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BYU Men's Basketball (Exhibition Game)

Our good neighbors invited me and my twin sister to attend the first BYU Men's basketball game of their season tomorrow night. I am excited for us to cheer on our favorite team to victory along with all the other energetic BYU fans who will be there in attendance. I genuinely have no doubt we will have the best time ever and not get home too late in the evening hours!! I have never attended an exhibition game before and so I definitely think we will be in for a treat this time!!! I look forward to watching how this game will end up and hope it is an experience that no one will ever forget. #GoCougs.

Other Updates:

Happy Halloween!!! I hope everyone is able to have a safe and fun Halloween. I didn't know what to dress up like for this year and then decided to be Wednesday Addams!! It was so much fun to be someone other than myself a couple of times and enjoy being with my friends. Our independent living center hosted their own Halloween party last week and it was so much fun getting into the Halloween spirit with everyone in attendance with us. 

We also celebrated our best friend's birthday last week and got to make homemade pizzas, drink some yummy apple cider, eat scrumptious cupcakes for dessert, etc. We definitely made an effort to not stay up too late into the night hours and ended up coming home after 11pm. It was a lot of fun laughing w/ each other and making memories that we will cherish forever, which if you ask me is nothing short of an understatement!!! We also skimmed thru Camille's scrapbook of memories with her family and

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Late Night

NEXT THURSDAY----My twin sister and I along with our best friends will be meeting up at Camille's home for a little birthday together!!! We are going to make mini homemade pizzas with various toppings and playing games or whatever else we decide to do with our time. I cannot wait for all of us to spend the night together and make some new memories that will last forever--which if you ask me is nothing short of an understatement. I will make sure to write up a mini update on this if I ever get myself around to it- but I cannot genuinely make any promises!! 

Happy Birthday Camille!!! I am so grateful for your friendship in my life and the unconditional amounts of energy you share with everyone is amazing. It has been so much fun getting to know what an awesome, fun loving, true, loyal and wonderful person you are and continue to be in the lives of so many people who know you!! Thank you so much for being who you are and making this world a better place!!! 

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Other Update:

This year in 2023 has given me a fair share of lessons to take close to heart and not worry about things I have no legitimate control over. It has reminded me about who I want to be and continuing to set a good example for others within the disability community to look up to. I have grown closer to my Savior, Jesus Christ as I have felt of his love for me and knowing that everything will be okay...regardless of whatever mistakes I have ever made. I am so grateful for my testimony of this gospel and knowing that I can always turn to the one who overcame everything for us, so that we could be here. He's recognized the faith I have to trust him in every situation that life throws me and not ever losing sight of what I can do better as one of his disciples. 

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New Presentation (Disability 101)

One of my colleagues reached out to me earlier this week about co-presenting with them on a topic that I have never educated people on before. I have presented with this colleague several times throughout my years of being on the speakers network and quickly responded with a YES!!! I am grateful for the chance to present with this colleague of mine and learn along the way, about how we can make our population an more inclusive for all people with disabilities.

Internet Safety Presentation (Early November)

LONG STORY SHORT--- This was the first presentation I ever did as the newbie on the speakers network and ended up talking a little too fast. Did I forget to mention the slides were out of order?? It was certainly awkward for me to not feel out of place or wish this could have been an easier topic to educate others on how important it is to protect yourself online. I can only hope for a good outcome and that everyone who will be in that classroom are inspired to help others do the same. This presentation is not taking place for a couple of weeks and yet I'm excited to refresh my brain on the importance with being self online as well as keeping yourself protected at all costs. I look forward to educating the students who will be in attendance at the school me and my colleague are going to present at. We'll have a lot of material to cover in short period of time, but I am definitely up for the challenge to do what I can to make this an educational training--none of those students will soon forget.

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