine with what he wants me to do. Amazing how I'm constantly changing.
I'm applying to a couple of school districts: TX, Utah, Idaho Falls, and Las Vegas. I probably will apply to Georgia when I go down in a month, but for now, Las Vegas is my high roller. I am kind of waiting around until after their hiring freeze. New teachers usually don't get hired until mid-May or June. So I am bumming around, writing my book, and deciding my plans for the summer. Life is good!!!!
I feel alive and passionate about life again. I just graduated with a Bachelors in Elementary Education. I was kind of bummed I was only an internship away from getting a minor in Dance, but I have decided to pursue that when I get back to Vegas. I am in Fort Worth visiting family for a week.
My graduation was...weird. I can't believe it is over. I am going to be working for the rest of my life. Since my life has been renewed although, I have so many plans. I am currently in the process of writing my book: New Eyes. It is great to be home. I am surrounded by my journals, letters, and emails that people remember about me and it's all being compiled in this book that I hope will be published and out in the stores by December. It will happen.
I was typing the chapter about my mission yesterday and it amazes me how the Lord was blessing me all along. I was just too wallowed up in myself that I couldn't see the amazing blessings he was drowning me with. Ah! But it is amazing to me now!
I have also decided to pursue a career in Motivational Speaking. I think I'll start small and speak to EFY kids and youth of the church. I think my message could also help older people, but with a career in teaching which I absolutely love, I want to have a life as well. In about two years, I'll probably make my way to Grad. school and get a masters in Administration. I would love to be a principal. I just have the attitude for it :)
On top of all of this, my ultimate career goal is to be a dance teacher. So I must get to work on this as well.
As far as my dating life goes, well it's been exciting as of last week, but still no prominent guy stands out to me. I am OK with that. I like a boy from about a month ago, but was surprised to find that both of us got the answer of "not right now." He got his before mine, but as I was traveling to SLC for conference, I recognized my frustration and anxiety as probably not a good sign that it's time for me to date him. So after I got that answer, I was so happy God was answering me that I am fine with what he wants me to do. Amazing how I'm constantly changing.
I'm applying to a couple of school districts: TX, Utah, Idaho Falls, and Las Vegas. I probably will apply to Georgia when I go down in a month, but for now, Las Vegas is my high roller. I am kind of waiting around until after their hiring freeze. New teachers usually don't get hired until mid-May or June. So I am bumming around, writing my book, and deciding my plans for the summer. Life is good!!!!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Amazing future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So my life has been crazy amazing in the last week. I have so much to say but my time has flew. It's been awesome!!!! I will one day write a blog about everything, but I am waiting to tell the right people things before it is announced. Call me if u want to know!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Lightning....
This weekend has been the best weekend of the year thus far. I have been deathly sick, but still I have learned so much about myself.
A friend that I met at a church dance about ten years ago was reunited with me this weekend. He found me on Facebook and I remembered him as the "nice, sweet brother type of guy," who I probably would never date. Well he filled out and lost the coke-bottle glasses he had, made those chunks of love into hunks of dove. His face is absolutely beautiful now. Sweet looking, nice-good Georgia boy. All you could ask for.
We started talking on the phone and all those years seemed liked days. We got to know each other again and then I invited him to come out to Vegas to "play." Well we made plans and as it came down to it, I was getting so excited. Then the flu hit me. Bloody flu! I was so excited and being sick was the one thing that that would ruin it all. But I sucked it up, took a lot of meds., used cover-up makeup to conceal the bags, and wore my cutest outfits to make up for my dreadful pink-eyed face. :)
He almost didn't come, but I begged. He wanted to I knew, but he also didn't want to risk getting sick. He took a chance and I did my best not to cough in his face.
I picked him up at the airport and it was like I had never missed a beat. It was so natural just to pick up where we left off. We had a lot to catch up on. We had only seen each other at the dances so we had a tiny connection to work with. But it was so easy with him. It felt so comfortable.
We did touristy things like going to the Hoover Dam, walking the strip, etc. He came to my school to see me teach, which was really cool. We were bummed because we almost took a helicopter ride next to the Hoover Dam, but it was too windy this weekend. He snapped pictures of everything. Everything except the most important thing to me in the world. I took him up by the temple because it is one of my favorite places in Las Vegas. It's the place where I feel the most peace in a city full of worldliness and sin. When we got there, there was an immediate peace and the wind blew softly on the palms. I felt like Heavenly Father was hugging me. I was sad my friend didn't share this same enthusiasm. He felt uncomfortable and I so wanted him to feel the level of peace I did. He seemed happy in his life and I was grateful for that. But it frustrates me when people settle for the happiness of this world. None of that stuff even matters. He is smart in so many ways. He's graduating with a Masters in April yet, he still lacks the knowledge that will help him for eternities.
We went to the Stratosphere and rode the elevator to the top. It was something I had been avoiding. I never wanted to go in this building. I always said on my mission I would avoid the strip. But he wanted to go and he was paying. So I went. I always felt like it was a world of sin. I imagined it as that tower from Lehi's dream. The "Great and Spacious Building". They had their fun and mocked those that were doing the right things. They laughed and danced and had no cares in the world. Well so I went.
It was an amazing sight. The city was filled with lights. I stayed in the observation lounge so long and just sat on the windows. My friend was freaked cause he thought I would fall right through. Whatever :) We walked out on the deck and the night air felt so nice. I was sad the deck didn't wrap around to the temple side. I so wanted to see the lights of the temple from the strip. It would have given me that same peace as earlier that day. I yearned for it.
I felt the Spirit even in that building. I looked at the beauty of what man had created. However, God created light and so I gave all the credit to him. It was the most beautiful sight and if it didn't cost 11.90 to ride that dumb elevator, I would do it once a week. Oh well.
I am so blessed with the knowledge that I have. I really take advantage of it sometimes. I've thought many times about whether it could work between my friend and me. He had so many of the qualities that I was looking for in a man. Actually he had all of them. Except one. I want to find someone who loves the Savior more than he loves me and will do anything to follow Him. Until then, I feel content to walk the world alone.
A friend that I met at a church dance about ten years ago was reunited with me this weekend. He found me on Facebook and I remembered him as the "nice, sweet brother type of guy," who I probably would never date. Well he filled out and lost the coke-bottle glasses he had, made those chunks of love into hunks of dove. His face is absolutely beautiful now. Sweet looking, nice-good Georgia boy. All you could ask for.
We started talking on the phone and all those years seemed liked days. We got to know each other again and then I invited him to come out to Vegas to "play." Well we made plans and as it came down to it, I was getting so excited. Then the flu hit me. Bloody flu! I was so excited and being sick was the one thing that that would ruin it all. But I sucked it up, took a lot of meds., used cover-up makeup to conceal the bags, and wore my cutest outfits to make up for my dreadful pink-eyed face. :)
He almost didn't come, but I begged. He wanted to I knew, but he also didn't want to risk getting sick. He took a chance and I did my best not to cough in his face.
I picked him up at the airport and it was like I had never missed a beat. It was so natural just to pick up where we left off. We had a lot to catch up on. We had only seen each other at the dances so we had a tiny connection to work with. But it was so easy with him. It felt so comfortable.
We did touristy things like going to the Hoover Dam, walking the strip, etc. He came to my school to see me teach, which was really cool. We were bummed because we almost took a helicopter ride next to the Hoover Dam, but it was too windy this weekend. He snapped pictures of everything. Everything except the most important thing to me in the world. I took him up by the temple because it is one of my favorite places in Las Vegas. It's the place where I feel the most peace in a city full of worldliness and sin. When we got there, there was an immediate peace and the wind blew softly on the palms. I felt like Heavenly Father was hugging me. I was sad my friend didn't share this same enthusiasm. He felt uncomfortable and I so wanted him to feel the level of peace I did. He seemed happy in his life and I was grateful for that. But it frustrates me when people settle for the happiness of this world. None of that stuff even matters. He is smart in so many ways. He's graduating with a Masters in April yet, he still lacks the knowledge that will help him for eternities.
We went to the Stratosphere and rode the elevator to the top. It was something I had been avoiding. I never wanted to go in this building. I always said on my mission I would avoid the strip. But he wanted to go and he was paying. So I went. I always felt like it was a world of sin. I imagined it as that tower from Lehi's dream. The "Great and Spacious Building". They had their fun and mocked those that were doing the right things. They laughed and danced and had no cares in the world. Well so I went.
It was an amazing sight. The city was filled with lights. I stayed in the observation lounge so long and just sat on the windows. My friend was freaked cause he thought I would fall right through. Whatever :) We walked out on the deck and the night air felt so nice. I was sad the deck didn't wrap around to the temple side. I so wanted to see the lights of the temple from the strip. It would have given me that same peace as earlier that day. I yearned for it.
I felt the Spirit even in that building. I looked at the beauty of what man had created. However, God created light and so I gave all the credit to him. It was the most beautiful sight and if it didn't cost 11.90 to ride that dumb elevator, I would do it once a week. Oh well.
I am so blessed with the knowledge that I have. I really take advantage of it sometimes. I've thought many times about whether it could work between my friend and me. He had so many of the qualities that I was looking for in a man. Actually he had all of them. Except one. I want to find someone who loves the Savior more than he loves me and will do anything to follow Him. Until then, I feel content to walk the world alone.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Oh no!
I am sick. I hardly ever get sick, but when I do, it's bad news. So I wouldn't be so concerned if I didn't have a special friend who was flying from Georgia RIGHT now just to come and see me. We haven't seen each other in about ten years and I am so excited to see him.
I met him at the church dances when I was 14. I was loud and outgoing and he was shy and quiet. Well the two of us together were perfect. Then he seriously dropped off the face of the earth. He was one of my many crushes so he got lost in the shuffle and was eventually forgotten. He says he stopped going to church 'cause he saw how many guys liked me. But I don't believe him. In any case we found each other on Facebook and have planned this little weekend for over a month. Sad day that I am sick!
You know, the Lord really wants to help you be good. This is one indication that he loves me. He knew I'd probably throw myself back at this guy, cause he looks really foxy now, :) but now that I'm sick, he wouldn't want to touch me with a ten-foot pole. I barely convinced him to get on the plane 30 minutes ago. I said, "You're not going to get sick." "I'm almost better." HAH! Definitely he will not like me next week....but in any case I hope it's a fun weekend. It will be interesting to see how awkward or comfortable we'll feel.
Anyway peachy is as peachy does!
Get er dun!
I met him at the church dances when I was 14. I was loud and outgoing and he was shy and quiet. Well the two of us together were perfect. Then he seriously dropped off the face of the earth. He was one of my many crushes so he got lost in the shuffle and was eventually forgotten. He says he stopped going to church 'cause he saw how many guys liked me. But I don't believe him. In any case we found each other on Facebook and have planned this little weekend for over a month. Sad day that I am sick!
You know, the Lord really wants to help you be good. This is one indication that he loves me. He knew I'd probably throw myself back at this guy, cause he looks really foxy now, :) but now that I'm sick, he wouldn't want to touch me with a ten-foot pole. I barely convinced him to get on the plane 30 minutes ago. I said, "You're not going to get sick." "I'm almost better." HAH! Definitely he will not like me next week....but in any case I hope it's a fun weekend. It will be interesting to see how awkward or comfortable we'll feel.
Anyway peachy is as peachy does!
Get er dun!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Friends...with conditions
I have been thinking about this...recently.
I was listening to my students chat in the lunchroom last Friday and was astonished to hear one conversation. One of the girls said, "I'm not going to be your best friend if you don't choose me." I almost interfered, but decided that I would rather let them learn the hard way. A lecture does no good sometimes and on my better judgement, I saw that this was one of those times. Well to complete the conditions, the other girl agreed. Too bad. I wish she would have said, "No!" "Take me as I am or you can't have me." It's not really in a second grader's vocabulary. Although.....it should be (Note to self! ;)
So I've been wondering what a person would be willing to do to complete a condition...for a friend. I thought about when I was little. I made these same conditions for friends and even family (shameful, I know). I won't be your best friend if you don't come stay the night. Other ones with my brothers, "If you play Barbies with me, I'll be your best sister." Like they had a choice. Honestly! I am the only girl. Well needless to say, Josh fell for it every time. He secretly liked it. It is kind of cool! Love ya!
Still I am ashamed that this is the world I grew up in. Bribing friends with deals to make their life easier for them. Some bribes are good and helpful to others. Others are manipulative and hurtful. Either way, they are here to stay. Sigh!
I even encountered one with a....friend recently. They seemed to feel like I needed conditions to handle myself around them. It makes me sad, but I think they are right. Blast it all! So my conditions were to get a boyfriend. Haha. What were they thinking? Did this person even know me at all? Hardly! Did this person know how much dating makes me puke inside my mouth? Obviously not! Actually it's not that terrible, but the taste is sometimes too bitter and I rest for awhile. I am currently resting and happy. But to this...friend and all others, please be careful about the conditions you make with friends. The conditions may be too difficult to fulfill and you might never be friends again. Sad day :)
I was listening to my students chat in the lunchroom last Friday and was astonished to hear one conversation. One of the girls said, "I'm not going to be your best friend if you don't choose me." I almost interfered, but decided that I would rather let them learn the hard way. A lecture does no good sometimes and on my better judgement, I saw that this was one of those times. Well to complete the conditions, the other girl agreed. Too bad. I wish she would have said, "No!" "Take me as I am or you can't have me." It's not really in a second grader's vocabulary. Although.....it should be (Note to self! ;)
So I've been wondering what a person would be willing to do to complete a condition...for a friend. I thought about when I was little. I made these same conditions for friends and even family (shameful, I know). I won't be your best friend if you don't come stay the night. Other ones with my brothers, "If you play Barbies with me, I'll be your best sister." Like they had a choice. Honestly! I am the only girl. Well needless to say, Josh fell for it every time. He secretly liked it. It is kind of cool! Love ya!
Still I am ashamed that this is the world I grew up in. Bribing friends with deals to make their life easier for them. Some bribes are good and helpful to others. Others are manipulative and hurtful. Either way, they are here to stay. Sigh!
I even encountered one with a....friend recently. They seemed to feel like I needed conditions to handle myself around them. It makes me sad, but I think they are right. Blast it all! So my conditions were to get a boyfriend. Haha. What were they thinking? Did this person even know me at all? Hardly! Did this person know how much dating makes me puke inside my mouth? Obviously not! Actually it's not that terrible, but the taste is sometimes too bitter and I rest for awhile. I am currently resting and happy. But to this...friend and all others, please be careful about the conditions you make with friends. The conditions may be too difficult to fulfill and you might never be friends again. Sad day :)
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