A nice little break.... and engagement!!!

Don't worry.... it's not my engagement yet. My cousin Jake has been dating this girl for a while now. He was going to wait a few weeks, but just couldn't. I guess the ring was burning a hole in his pocket. SO... he and I picked up and went to California to surprise his now FIANCE!!!

Well I didn't want to be a little tag-along and so Jake dropped me off and his older sister's house, my cousin Kim and I spent several days with them. They were so nice. I was treated like royalty and had such a good time getting to know the kids more and just hanging with Kim. The weather was beautiful... until Sunday when we came home. Cali was sad to see us go so it rained as we were leaving, but not too much. These pictures just show how beautiful and fun it was. They live in Laguna Beach and one of the days we took the ferry across to Balboa and just had fun in the sun.

This was my view when I woke up in the morning.... AMAZING... i know!!! I want to live here someday :)

Venting....

So I REALLY like the new way that they are doing the judging for American Idol this season. I like the 3 rounds of 12 each. It is narrowing down everything quickly so that we get the ones (supposedly) that we really like. BUT SINCE it's narrowing down so quickly, I have a little advice for the contestants. OK, so if I'm one of the contestants this is what I'd be thinking:

There are only 3 of the 12 of us that are going to continue. I can only let 1 girl be better than but, but then I have to better than 5 guys too. SO the chances of me actually going through are very slim. What do I have to do? I have to take a risk. Either I totally rock it and I have a good chance. OR i bomb it and my odds don't change all that much...

If every contestant was thinking like this (1) the show would be so much more fun and entertaining.... right now I feel like I am listening to my grandmother's radio station (with the exception of Adam... LOVE HIM!!!) and (2) there would actually be a competition. Right now it's pretty easy to predict who's going through.

OK... done venting for now!!!

My Valentine's

This is the last February without Hudson. I'm so excited. And he's so great... he thought of this all himself. I got a beautiful necklace with my birthstone in it. Here are some pictures for you. Even though I wasn't with him, it was a great Valentine's present.

Sadie and me and my sister Amy all "waited" on Jon, his girlfriend, and another couple. We did a romantic dinner at our house and then Sadie and I went and saw "Confessions of a Shopaholic." It was pretty cute and definately fired up my urge to SHOP!

In your senior year.....

1. Did you date someone from your school? yes and i still am.... sorta

2. Did you marry someone from your high school? Not yet.

3.Did you car pool to school? Sophomore year I rode the bus and occasionally my cousin would drive me. My junior year I usually hitched a ride with Hudson. Then my senior year I had my own .... well.... vehicle for a lot of the year.

4.What kind of car did you have? I had a 1996 teal Astro van! oh baby!!!

5.What kind of car do you have now? None

6. Its Saturday night now you're...... working or hanging with the family.

7. It is Saturday night then you're..... probably with hudson. Or working.

8.What kind of job did you have in high school? For a while I worked cleaning church buildings before they were opened. I loved it because I got to travel all over. Hudson and I even got to go to Hawaii one time. And then the last half of my Senior year, I worked at Winger's in Lehi. 9. What kind of job do you do now? That is a very good question.

10.Were you a party animal? I enjoyed going out, but it wasn't like and "every weekend" occurance.

11. Were you considered a flirt? I guess, but I had a boyfriend so I think I was more just outgoing. Although if you had asked Hudson, he would have said that I was very flirty :)

12. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? Choir baby!!!!

13.Were you a nerd? No. I got good grades, but I wasn't very nerdy.

14.Did you get suspended or expelled? Yeah right...

15.Can you sing the fight song? oh ya.... Dear ol' A.F. High. Yes we will love you til we die. Our banner's bright with red and white. You'll be a beacon through the night. Dramatic arts and ball and track, we'll always bring the honors back. We'll sing our praises to the sky, we'll always fight for A.F. High!!!!

16. Who was/were your favorite teacher(s)? Ms. Mary - Journalism. Warby - Choir.

17.Where did you sit during lunch? Usually Hud and I went out to eat... or I was finishing up stuff in the Journalism lab. 18.What was your school's full name? American Fork High School

19.When did you graduate? 2007

20.What was your school mascot? The Cavemen.... or Cavewomen if appropriate.

21. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Yes... mostly because it would mean that I would get to be with Hudson.


22.Did you have fun at Prom? oh yes. There was drama, but it made the night memorable. Plus I LOVE dressing-up! 23.Do you still talk to the person you went to Prom with? Yes... well I write him.... does that count?

24. Are you planning on going to your next reunion? Probably. It's fun because Hudson and I graduated the same year so we have a lot of the same friends.

25. Do you still talk to people from school? YEAH!

26.School Colors? Red, White, and Black. (Boo... for UTES colors. I bleed blue now!!!)

27.What celebrities came from your high school? I don't think any... kinda lame, I know.

So now is the time to tag you all... I tag Jen, BreeAnn, Sam, Michelle, and Elise Clark

Yay for FHE!!!

This last monday, my family and I went to see the "world famous" harlem globetrotters. I think I've been to see them once before and I must admit, they were pretty cool. Since I understand backetball pretty well, it was enjoyable to know what was going on in between all the tricks. It was basically a complete act, but there were some pretty cool things that happened.



Out seats were pretty good. We were up in the highest bowl, but like dead center so we could so really well.



Have I said how much I love this lady? She is awesome. Recent experiences have helped me realize how lucky I am to have the family I have. My mom is my best friend right now and I'm so grateful for all she does for me. Also, I'm glad that she takes me shopping (like in Park City on monday :))



Amy and I were trying to take a cute pictue, but Jon felt a little left out I guess.... There is a lot of love in this picture.

Ah, that's better. Now, eveyone says we look alike, but I can't see it.... can you?

Of course I have to throw in a fun picture of Sami. She is such a little diva.



OH!!! So, I've been in my beginning Broadcast Reporting class for 5 weeks now and I've finally made my first appearance on TV. So you need to go to this link and click on the day of February 11. I'm in the first like 10 minutes of the show... so ya! Enjoy.... and remember... i'm still a student, so be easy on me.



Oh and in case you needed a laugh today, he's the one I got from Jon recently. Happy Valentine's Day!!!

We've found lane 7

Yesterday, my YSA ward went up to Midway and enjoyed a lovely evening at Soldier Hollow. We went sledding and for those of you who haven't been there... you are MISSING OUT! It's is absolutely genius what they have done. There is a tow rope that pulls you up half a mountain on your tube and then you get up and walk up to the lane you want, and TA-DA - you're ready to go down. I took Sadie, a friend from high school and we tore up the lanes. Actually, we literally did. There are only 6 lanes that are plowed, but we were in a chain of 4 people and actually went off the side of the lane and into all this powder and non-plowed-packed-down snow. It was so funny! But... i guess you had to be there. Anyways, enjoy the pics!! P.S. This is Bro. Welch. I've already said how much I like him, but this picture only solidifies that fact.

So here is a really funny video. This is Sadie and I enjoying our ride down one of the slides. Turn sound on... it makes it ten times better. :)

Bethie, Git Yer Gun

I LOVE my cousin. Jake Funk is just awesome. We both have our "significant other" in some place OTHER than Utah and so we kinda date each other I guess... That sounds bad, but it's innocent I promise. 2 weeks ago we went on a hot date to the movie "Paul Blart - Mall Cop" and then just this last week, he invited me to go shooting with him and Matt and Uncle Ron. They are all a LOT better than I, but I felt pretty tough with that gun in my hands :) Here are some pictures of our exciting time. P.S. Liz comes out this next weekend so I guess I'm on my own for valentines day.... I'll probably just go to a loser party. Those are always fun.

Are those.... butterflies?

I don't get nervous very often. Speaking, performing, testing.... they just don't affect me very much. And it's been that way for me for a long time. I'm the same about getting embarrassed... just doesn't happen to me much. This is why I was so suprised when I had basically had an anxiety attack the other night. Now, it wasn't like full-blown and I was just sitting in my room by myself. So what was making me so nervous? um..... you're never going to guess...... but I was getting nervous about Hudson coming home.


It all started Wednesday night when I was e-mailing with him. It was like midnight and I was trying to kill time while he responded. I was doing the usual: checking blogs, facebook stalking, and watching "House." While facebooking, I came across several sites related to girls with missionaries. I was playing around and reading some of thier stories. It's actually really funny because I'm "old" concidered to all of the girls. I mean.... I only have 5 months left. (P.S. the picture is is of my link chain that is pinned to my wall.... only about 150 days)


I was reading stats and only 1 in 7 girls actually WAIT for their missionaries. Of those that wait, 1 in 10 end up marrying their missionary. Now, I'm absolutely positive that Hudson and I will get married... I'm not doubting that, or my love for him. The thing that makes me nervous it what is going to happen when he gets home.... just the every day things. I want things to be how they used to be, but at the same time I don't. I want to go back to talking about everything, but at the same time I don't want to go back to not having anything to say to each other over dinner. I want to go back to being comfortable enough with each other that we don't have to put on faces, but at the same time I don't want to be so comfortable that we don't dress up for each other or remember the "little" things. I want to go back to SHARING everything with each other, but I don't want to go back to using him for his generousness.


We've both changed a lot in the last 2 years and I'm just a little apprehensive of how it'll all play out. I can't WAIT til he gets home. I just want to get on with this part of my life. But I hope that I'll always remember this feeling right now. I hope I always remember what it's like to be without him and never take it for granted when I'm with him. And most of all, I hope I remember forever how much I love him.