Soeur Cutler

Emily is awesome! I love her. I'm so glad she always asked me for a ride home my Junior year. If it weren't for that I don't think we would have ever became such great friends. She was an answer to a prayer for me! It was a hard time in my life and I was praying so hard for a best friend. Emily was that best friend.

It always amazes me that no matter how long it's been since we last saw each other it's like no time has passed at all. We are still the same. I've loved all the time that I've spent with her. It's never a dull moment with Emily. And I will NEVER forget our night at Rock Caynon. :) Or our Annual Spanish Fork Rodeo-One Night Kiss N' Stand. Or our trip to the National Finals Rodeo. Some of my most treasured moments are with her!

I'm so proud of her. She has been through so much. And she is one of my heros! She is sacraficing 18 months of her life to spread the gospel and serve the Lord. I'm so grateful for her example. I'm going to miss her like crazy! And I already do. She's going to be such a wonderful missionary for the people in Switzerland. I'm so excited for her! Congrats Emily! Thanks for being such an incredible best friend! I love you!

Speeding Train

This girl is engaged! And I couldn't be happier for her. She's so awesome. She's became one of my best and closest friends ever in the past two years. I will be sad to see her move. But I love her oh so very much! And I'm so excited for her!! David is perfect for her and they are adorable together! Congrats Nichelley-poo, I love you!

I've figured something out in the past 48 hours-life NEVER slows down. You think it will. But it doesn't. I feel like I'm on a speeding train, sometimes it makes me nauseous. But sometimes I put my head out the window, like a dog, and it's SO fun! Sometimes I want to jump off, but I know that if I jump off it will hurt really bad. And other times it's like a really fun roller coaster ride and I never want to get off. Either way, I love my speeding train. Life is so incredibly wonderful and awesome and crazy!

Busy Bee

I love my planner! It keeps me so organized. And it seems that I have to just keep adding and adding to it. It seems that life has gotten 1 million times as busy in the last month. But I love my busy life. I love looking in my planner and seeing a packed week! It is so incredible. Life never seizes to amaze me.

I'm loving my job more and more everyday. But I can't wait for school to start.

I got this the other day. And I love it. I love just looking at it. And listening to my own heart beat. I got this too. My roommates enjoy it. And I got these too! Sometimes it just hits me...I got into the BYU nursing program! I'm going to be a nurse! It just hits me, and I have to stop and just think how amazingly blessed I am.

I haven't left the state of Utah this summer. Not once. Is that pathetic? I went to the airport yesterady to pick up Lee and Sara from their cruise, and it made me want to fly somewhere so bad! I don't even care where; I just want to fly!

I really want/need a new laptop. My current one I got my senior year in high school and it is working extremely slow!

The Good Stuff

I'm excited for school to start. (Less than a month).

I love my job.

I get to be a nurse in less than 3 years.

I get to see Chris in less than two weeks.

Lee and Sara are going on a cruise and I'm jealous.

I get to wear scrubs to work.

I love reading the Ensign.

I'm trying to finish the Book of Mormon before the end of the year.

I ran a 5k this summer. And actually finished.

I will get to wear scrubs to school.

I removed stitches today.

I shaved a man's chest.

I got 2 boxes of cereal, 2 boxes of pop tarts, 2 packages of cookies, 2 boxes of nutri-gran bars, and 2 boxes of fruit snacks for $2.00.

I went to an awesome wedding reception this week for two great friends.

I met a crazy man, but got to help him and realize that God loves him just as much as He loves me.

I watched The Adventures of Food Boy and enjoyed seeing people I knew as well as seeing my high school be famous. Unfortunately I didn't see myself.

I went on a midnight bargain/coupon shopping spree with Kristen and Kelsey.

I have a brand new scale.

My dad is incredible. And an answer to one of my best friend's prayers.

I am officially a credit card holder.

I have a new wallet that I love.

I really want to go on a bike ride.

I get to wait outside the temple.

I got a letter from Christopher.

I've been to the temple Open House 4 times.

Koda is getting huge.

I cleaned up a lot of blood at work.

I got some awesome deals at Buy Low.

Lola is getting 29 miles to the gallon.

I have not left Utah this whole summer.

I told my mom I would run a marathon with her.

Rasberry cheesecake shakes from Arctic Circle are better than anything else in the world.

I got to play in a concert with Dr. Fullmer directing.

I went to the Spanish Fork Rodeo.

I went camping with my family.

Country music is my obsession right now.

I have conference on CD.

I can't wait for football season.

I laid on the new Utah football field.

Christopher has almost been gone for a year; Jonathan has been gone for 16 months; Richard has been gone for almost 15 months.

Emily is getting her call soon.

Country music is playing all day at work.

There is a sweet deal at Build-A-Bear for the month of August. I want to go.

My new favorite song is Big Green Tractor. I don't care if Nichelle makes fun of me.

I'm going to own a horse someday. And live on a farm.

My co-workers are the best.

I wouldn't be able to do what I'm doing with out my amazing parents who support me in everyway possible and more. And I wouldn't trade them for the world.

I've learned to go to bed early.

I don't have internet at my apartment right now. Or at least not on my computer.

I have the 4 cutest nephews ever.

My wish list is long.

I would love to have an old fashion bike.

I want to know how to play the guitar.

I need/want a new laptop.

I still have dreams even though my #2 dream came true. #1 is still in the works.

The temple is less than 5 minutes from where I live.

I got sprayed with liquid nitrogen today.

I get to sit front row in the North end zone again this year with my momma.

Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are my weakness.

I'm no longer on probabtion. (That means it has been over a year since I have been pulled over!)

I was not attacked with a hatchet today.

Life is so good!

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I got a new job that I love! I got a job as a medical assistant at the IHC Saratoga Springs Instacare and Family Practice. The only bad thing about it is the drive. It takes me about 25-30 minutes to get out there. But it's totally worth it. I love the other nurses and ma's. And the doctors are great too! I've been training this whole week. I even did 4 blood draws today!! It was so fun. And got me really excited to start the nursing program!

The Lord has really blessed me. And I am so grateful!

Dreams Do Come True

Yesterday, June 26th, was a very anxious day for me. But at 3:10 p.m. all my anxiety was replaced by excitement. If you would've been walking by my apartment at that time you would have heard two girls screaming and jumping up and down.

I had this crazy dream that I really wanted to get into the nursing program at BYU. After being a huge slacker my freshman year I kicked myself into shape and worked super hard my sophomore to get my grades up. And I started volunteering like crazy! I got my GPA way up. But I was still afraid it wouldn't be enough. I had no idea what I was going to do if I didn't get into the program.

And yesterday I received an email from the nursing advisement saying this:

"Congratulations! Your application for entrance to the Nursing program at BYU has been reviewed and the College of Nursing Acceptance Committee has voted to grant you acceptance to the program for Fall 2009."

:)

I was freaking out! I ran down the hall way and started screaming and jumping up and down with Kristen. Then I called my mom, dad, Nichelle and Kelsey. Then I texted Lee, Chris, and Sara. And started texting everyone I could think of! I hadn't even read the first paragraph of the email yet. I was on cloud nine all of yesterday. And still am!

I had a dream. And it came true! :)

Thanks to everyone who has been such an awesome support to me through all of this! You know who you are. I couldn't have done without you! I love you all!

The (Un)Lucky One

I think I have some of the worst and best luck in the world! Want the good news or the bad news first? Let's go with bad news first!

Well this isn't bad but I need to introduce this. I quit Linx!! I was SO happy. I did not like that place one bit. On my last day my manager was lying to customers and being a jerk to me. I was done! I quit. But I didn't quit before I got another job. I got a job at Pinnacle, where I worked last summer, I'm going to be working in customer service. I know, not the best. But it's job and I'm sure it can't be worse than Linx. Anyway, there's the introduction to my bad news.

When I got the job I told them that I couldn't work this Friday or Saturday, because I'm doing to Y Group Leadership for BYU's new student orienentaion. Evan, manager from last summer, said that would be fine. So I started at Pinnacle on Monday. It was going all fine and dandy...until yesterday. I was at training and I said that I wouldn't be there on Friday. The training lady said "Well, why not?" I explained to her why and that Evan said it would be fine. She left, came back, and said "Courtney I need you to come with me" I went with her to go talk to the customer service manager. She said it was importatnt that I attend every day of training for the full two week training. She said I would be lost if I missed a day. (This is completely bogus! I would be fine) I can't back out of the Y Group Leader stuff. I already committed to it before I even got the job at Pinnacle. And besides, I want to do it. So she said let's have you start next week instead. Well there's another problem, I'm going to girl's camp with my mom the 28th-3rd. So now I won't start till July 7th! I have the worst luck with jobs!!

Okay, now for the good news!

I won a laptop!! It was so crazy! I had training for my Y Group Leader stuff last Saturday. They had a drawing for a free mini dell laptop. I didn't think I even had a chance because your name got put in the drawing more if you commented on their discussions boards. I only made ONE comment! So I'm sitting there next to Kristen and all of sudden I hear "Is there a Courtney Taylor here?" And I could not believe it! I was so astounded!!! I never win anything. It was so cool. And the laptop is so cute and little. It's really fun and will be nice to take to campus with me and such.

So anyway, there is my worst and best luck!