Ben and Natalie- High School Musical Style

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My feelings right now...

I feel like I would be so ungrateful if I didn't share my feelings right now. I also feel like sometimes I have a wonderful realization or experience, and it just kinda fades away over time until I don't really think about it anymore or remember those feelings. Therefore I want to document them...

My experiences lately have made me so completely thankful to my Father in Heaven. Over and over again I am blown away by His continuous and watchful care. Every single time I am in need of answers or a blessing I receive an answer. It's just crazy how unconditionally He loves me, and how I can receive comfort and the exact blessing I need at that exact point in my life. People who have no idea what I am going through will answer my prayers through something they say or do, and I know that it is from my Heavenly Father. Wow. I am just so overwhelmed and so very thankful!

There is just no other way to be truly happy but through God and Jesus Christ and following the principles that they have taught and still teach. They know the path to true happiness and what I need to do to get there. I am known individually and my prayers are listened to. That knowledge fills me with peace and gives me the motivation to be a better person :)

YAY BEN!!!

Ben was interviewed Tuesday for a promotion and HE GOT IT!!!
I am soooo proud of Ben and what a hard worker he is! He was up against 4 or 5 other people, and he is also one of the youngest to apply for the job! He has moved up a lot faster in the company than most people, and I am just beaming with pride! Ben has always worked so hard at what he does, and people at work just love him. Ben just impresses everyone! I love him tons. :) :)

Some Pics from Nicole's Party...

So Ben and I went to Nicole's rockin Halloween party and here are some pics of me and Ben and our sweet looking pumpkins!

Here is Ben and I before the carving begins

Aren't we cute?? haha

Here's me getting Preston to do the dirty work! haha

Ben is such a hard worker!

DONE! (It's a ghost, but you could tell that right?)

Here are the finished products! Ben's is a bat.

Oh and seeing how I look major prego in all these pics let me just set the record straight! Not prego- just a massive shirt! K.

Ben and I had a great time at Nicole's party! Check out her blog to see more pics! (shout out)

What I've been reading...

So lately I have been really into reading, and the books that I have been reading are memoirs. It all started when I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. This book was so interesting I couldn't stop reading it. I was even kinda sad when I got to the end. It is a true story of one woman who grew up in the craziest family with many hard times! It's almost hard to believe that it is a true story because some of the things she lived through were so crazy. Although she had a very rough life she still talks about her parents in such a loving way. Very good book.

I have read a few other memoirs but another one that meant a lot to me was Beautiful Boy by David Sheff. This book is written through a father's point of view who is dealing with his son's drug addiction. I honestly feel that anyone who is ever considering doing drugs should read this book! This book shows the horrible effects that drugs have not only on the person taking them but the whole family! Complete devastation. I cannot even imagine what it must have been like for that father. It does however have a lot of the F word which really annoyed me but other than that it was wonderful!

I am currently reading another memoir and we'll see how that goes. It's hard to find a book that will keep me reading all the way through so these books must be good! I just feel like when I read memoirs I'm not wasting my time. I feel like I learn alot from other people's experiences. Both of these authors' lives are so different from mine, and I think it is eye opening to read about those differences.

Attempt #2

My friend Crystal said she would model for me in my second attempt at taking good pictures. I acutally learned a lot this time, and we had a lot of fun! So thank you Crystal! Here are some....

Tagged by Kendal

I got tagged by Kendal so here it is...(sorry it took so long, heh)

here are the rules for this tag:

1: Each player starts with 8 random habits/facts about themselves.

2: People who are tagged need to write a post on their blog about their eight things and post these rules.

3: At the end of the post you need to choose 8 people to get tagged and list their names.

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1. I love old movies! Watching a good Doris Day,Carey Grant, or Katherine Hepburn...etc. movie really makes my day. They are just so good and clean. Love them. I also have acquired quite a crush on carey grant!

2. I am afraid of the dark...heh. I've always had a great imagination and I can scare myself pretty easily. Its not as bad as when I was little but its still there!


3. I used to be on a competitive dance team. I did almost every type but tap dancing. I loved Jazz the best and wasn't to fond of ballet. We would travel (usually dallas) and compete for awards. I miss those days...


4. I try to read every night before I go to bed. Right now I am really into memoirs. However I get bored easily so it has to be really good for me to finish it or ill just stop reading the book halfway through.


5. The vision in my right eye is horrible but my left eye is 20/20. I have glasses but only wear them to avoid massive headaches. I can see perfectly without them unless my left eye is blocked or closed.


6.I have an obsession with pens. I love getting new ones and love when people give me free ones. Ben brought me home a cool pink one last week. He sure knows the way to my heart. Haha.


7. Since I have internet and unlimited texting on my phone its really hard to listen in class...


8. I put a lot of thought and time into decorating my music cds. I want all of them to be labeled and look good. They are all very colorful!

The eight people I tag are...Nicole, Katie, Laura, Lori, Megan R, Mindy, Chelsea, and Jen. And those are pretty much the only people I can tag since my list of people that read my blog is short. haha. O well! Have fun!!

My Very First Attempt

So I've always loved photography and I LOVE fun pictures so the other day I thought "Why shouldn't I try and take some great pictures!?" I've always kinda wanted to....So I grabbed Roxanne and one of her friends and started snapping! I also really love editing pictures to make them cool and different! I don't have the best camera, and I really didn't know what I was doing but we sure had a good time! Hopefully I can practice and get better! I just don't know that I have time to be REALLY good. We'll see. I want to continue trying....Anyways, here is what I came up with! I think this one is really fun...

Isn't Roxanne gorgeous?? wow.

I love the colors in this one!

Lovely Blue eyes....

This is the doorway Gayleen used with Ben and I...I kinda stole the idea from her...she is amazing

I think this one is so fun! This blue was some random building I saw the other day on 50th.

I really liked this colorful wall!

She is a good poser.

So let me know what you think! Do I have a shot at this?? I took a ton of pictures so there was bound to be a few good ones, but I sure took a lot that I will definitely learn from! haha. Good 'what not to dos.' That's how you learn though!

Picture...

This is my favorite one right now :)We love eachother...