The family

So I know I say this all the time but I truly believe I have the best family in the world.

Calum gave the most touching talk today in church that my heart seriously wouldn't stop burning.

I was blown away by how comfortable he was up on that podium.

He was a natural!

I just kept thinking about how close we are to him going on a mission.

(he will be amazing by the way)

I was a little worried yesterday when I came upstairs to make breakfast.

I find him and his friend making breakfast for themselves

(an attempt to make breakfast at least)

He put milk in the pot for hot chocolate and the milk ended up like exploding out of it and then he burnt his bagel in the oven (from baking it).

All I could think was, he will need lots of prayers on his mission.

I know its a little ways away, but its still coming up and I can hardly believe that my stinky baby brother is as old as he is.

And now Aiden is passing the sacrament!

Aiden is the sweetest sweetest sweetest kid you will ever meet.

He is so mellow and calm and is just the cutest kid ever.

The other day, I was sitting at the table eating dinner

and my dad calls to the boys to take the trash out and Aiden immediately comes to do it.

And after a minute of waiting for Calum to take out some of the garbage, he says,

"well I guess Calum isn't coming. I will just take both."

LIKE WHAT 12 YEAR OLD DOES THAT?!

He is just so stinkin' easy going and I could just squeeze the life out him because I love him so much.

And then of course there is my little Aislyn bug.

She is a hoot

Such a G 

Seriously she makes me laugh all the time.

I love how little she is, but it makes me so excited for her to be older because I just know we will be the best of friends.

but that can of course wait because I'm not ready for her to get big yet.

She is obsessed with sparkly everything, and pink and lipstick and boys.

Oh my heavens she is so boy crazy my parents are in trouble. 

She makes me laugh so hard all the time and I am so lucky to have her as my sissy.

And then of course there is my Dare-Boy!

He is my other baby brother.

He is just the most polite and grumpy and funny boy you will ever meet!

I love when he comes over in the morning in his PJ's and has hair that is just sticking up all over the place.

One of my favorite things about Dare is he has this lisp that turns all of his "S" sounds to "Th" sounds.

So Aislyn is "Thithy".

 I will cry the day he grows out of it.

He is such a love and I am so grateful that he is apart of my family. :)

Thank goodness for baseball boys!

Well a lot has happened in my life these last couple months!

About a month ago, Nate decided that he needed to focus his time and energy on the mission.

It was definitely hard to hear, but nothing has been more clear to me in these past couple months except that Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us.

Me and Nate plan to keep in contact and remain friends so we can still support each other :)

I thoroughly enjoy documenting my life on my blog, and since this is such a cute story, I am writing it down so I remember it!

About a month and a half ago, I was walking into the student center on campus to study before I had to go to my other class.

As I was walking in, I saw this group of about 10 boys walking out of the student center.

I am usually pretty social, but 10 cute boys in one group can be kind of intimidating

and being the brilliant girl I am, I looked right past all of them, and wasn't planning on giving any of them the time of day

(I had to play it cool duh)

As I kept walking, I started up the stairs and this blonde guy yells out

"you're gorgeous!"

I was beyond words embarrassed and flattered by this guy.

I'm serous he made  my whole day.

So fast forward about month, and things with me and Nate were really changing and I wasn't sure if Heavenly Father wanted me to date, or if he wanted me to faithfully wait for Nate.

So I am driving to class one day,

and I just started praying and telling the Lord that if I was meant to date, he needed to put someone in my path to make it happen.

About an hour after saying that prayer,

I was walking out of the student center after studying, and I see a group of about three guys walking towards the student center.

I had recognized one of them as being the blonde guy that had embarrassed me about a month earlier

(I totally braced myself for him to yell something else again)

Once again, I tried to play it off cool like I didn't really notice this group of guys,

and just kept walking my way to class.

But of course, this blonde guy (who was dripping with confidence)

yells to me again

"Hey, you're gorgeous!"

my mind was just going a gazillion miles an hour at this point and so ya know, fight or flight instinct and I yelled back

"what?"

as if I didn't hear him ;)

smooth, I know.

Anyways, he ends up leaving his little group of friends and coming up to me!!!!

I was probably drooling.

not even kidding

this guy is a looker.

Anyways back to the story!

He asks for my number and proceeds to tell me he is playing baseball at SLCC (I died right then)

and that he was an LDS returned missionary (just died twice)

and that he was really interested in taking me out

(um yes please when and where)

after we finish talking and getting to know each other a little bit, he finally asked me out and once I said yes, he gave me the cutest hug in the world

(you know the one where he picks you up and spins you around? yeah that one)

I seriously had hearts over my eyes for the rest of the day.

I immediately texted my mom freaking out

^^^ Not even exaggerating I was dead hahahaha

We ended up going on a date that night and the rest is history.

He is the sweetest guy ever

like seriously the sweetest.

I am definitely one lucky girl.

We have been going on dates ever since and he continues to surprise me in the sweetest ways.

Hope that was a fun little love story to melt your heart this week.

Xo.

New Beginnings

Well this year has been a year of change for sure!

As I have experienced real life and gone through more challenges, I have gained so much gratitude for new beginnings. 

I have finally realized that nothing goes according to plan,

 and that's ok.

As I have gone through my latest challenge, I have felt so much love and comfort from a wonderful and loving heavenly father that trusts me enough to put me through challenges to grow and gain experience.

I have finally come to realize that these choices and challenges that I am facing are preparing me for something great!

I have been struggling with coming to accept the way things are in certain situations, 

but today, I woke up, and it all just makes sense.

I am being refined and molded 

into the person I am supposed to be.

For the first time in a really long time, I dont have a plan. 

I am open to whatever possibilities may become available to me

its so scary.....

but so exciting.  

I get to be S P O N T A N E O U S and bold.

Happy fall ya'll. 

Remember to be kind to one another xoxo

Nordy's Girl

I finally got a new job!!!

this job search really tested my patience but I could not be more thrilled with my new job. 

I am in love!

You know the beginning of the devil wears prada

when everyone is in cute heels and beautiful designer clothes?

That's pretty much Nordstrom faculty.

It smells like coffee all day thanks to the ebar, and there are endless amounts of clothes

and the floors are so shiny

and best of all.....

IT'S ALWAYS BUSY!

Thank the high heavens above. 

I was going crazy in the boutique.

don't get me wrong,

it was a wonderful job!

But I love that I get to see customers all day rather than 1 here 2 there, etc. 

I have learned a lot in the last week, and still have so much to learn

but I am feeling so confident about my abilities.

I feel like I fit in super well

and everyone is so nice and happy all the time.

It's just been such a tremendous answer to prayers.

ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR GOOD JOBS!

So I can hardly believe that its almost november.. 

I didn't even notice it was October!

I torture myself because I order fall/winter shoes in August usually. 

(because I am over summer heat in like mid-august)

SO I shop online waaaaaaay too early, and then they come and they are so cute....

AND I CAN'T EVEN WEAR THEM YET. 

SO finally when the time comes to wear them,

I don't believe it 

because i am so used to waiting for fall.

hahaha

don't you love my little sob story??

It's crazy to think we are coming up on a year for Nate. 

I feel like he has been gone for seriously an eternity.

haha

So I am so excited to see that time is finally starting to pass!!

He is a district leader in this new area and he is so cute about it. 

He is working so hard to be the best he can be.

He just melts my freakin heart. 

LOVE LOVE love him 

Plus conference... tomorrow! 

Can't wait. 

It's the biggest blessing that we get to hear from our leaders and our Prophet every 6 months.

a little throwback to me and my sweet nate a year ago. 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

xoxo

 

Lately

So I have been doing awful with keeping updated on my sweet Nate's mission.

he is doing fabulous!

He ran a 5k this week and I am SO proud of him. I could never do it!

He is so so so happy and always lifts my spirits for the week.

We are going into another transfer!

Can't wait to see where he is going to be for the next little while. 

He kept telling me he can't believe he is already at another transfer

and I cant either!

Time really is starting to go much faster 

I went to the pie with Court last night and all i could think about was Nate!

We LOVE going to the pie. 

it is definitely one of our favorites! 

plus it was a little chilly last night and it felt so much like it did when he was getting ready to leave last year. 

I feel like the biggest baby because it has been almost a year and I still miss him so much and get emotional thinking about seeing him again!

He is still darling as ever and has promised me a letter every week he is gone and he has done so great with keeping his promise!

He still melts my heart and I can't imagine loving him more than I do :)

College is still going great and I am surviving! (YIPPEEEEE)

I haven't had a meltdown yet so I would say things are going pretty smoothly!

Homework isn't super difficult and I love all of my professors!

BUT

I think I am going to change my major :/

I am awful right??

I am taking an accounting class and it just hit me 

that I am not positive that this is something I want for the rest of my life. 

hahaha

we will see! Its the only business class I am taking right now, so we will see. 

But a change might be coming my way!

I am actually really loving my communications class and I am interested in taking more classes like that. So we will see what happens :)

Also I have some really exciting news...

I am the newest employee at Nordstroms!!!!!!

I FINALLY QUIT WORKING AT THE BOUTIQUE.

I am not huge on complaining, but it was long over due 

and i am so excited to try something new. 

I start next Tuesday 

so wish me luck!

Thanks as always for reading! 

xoxox

College - 1 week down

Well I have officially taken on my first week of college.

I love it!

The freedom of doing everything on my own is something I have wanted to do for so long!

It kind of freaks me out that I am this old!

I made my own doctors appt. yesterday

Talk about feeling old...

So last week I finally got an interview with nordys!

I have been applying to work there for almost a year now

It is a really competitive company to work for.

The interview went great!

But unfortunately, it didn't work out with my new college schedule :(((

I have never been so bummed out about a job before.

I was honestly heart broken

I have applied for two different departments since the interview, so

hopefully something will work out better for me. (fingers crossed)

Planning for the pageant has gone pretty great so far!

I got my evening gown with Court a couple weeks ago

and I cant wait to wear it!!!!

its so me

and I just ordered my swimsuit and it is so darling!

I didn't want to wear a bikini for the pageant so I found the most darling one piece.

Luckily for me, one pieces have been super popular this year

so it wasn't hard to find a cute one!

I went to a workshop last week with some of the pageant girls and they are all so darling and beautiful!

It just got me so excited to compete with all of these darling girls.

SO excited!!!

Also, I am trying to raise money to pay for the pageant.

You can support me by clicking here.

Thanks, as always, for reading!

xoxo

Black Out

 SO cute for fall (only $45!!!)

 Jeffery Campbell

 Click on pictures for direct link 

Sam Edelman

 

Happy wednesday! xoxox 

College Tomorrow

I start school tomorrow.

how am I this old??

Honestly I am so scared to death!

The only thing that really seems to make me feel better is remembering how many people go to college and they come out alive!!

hahaha

On a completely different note, is anyone excited for the new season of scandal??
I am obsessed!
once I finished Grey's, my mom told me I would love scandal (also written by Shonda)
and I am just hooked!
I am almost done with season 3, will be starting season 4 soon and will hopefully finish it just in time for the new season!


And since I am just doing a bunch of random topics, I am going to share some of my latest and greatest inspirations.

 




weak for green lately



anyways! just had to do a blogpost to sum up all of my emotions and feelings.
plus I want to go shopping but my tuition due date won't let me ;) haha yay for being an adult!!

hope you all have a wonderful week and a great new school year!

xoxox

the countdown to college

these past couple weeks have been so busy and stressful!

Between preparing for college, the pageant and working two jobs

I am just beat!

I am just so fortunate to be surrounded by so many people who love me

and who support me in everything I choose to do.

After posting about my dresses to raise money for the pageant,

I sold all of them that night!!

 

Such a tremendous blessing.

I truly don't know what I would do without you guys!

 

 

 

Guys, I start college in 2 weeks.....

scared, anxious, overwhelmed, excited

there are not enough words to describe how I am feeling!

I am so ready to get my schooling and my life started.

I was shopping with Court yesterday,

and there was this kid that was telling the cashier that he was back to school shopping

and we walked out of there feeling on top of the world because we never need to go back to high school AGAIN!!!!!

honestly one of the best feelings in the world if you ask me.

 

Does anyone have some beginning advice for a brand spankin new college student??

I feel like there are things I am just not prepared for at all.

I had no clue that the professors will post on the website what kind of books you need???

I thought they just told us on the first day of school??

I don't have any books yet, and I am definitely not feeling prepared at all.

I think high schools should reevaluate how they are preparing students to become successful as college students.

am I right??

well that's it for now..

xoxox

 

 

 

 



New job, new school, next chapter...

I have had such a tremendous week!

I have been so excited to write about this but didn't want to say anything until I knew for sure what was going to happen

BUUUUUUT

I got a new job!!!!!

I am the newest sales rep for Vector Marketing!

VM is the direct sales arm for Cutco cutlery.

I love love love selling and being able to work closely with customers.

This job provides all of that with the flexibility I need to work at the boutique as well.

It's not telemarketing, its not door to door selling

I start with friends, family, ward, etc

and get referrals from them, so it's always a comfortable and relatable environment.

I get free training on how to sell, and basically learn how to run this on my own. 

how cool is that??

And since I am going to be running my own business one day I figured that this job will benefit me in so many ways.

My new manager is so supportive and made me feel like I could honestly tackle this new challenge.

This company makes it easy and possible to work your way up and gives little perks like higher percentage commission on top of great pay. 

I get paid commission off of every sale, I make my own hours, and they hire students who are looking to gain real world experience while working and making money.

Some students only work summers, and make enough to last them until the next summer.

Such a huge blessing!

I also registered for college today and oh my heavens,

real life is coming way faster than I am prepared for.

I have just had an all around great week and I am hoping to share a few more items of good news with you next week ;)

thanks for reading, and if you guys are interested I am sharing the link below for VM.

www.vectormarketing.com

xox

Nana Fisher

I really think I have the coolest family in the world.

On Sunday, my dad was reading us some family history from his side of the family and reading us stories of our ancestors that had crossed the plains with the pioneers.

 All I could think about was how cool it was hearing about these people, hearing what their hobbies were, how they met their spouse, challenges they faced while crossing the plains, etc. 

It really left an impression on me about how important family history is, and if someone hadn't written down those stories, they would have been forgotten over time.

After thinking deeply about that, a special memory that I shared with my Great Grandma, Nana Fisher, came to mind. 

My Nana (my moms mom) immigrated to the US when she was 19 with her sister after serving an LDS mission in Scotland. She was converted to the church when she was younger and her dad was the only one in the family to not be baptized. 

Because of the missionaries that converted my Nana and her family, I was born with the gospel in my life since day one. 

I am so so so lucky!

She met my poppa at a stake dance and the rest is history.

My Great Grandma, Nana Fisher immigrated here with her husband in 1972, 9 years after my Nana had moved here.

She has always lived her life faithful in the gospel and is the most selfless person I have ever met.

She dresses up every Sunday in her church clothes even if she is sick and can't go to church because her mother always taught her to put her best clothes on for the Lord. 

She is so stubborn and still does yard work... at 96 years old! 

About 3 or 4 months ago, I took my Nana Fisher out for dinner just to get her out of the house. 

I think we stopped about 5 times, just going in to the restaurant so she could talk to people who looked like they were down. 

After dinner, I took her grocery shopping to pick up a few items. 

We ended up being in the store about an hour because she had to take scenic routes to smile at the workers who, "never get the attention and appreciation they deserve."

When I took her home and walked her in, we were sitting and talking.

She gets up and takes me over to a picture frame hanging on her wall. 

She begins to tell me a story about how her bishop had talked to her about serving a mission years ago.

She had some sort of illness at the time that gave her sores on her face and she said, "look at me, I can't serve a mission looking like this."

Her bishop then says, "If I were to give you enough money for you and a friend to go around the world on a trip, would you go?"

She said "I wouldn't want to go around the world, I would want to go to the Holy Land. I have always wanted to see where the saviors been."

After talking back and forth about the idea of her serving, he asked her to come back to him when she was ready.

 Not long after this conversation, she went to visit her daughter Myra in Kentucky.

My Nana's husband had passed away a few years prior and so she went alone to visit her.

While she was there, Myra had a hair appt. and my Nana Fisher didn't want to go in, so she just stood outside the salon and walked around in a small grove with lots of trees. 

It was mid November, so the leaves had all fallen on the ground.

She was walking around and kicking up the leaves when she kicked something that had appeared to be white among all the brown leaves. 

 It was some sort of sewing project and the white that stood out so much from the leaves was a white cloth.

She picked it up and cleaned it off as best as she could, and read the words that were stitched in the fabric.

"the Lord saying, 

whom shall I send, 

and who will go for us?

Then said I,

Here I am, send me,"

Isaiah 6:8

She said she stood their crying holding it because she knew that she was meant to serve a mission and she had received her answer from the Lord. 

How cool is that?

She has it now framed and hanging on her wall.

I cried when she told me this story.

I am such a baby when it comes to missionary work!

I am so grateful that I have such faithful women in my life to look up to, and that I get to tell my kids about these women one day.

Make time for the people you have in your life, and listen to their stories!

It is such a blessing.

Fall and Winter 2015

So I have been a little lazy with doing posts!

I genuinely want to make this something I do often, but I just have a hard time staying consistent. 

I am going to try to do at least 3 times a week. 

(fingers crossed)

Not much has been going on with me in my life lately.

I am going crazy without a busy schedule, so I am very excited for school!

My sleep schedule is all messed up and I need some discipline and consistency back in my life! 

Fall/Winter 2015 is going to be beautiful! 

I love love love love fall and winter fashion. 

I am totally biased to fall fashion. 

Here are a few of my favs from fashion week:

Giambattista Valli 

Lots of fringe and fur in this line. love

Chanel

Lagerfeld incorporated lots of broad shoulders in his coats and jackets. 

I actually really love that. So chic and bold.

love

Obsessed with her

Banana Republic

So edgy and trendy. Love it

Liverpool John Moores

Counting down the days to fall... 

xoxo

July 4th

This weekend I went to St. George with Court. 

We had sooo much fun!

Hopefully this gives you a glimpse into our hot and exciting weekend. 

Enjoy!

xoxox

Shameful Indulgence

Have you ever changed something about your life

and then later realized how much you love it?

THIS IS ME RIGHT NOW. 

And my shameful indulgences.

I am working so hard to eat healthier and workout everyday. 

I have even convinced myself that I will start running! (HA!)

Me and Nate joke that we will one day walk a marathon because we both are AWFUL at running and could never run one hahaha

really though, my mom is a rock star and goes running everyday. 

So one day I went with her and Calum on a run to Costco and back....

I called my dad to come pick me up because I thought I was going to fall over and die! 

Oh well, we all have weaknesses right??

Since changing my eating habits my sweet tooth has gone crazy!!!

My first shameful indulgence admission: donuts. 

My weakness is any pastry. I don't think i have tried one pastry i don't succumb to. 

My second is...shoes. 

I have come to find out that very few things ever feel as good as when you buy new shoes.

I definitely consider this one of my biggest weaknesses! 

When work gets slow, I catch myself online shopping all the time!

       

Bloomingdales 

YosiSamra

JCrew 

My third is picture frames. 

Is it even a thing to be addicted to picture frames? Because I am. 

I have soooo many pictures frames, and continue to buy them. 

TJ Maxx makes it just so dang easy to get cute ones for really cheap! 

Z Gallerie

Kate Spade Home

And last but not least, the Kardashians. 

Gasp, i know right? 

I am awful but it is true. 

But Kendall... c'mon now. She is stunning! 

Her most recent Estee' Lauder ad was beautiful! 

Be daring. Be an inspiration. 

xoxo

Shona