IT IS ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have done it, well actually in 2 weeks i will have done it. I AM DONE!!!!! college is going to be a thing of the past. a lot of memories have been made in these past six years and a there have been some heartbreaks along with good times that have blessed my life. i have had the great opportunity of attending three fine schools and each of them have given me something to look forward to in life.
the big day is May 3rd at 11:30 in the morning. i will be walking away from Southern Utah University and towards Salt Lake City. what am i to do, well that is to be told at a later date.
i am excited and nervous all at the same time. it is going to be sad and a wee bit hard to leave southern utah, but i feel it is time to move on and experience new things. i am excited to be closer to family and old friends again, well my utah ones anyways. a major sad thing is that i will be farther from vegas and i am leaving my most amazing bishop. however, the good part is my family!
I am finally graduating, it has taken a while to get here, but i had fun along the way.

my mom

this is my mom. she is the most amazing, string, faithful, positive, loving person i know. she is my rock and inspiration. i love her with my whole heart. as most of you know my mom has not always had the best health. well about a month ago we found out that she has mulitiple scelrios ( ihave no idea how to spell it). the deisease is treatable but will never go away. the doctors are not sure how seriuos it is yet, but they are in the process of figuring it all out. she is in high spirits and does the best that she can everyday. she has her good days and bad days.
dad is doing well too. he just got a new job with an engeneering company as an inspector. now with mom being down he is learning how to laundry, and in the process of leraning how to cook other things than hot dogs and soup. he is a wonderful husband and father. he is being so strong, he worries about mom but he has such faith and love for her.
my parents are great and the lord has blessed them as well as our family so much. i am so grateful to have the gospel in my life, and i am so grateful that my dad has the preisthood to bless my mom.
i thought that i would update everyone on my family. a lot has happened in these past few months. we truly are blessed, but i do ask you to please keep my parents in your prayers.

RMPA

alright so this past weekend was an annual research conference for undergraduate students, it is called the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association conference. this is year it was in Boise, Idaho. this was the first time that i have ever been there. the weekend was full of research, learning and great fun, also a ton of food. this was also my last year of attending the conference. for the past three years i have looked forward to the conference, now i will need to find something else to look forward each april.
i want to share on thing that i did learn. my friend elizabeth did a research proect on shame guilt. she found that by just saying sorry to someone was not enough. you need to show the shame and guilt together. also you can show you are sorry without even saying you are sorry by the shame that is expressed. so remember just saying soryy is not enough.

my dear ones

yeah so we went for a walk on the canyon trail here in cedar city, what a good time that was. true it was relaxong and exactly what i needed. these three have made all the difference in my life and i am so grateful for them . just so you know it was not cold outside, the weather was beutiful.
i want these four, scott, jessica and matt to know how much i apperciate them for all that they do. i love you guys.