what's on my mind you ask.....??

.five. 

.twenty-one.

 .one hundred and forty-seven.

<{INSERT FREAK OUT HERE}>

time to crack the whip, the end is very near

................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade!

 :) :) :) :)

i am one ridiculously excited little girl

{insert clever blog title here}

Okay, I have been staring at this blank blog post for DAYS. I can not get the inspiration to write... I think it's because I just got my wisdom teeth out. But.... I'm finally {almost} healed! Hallelujah! :) Ha ha. Word to the wise, when doctors say, "Make sure you eat food when you take your medication", (even if it is just advil that you are taking) they aren't just concerned about your hunger.... they mean that it may result in stomach ulcers if you don't. Trust me. You do not want to do that. And yes, I am speaking from experience. Ha ha. Lets just say it hasn't been the greatest last couple of days, but the end is near and Christmas is ALMOST here!!!! :) :)

I am so excited for Christmas! I'm also excited for my family to come and visit on the 26, and to have all of my friends/family open their presents that I have given them, and to just have yet another wonderful Christmas holiday! :) Horray! :) ha ha.

I am also excited for the new year! :) Because that means new beginnings! If you are an avid blog follower of mine, you may remember a post from September where I expressed my fear and shock, of being done with school and not finding out until the end of the course that I would not be a "Certified" Medical Office Administrator.

Well after many a thought, I've come to the conclusion that on February 7, 2012, I will be going back to MATC to become a CNA.

I'm SO excited! :) I will only be going to school on Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-9:30 PM. It will take me until the end of April to the beginning of May to finish, but once I am finished, I am hoping to be a Patient Care Assistant in a hospital setting. A few months ago, as I was looking for jobs on IHC's website (for medical office administration) I came across this job and for some reason it sparked my interest, and haven't been able to stop thinking about it ever since! :) Also with having my CNA, it will be easier for me to get a job in Medical Office Administration because having the title of a CNA will make me more qualified, or so I've heard. Ha ha.

Now because of experience, I know that plans can change. I still have some more conversing to do with a very close friend of mine...(HF)... but as of now... That's the plan!

I hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas season!!.........and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

Wreath numero dos

Now that it is December, it is time to retire my Thanksgiving wreath... {sad day}... 

SO I decided to make a Christmas Wreath! :)

With a little inspiration from Pintrest, I hopped into the car, and went to Hobby Lobby to purchased these items....

And unlike my last wreath which took about an hour and a half.... this one was done in literally less than five minutes! :)

But then I decided that something was missing... it didn't look right to me...

So I added some of the ribbon that the original wreath was hanging from, to the bottom of the wreath and PRESTO! 

My master piece was complete. :)

Tis the season to be crafty! Uh, I mean, jolly. :)

More holiday posts to come! I'm almost done with my Christmas shopping! {Hooray!} My goal was to have it done by the 15th, the day I get my wisdom teeth out.. ha ha.. so I'm really close! :)

Hope you're all having a wonderful holiday season! :)

...........and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

Getting Crafty!

So I meant to post about this at the beginning of November... but I didn't. So I'm posting it now! I'm a currently obsessed with making wreaths. I was on pintrest at the beginning of this month and that is sort of where I got my inspiration for my task.

1 styrofoam board, hot glue, leaves, ribbon, and a door hanger.

My mom made the pattern for the "M"

And my Dad cut it out for me.

Then I started gluing leaves all around it.

Almost there...

Ta da! :) The finished product!

I was very proud of myself for being crafty for once in my life other than girls camp... ha ha. Every time I would walk through the door I would just have to stop and stare at my work... ha ha. 

But now, fall is over. So i'm currently in the process of coming up with my NEW wreath for this month. Yes, I'm going to make this a monthly ordeal. Anyone want me to make you one? It keeps me occupied, and I just love making them! Ha ha. So just let me know! I'll make sure to post about my new wreath as soon as it's done! :)

November 24, 2010

T'was the afternoon before Thanksgiving 

and not through the house

Two best friends went into the freezing cold canyon

Wearing a jacket and blouse. (rhymed with house)

All the boxes were packed

by the fire with care

In hopes to delete memories

Into thin air.

The two were all nestled 

in blankets up to their heads

And watched as old memories

Burned into shreds

Freezing with no kerchief

and neither with cap

They hopped in the car

and never looked back

They smiled and laughed

with loud happy chatter

And sipped their hot chocolate

with nothing the matter

With the past now behind

In a pit full of ash

The two didn't know

change would come in a flash

Later that night

while watching a show

The two sat closer

By the fire light's glow

Neither expected 

the event to take place

but then their two little hands

softly embraced

What was only a dream 

for him and for her

was now a reality.

THAT was for sure.

It's now been a year

since that wonderful day

And with this post

I'd just like to say

That evening has changed

our lives for the best

The two best friends?

Who would've guessed!?........ (everyone)

I hope you've enjoyed this story

And now you can all sleep tight

Happy Thanksgiving Eve to all

and to all a good-night!

I love you Jacob. :) Happy One Year Anniversary! :)

Trunkie.....

Yes, you read right...

.TRUNKIE.

I don't know what it's been, but I think that I, along with my very sweet and patient mother, can attest that I can indeed fall under this title... and have been classified as such, for about...
12 days now. Ha ha.

I think it might be because on November 24, it'll be exactly a year ago (on that day) that my best friend of 2 years held my hand for the very first time. So I guess this month is just a walk down memory lane... where it all started... where my life completely changed for the best, and I became happier than I EVER imagined I could EVER be. So how could I not be trunkie? My poor amazing mother has patiently sat and listened while we've had our late night talks as I melt down, cry, and feel like the day will never come that I get to see him again. Trust me, this is truly an endeavor.

Anyway, as I was reading up on all my friends blog, my dear friend Marissa posted a video on her blog. Let me tell you... cutest video EVER. Tears rolling down my face... even for 5 minutes after the video was over. Watch this, but make sure you get some tissues first.

Is that not the cutest and sweetest video you've ever seen?? Sigh... I've watched it about... 5 times, and have cried. every time. Ha ha. 
OH how I miss my boy...

Also on November 24, from what Jacob has been saying in his letters, will be the day that I can say Jacob will be home in SIX months!!!!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!? six. months.

Some days I think 6 months feels like an eternity... but then I look back and honestly, these next 6 months are going to FLY by!!! I mean it's already been 10 months since I saw him last, 6 is a piece of CAKE! I can do this! I remember February 1st like it was yesterday... honestly... 6 months is so so so so soon.

Anyway, that's just a little bit of what's going on right now.. I think I may just be trunkie this entire month... nope... I'm positive I will be. Ha ha. But it's okay. :) Six months. :) :) I can do it. :)

....... and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

see you in six elder :)

die{t}

Am I the only person that's realized that the word die is in diet?? Maybe that's because this satanic word has entered the Mabey home and I've had to come to terms with it.... ha. 

Trust me... it was a rough few days. Yes I stuck to the diet, but had plenty of melt downs on the side. Phrases like, "I can't do this", "I'll just be fatty McFat face for the rest of my life", "I'm hungry","Whats for dinner?","Can we just get pizza?", etc., have escaped my mouth numerous times this week.

BUT here I am... 5 days later, and 5.8 pounds LIGHTER!!!


This diet is oober paying off, and I feel so good! A few clothes that used to fit me skin tight on Monday, fit perfectly today! It's amazing how good you can feel with just a 5.8 pound difference! I must admit... in the last year, I've hit an all time high in the weight department. It's been really hard since I stopped dancing... But I'm proud to announce I am going to do my best to never go back! I feel so much healthier, and so much better about myself... I like this feeling too much to go back. Ha ha. And yes, I know, just like everyone, you're always going to gain it back again, but I'm going to do my best to stay on top of it.


My parents and I have a goal that between the 3 of us, we're going to loose 100lbs by Christmas. We're already at 17.8lbs and it's only the first week. "We {Mabey's} are invincible!" (sorry... Little Women quote...ha ha)


So that's what has been going on in my neck of the woods... here's hoping to more success!!

................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

My Job

(Halloween)

I am honestly the luckiest girl in the world, and not many people can say that when it comes to their jobs. :) You see, I get to spend my days playing with 4 adorable little girls. The most adorable little girls in the entire world! Sometimes I get so excited to go to bed because I know that when I get up, I get to go over to their house! :) Ha ha.

I love the giggles, the smiles, the tears, the screams, the funny phrases, the slobber, the potty training, the boogers, the tickle fights, the scaring, the messes, and basically... EVERYTHING about it!

We do fun things like...

Make Forts

Go to the Bean Museum at BYU

Make mummy hot dogs

Get ice cream... ha ha

When we went to New York, I was seriously missing these girls. There were mascots walking around and 2 of them were Elmo and Mickey. And right when I looked at them, I could here Taya's little voice in the back of my head yelling, "EMO!" and "MICKAMOSE!". I was ready for the vacation to be over so I get back to their house! Ha ha. Not even kidding!

I got them all a little gift, which just happened to be the popular, I {heart} NY shirt.

Malia and Summer were at school, so here is a picture with Ember and Taya in the shirt. :)

The girls also love to steal my phone and take pictures of their sisters. Ha ha. And I never realize it until I'm looking at my phone a few days later and have about 10 new pictures of Taya posing and doing silly faces... like this one... ha ha.

The list goes on and on about why I love my job. I honestly feel SO lucky to be able to spend every week day with these little girls. They are so cute and so much fun to be around! They can turn any bad day into a very, very good one! So thank you Karen for letting me watch your girls! You have NO idea how much it means to me! :)

..............................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

Fall

Oh how that word gets me so excited! :) And no, not like trip and fall, the SEASON fall!

If you can't tell from my new blog/facebook photo, I LOVE fall.

I love the feeling of being cold outside and then going inside to get warm!

I love creating new flavors of Hot Chocolate... which I am addicted to. My favorite flavor I've come up with so far is pumpkin chocolate chip cookie...
delicious!

I love the colors of the trees!

I love the sound of the wind blowing!

I love bundling up!

I love sleeping with my window open!

I love dressing warm!

I love seeing all of the decorations on the insides and outsides of different houses!

I love turning the fireplace on at night!

I love driving with my window down!

It seems to me that I'm just all around happier when it's fall. :)

I also love that it means winter is right around the corner.... sigh... I know. I'm crazy. But Fall and Winter are my two favorite seasons.

Today was the perfect FALL day. After work and a few errands, my parents and I had dinner, then dad and I went for a Spyder ride. Which I got to drive the Spyder around the church parking lot for about... 15 minutes. My dad wanted me to drive it on the bigger roads... but... I was just a little scared. So we settled for next time. Ha ha. ANYWAY. So after driving around and totally soaking up this weather, I am now at home with a bowl full of popcorn, watching Gilmore Girls and about to put in the movie "Winnie the Pooh". Yes. I am almost 20 years old. And yes. I am excited about watching this movie.... ha ha.

I hope you all are loving fall as much as I am! :).....................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

A Song for Sunday

So about... 11 months ago, Jacob was asked to sing for the special musical number in his sacrament meeting the Sunday after Thanksgiving. He asked if I would do a duet with him and obviously, I accepted! Jacob wanted to sing the song "Savior Redeemer of my Soul" and created his own arrangement of it.

Because I was in Idaho I couldn't really get the music from him until I went down for Thanksgiving. So with not much time to practice, one night while he was at my house, we decided to run through it for the first time. My sister and mom came in and listened while my dad, and I sight read the wonderful masterpiece that Jacob had created.

My sister just "happened" to have a video camera with her and recorded it without us knowing.. Ha ha. Well, since it was the first time I had heard it, or sung it, there of course were some rough parts... BUT, at this point in time, I am so grateful she recorded it.

Since it is Sunday, this will be my spiritual thought for you today. Ha ha. But before you listen, promise not to judge. Trust me, I understand how rough it is. But, it's still one of my favorite videos at this point in time. :)

The day before we were supposed to sing, a HUGE storm blew over Utah and Idaho which caused the state line to close on Sunday. With that information, I had to go back to Idaho that day in order to be back for classes on Monday, and was not able to sing with him in sacrament. He still sang this song, he just made it a solo, and I heard it was wonderful. :)

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! Now I get to go teach my sunbeams about music! :)

................ and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade!

NYC

*sigh* :)

It's been a crazy last 2 months. With the show, finishing school, my cousin's ATV accident, "work", and just trying to find time to do anything. Ha ha.

I'm really sad that Little Women is over. Being a part of a musical is so much fun, but once it's over,
 it's over.
And all the relationships that you just spent 2 months building, and all the friends you've just made,
vanish.
Not by choice, but because everyone has to go back to their normal lives. And that makes me sad. I made some VERY close friends these past two months, and I'm going to try my hardest to keep those friendships for a long time.

Theater is wonderful. :)

So because the show is over, my parents, sister, and I just spent the last week in New York. And BOY was it needed! We slept in everyday, and we literally shopped till we dropped. One of the days we were shopping at Macy's when we noticed that there was a purple carpet and canopy being set up outside the store and TONS of NYPD.  So besides the fact that it was obvious someone famous would be walking into our midst in the next while, because of the PURPLE carpet there was a chance it was either Justin Bieber, or Taylor Swift. Both I would have been more than fine with seeing. Turns out it was TAYLOR! So we waited outside for just a few minutes (15 to be exact) and lo and behold, I was about 15 feet away from her and we got some good pictures. :) So that was fun!

So besides shopping, ha ha. What else is there to do in New York?? OH YEAH!
BROADWAY!!!!!!! :)

We were able to see FIVE shows. :) All of which were incredible!

Tuesday night we saw "Anything Goes" which Sutton Foster {Jo from Little Women} was staring in. BUT of course... she was sick. So aside from my deep disappointment... Emily Gilmore {from Gilmore Girls} ended up being in the show and it was fun to see her!

Wednesday night, Elaine saw "Marry Poppins" an ALL time favorite of mine, and since we had already seen that, we decided to go see Bernadette Peters in "The Follies". And BOY is she talented. It was wonderful to watch her perform.

Thursday night we saw our very very favorite show in the whole world. "Wicked". Need I say more??? I laughed uncontrollably, I cried like nobodies business during For Good {even thought I knew the ending}, and our Elphaba sounded and looked EXACTLY like Indina Menzel. Spectacular show. I want to live in Oz. I seriously would love to hop on a plane every month to see that show.. if only I had the money.

Friday night we saw "Memphis" which I had never heard of before, but it was amazing. I will definitely be buying the soundtrack. I want to be black in my next life. Wonderful talent in that show.

Saturday we were lucky enough to get into "War Horse" and we LOVED it. It won best play at the Tony's this year and it was Phenomenal. Absolutely wonderful. I'm usually not a play person, but I must say, this felt like a movie and it was just magnificent. It definitely ranks up next to "Wicked". It's a MUST see.

Overall it was just a wonderful vacation. Also, if you ever want to know just how out of shape you are, visit New York. Time to hit the gym! I sure have some work to do.... :S

One of the main things I love about going on vacations is coming home. Every time we get off the freeway I realize just hoe blessed I am to live where I do. I LOVE the mountains, the grass, the peacefulness, just everything about Utah. I'm grateful we don't live in a city of skyscrapers that make you feel like a who. I love where we live.

I was also able to see my cousin Clare today who has been improving so much. I love her. She is such an amazing person. It's fun to visit her. I love visiting her. Today Elaine went down to cut her hair so naturally I went with. It was fun to see her, and hear her voice finally! Her sense of humor is definitely still there. I look forward to many more visits with her. I'm am so grateful that she and her husband Kris are still with us. They are miracles.

Well I am going to go pick up my hamster and then go for a run in this wonderful fall air. And when I say run I mean walk up around the park and come back home... ha ha. But Do you not LOVE fall? My favorite season. :) Bring on my favorite 3 months of the year! Woohoo! :)

Love you all!! And I'll write SOON. Promise...............and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

I am the worlds WORST runner.... but I WILL run!!! I WILL!!!!

G double O D-good! :)

Was General Conference not amazing? I love conference. I love hearing from our prophets and feeling the spirit. I wish it was longer than 8 hours.... or that I was a guy and could participate in priesthood session... ha ha just kidding. And of course, I'm super excited just as everyone else is for the late Provo Tabernacle to become a temple... I secretly wish it was done already... ha ha.

So this week is closing week of Little Women, BOOOOO..... and I am sad. It's been so much fun to be able to be in this show once again with these amazing people. I'm sure my head will be the only part of me that is ready for the show to end... For some reason it doesn't like the 80 bobby pins and hair piece I have to wear every night... and my face will be equally share a sigh of relief when I no longer have to put on stage make-up and eyelashes anymore.

Also last night at the show, John Brooks proposed to the love of his life who just so happened to be one of my friends from high school, Lex. It was so fun to be a part of it and help plan it back stage. It was SO cute and so exciting! :)

But despite the fact that I really am sad about this week ending, there are also some very exciting things happening for our family this week! This weekend is stake conference and I'm excited about that, so along with a session of conference on Saturday night and the last show, my nephew Sam is getting BAPTIZED that morning! :) I'm excited, This will be my 5th niece or nephew to be baptized and it's so much fun to share this special day with them! I will definitely post pictures.... if I remember a camera... ha ha :)

So because I will probably be depressed after Sunday because I won't know what to do with my life since I've been at the Scera everyday since August, I think I just might catch a red eye flight to New York on Monday with my parents and my sister.... that's right, you may have read my post a few months ago about how excited I was to go to the big apple. Well, the day is FINALLY HERE! ONE WEEK from today!! I can't WAIT! Hopefully the leaves are starting to change over there... I want it to feel like fall when I walk around centeral park! :)

ANYWAY, I hope you all have wonderful days, I've got to head off to work now, so I'll {hopefully} write later this week. Love!

..........................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade!

Be Kind

Is that not adorable? :)

Happy sabbath!

....................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

Right now :)

You know those moments,

where you can be doing something totally random

and then you stop

and start smiling

because you realize

you are way happier

than you ever intended yourself to be?

Right now is one of those moments.

But I know that life is FULL

of unexpected twists and turns.

And that in an hour, or even

by tonight this wonderful feeling

could be gone.

So right now,

right for this moment,

I'm going to swallow up this feeling

and be completely,

entirely,

and genuinely

happy.

Because,

I am luckier

and happier

than I ever thought possible.

I know I haven't been on this blog much. It's been a crazy few weeks. The musical I'm in, "Little Women" started, I had strep throat, an endoscopy, and had a hurtful encounter with an iv. I've finished school, I've been nannying, and have had a fun time potty training. I went without a letter for about... 4-5 weeks and finally received one last Tuesday... the little elder had no postage! I've visited Clare, I've visited with family and friends, and have been released from nursery to teach sunbeams with my mom.

I think that all of the hectic-ness, the break downs, and the sleepless nights, are what led up to this wonderful feeling today.

It always has to rain before you can see the rainbow.

But the rainbow I see now is VERY vivid, bright, and wonderful. I have been so blessed. I have wonderful parents, siblings, friends, family. I've had this incredible opportunity to be in a show. I get to nanny the 4 most adorable girls. I have the strongest cousin in the world. I don't have a clean room, but I do have a very comfortable bed to sleep in. I live in the most beautiful place to experience fall. I have a best friend serving the Lord in Canada. I have a wonderful ward family, and most importantly, I have the gospel.

I am just happy. :)

"None of us are secure except we keep the commandments of our Heavenly Father.

The pathway of righteousness is the highway of happiness.

There is no other way to happiness."

~George Albert Smith

................ and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

and p.s. I'm doing away with my picture challenge. This blog isn't about challenges.. it's about my life... ha ha... and... my blog views went down a whole lot when I did that... and... neither you or me enjoyed it... ha ha. :)

And here's some recent pictures! :)

 Little Women Pictures! :)

Our adorable sunbeams! minus one of them.

Endoscopy... that IV killed...

It was Ember's birthday so we made a cake, and went to McDonald's for Lunch!

day twelve... {12}

Day 12: a picture of something you love:

The temple :)

..................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade!

day eleven...{11}

SORRY THIS IS A DAY LATE!!
(i had doctors appointments, and in fact after I post this, it's exactly where I'm headed to yet again.
It's okay though, only 2 more test until they diagnose me!)

Day 11: a picture of something you baked:

Last Thursday Jacob's Sisters-in-law, Sister, and I got together and made these PANDA cupcakes!  :)

Aren't they cute!?

.....................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

What to do?!

What do you do when you go to turn in your last paper and find out, that you've been going to school for nothing.

That's right....

a.b.s.o.l.u.t.e.l.y

NOTHING.

................................................................Sigh....................................................................

Let me replay the conversation I had with my teacher today.

"Here's my resume"

(the last paper we had to do was a resume)

"Alright"

(insert awkward silence while she looks over my resume)

"Okay, so you actually are not getting certified, so I would take that off of your resume"

"Wait, we don't get certified?"

"Nope, you get a certificate of completion in Medical Office Administration and that's it"

"But, when I signed up they said I would be certified at the end this class?"

"Yeah, that's the case for every program here BUT MOA (medical office administration)"

................grrrrreeeaaaatt..................

so what now.

I guess I kinda started noticing the red flags as I looked for job opportunities, and was slowly finding out that some of my friends had just landed jobs that I was going to school for.
....with no training.

................................................................Sigh....................................................................

What do you do when you find a school that fits PERFECT to your study and learning habits, gives you AMPLE opportunities in the medical field, a degree, a free laptop, and you have a really good feeling about it, when all of the sudden at the very end of the 5+ hour orientation session with only you, your mom, and the advisor, and the advisor drops the bomb that it costs

OVER FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ATTEND THEIR SCHOOL!?

................................................................Sigh....................................................................

What do you do when you decide to look for scholarships to see how much money you could even possibly get to attend that 40,853 dollar school, and ALL of the deadlines for the scholarship applications have

CLOSED?

................................................................Sigh....................................................................

 

What do you do when ALL of your friends are going to school, going back to school shopping, and feeling skinny and tan in their new pair of jeans,
 and you're not.


..................................................................Sigh.....................................................................

Well my friends, you blog about it. Because in a way, it sort of makes things all better until you click the post button, then you just go in your room, or play solitaire on the computer for hours.... and STEW about what in the world your going to do and where in the world your going to go next.

................................................................Sigh....................................................................

On a brighter note, I'm nannying again and LOVING it. Clare and Kris seem to be slowly getting better. There's a blog that will follow their journey to recovery HERE if you would like to follow their progress. And it's a good thing I do musicals because we seem to find new health problems of mine every show! I had doctor visit number one today! With a promise of at LEAST 3 more visits. Gotta love it! :) ANYway. I hope you're all having a great day. Thanks for letting me vent. Haha. :)

........................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)

day ten... {10}

Day 10: A picture of your favorite food

Well... I LOVE italian (which is what we broke our fast with today, mmm), and cafe rio... but right now, I have a weird obsession with...

rootbeer/sherbet floats! mmm... OBSESSED!

.................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade! :)



my best cousin

In my family, I've never really had a certain cousin that I was really close with. You see, my cousins ages range from late 40's to 2 years old. I don't have any cousins my exact age. I mean I always got a long with my cousins, we just weren't very close. Yes, we do see each other every first Sunday of the month, but that is about it.

That was until the summer before my junior year.

My cousin Clare and I were talking about this very thing when we decided that WE would be come close cousins.

And we did!

 We had sleepover after sleepover, she went to my high school's homecoming, and we talked ALL the time. Well she graduated at the end of that school year and went to SUU so we didn't really see much of each other the next 2 years, but we still made sure to catch up with each other at least every 2 or so weeks.

Last October I received a picture text of a diamond ring on her very important ring finger, announcing that she was ENGAGED! I was SO excited for her! January 2011 she got married to Kris and became Clarissa Olcott. She had a BEAUTIFUL wedding, even though it was 10 degree's outside. ha ha, brrrr. 

Well after she got married, she and her husband moved to Meadow UT. Where all of the sudden, Clare became a farm girl. And she LOVES it! She has chickens, dogs, a rooster, and as of Tuesday this week,

a Llama! Ha ha.

We haven't really talked for a while, but a couple weeks ago she texted me, and we started to make plans for me to go down and stay a weekend at her house and teach her how to sew and do crafts and things together. I got SO excited thinking about doing stuff with her again. This week we were trying to put schedules together to figure when the best day would be that I could go down. I seriously can not wait.

Yesterday, I was watching a movie with my Dad, Mom, and Kristy, when my Granny called.

(In our house, when Granny calls and doesn't ask to talk to my Dad, you know that something has happened to one of our family members)

I walked over to my mom and tried to get her to tell me who it was but she was listening too closely. From what I could get from the conversation on my mom's end was that someone was life flighted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center and that it was someone that didn't live very close by. I decided to be patient so I went and sat down to continue watching the movie. When my mom hung up the phone, the last person I thought she would say, was the name that came out of her mouth. It was Clare & Kris. All Granny knew was that they were in a car accident and in serious condition. Kris had been life flighted to the hospital immediately, and they kept Clare and tried to get her to regain consciousness. But after trying for a while, they decided to life flight her too. Kris that night finally regained consciousness, but Clare still hadn't.

This morning Granny called with more information on their condition. Clare has a broken pelvis in three places, a broken arm, broken ribs, and head injuries. Kris has broken ribs, lots of cuts on his face, bruised lungs and heart. They are still in VERY serious condition. Turns out it wasn't a car accident. They were on an ATV ride and fell of a 45 foot cliff and hit a tree at the bottom. It is a MIRACLE they are still here at this very moment. I guess it didn't really hit me last night that it was her, but now it has. They are in InstaCare so I can't go see her, but I have been praying for her every minute possible.

"I know not by what method rare,

But this I know, God answers prayer.

I know that He has given His word

That tells me prayer is always heard

And will be answered, soon or late,

And so I pray and calmly wait.

I know not if the blessing sought

Will come just in the way I thought,

But leave my prayers with Him alone,

Whose ways are wiser than my own—

Assured that He will grant my quest,

Or send some answer far more blessed."

(Eliza M. Hickock)

Any prayers in their behalf would be greatly appreciated.

I'm praying for you Clare and Kris, and as soon as your out of InstaCare you better know, I will come and visit you for how ever long you will be there for. Stay strong. I love you.

.................and THAT'S a sip of Livi's Lemonade

 

"A man stands tallest when upon his knees."

~ President Thomas S. Monson

This was our homecoming group, 2008

This was at my 17th birthday party

And this is Kris and Clare on their wedding day :)