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 May 2023 

I became an auntie for the third time and could not have been more excited!! I genuinely loved seeing the thrills from my niece and nephew who were ecstatic about having a new sibling in their home. I am truly grateful to spoil another little rascal that has brought so much joy into our lives--even before they arrived in this world!! 

April 2023

I was especially thrilled about our upcoming vacation to Texas and getting a chance to visit family who we have not seen in what has felt like forever!!! We explored the well famous Sea World park where we got to see shows of the water animals there and literally got thousands of steps in throughout the day. We took an incredible visit to downtown San Antonio and went on the super fun boat ride that takes you to locations-- on the river-walk trail. One of my favorite parts on this specific trip was visiting my cousins' home which is also a farm and loved every single minute of it so much!!! I really loved playing with my cousin's kids and enjoying their endless amounts of energy was nothing short of an understatement. We played a lot of fun games together outside and laughed till our hearts were tired--which I must say never quit at any given moment. 

November 2023

This month has certainly opened up new doors for me as I look forward to continue serving as the chair of a brand new committee that one of my governor appointed entities put together. I definitely have so much to learn along the way as I navigate my new leadership role in a position that will only make me grow so much more as a person in the disability community. I also had an opportunity to be asked out on two fun dates with a colleague of mine to attend their Institute class and participate in the "Lighting Of Riverwoods" festival last weekend--which I will admit was a lot more fun having never gone to an event like that before!!! 

This weekend I get an unforgettable opportunity to participate in the Orem temple open house that so many members of our stake will participate in. I am excited for another chance to be in such a quiet--- peaceful and holy place while ushering people who walk through in the right direction. I cannot wait to see the many smiles on people's faces as they enter into the house of the lord and getting that spiritually uplifting reminder of who we are in the eyes of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

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Date Night

 LAST FRIDAY---One of my colleagues picked me up along with their good friend to attend the lighting festival at the Riverwoods. I was excited to have a kickstart into the holiday season and spending quality time with friends who made it an experience I will cherish forever. We arrived at the Riverwoods LONG before the lights were going to come on and luckily we were able to participate in the miniature countdown from ten till we got to the end!! Did I forget to mention the Truman brothers performed?? I am not at all familiar with their music whatsoever, but it was delightful to listen to them sing about the holiday season and reminding all of us what it really centers around. My colleague ended up getting asked to get some footage for them while they were performing--which I am positively certain was top notch!!! We had a lot of fun dancing to the music, laughing till our hearts were tired, had a very warm and scrumptious meal at Waffle Love to end our fun night together. I definitely have wanted to hang out with this colleague of mine for awhile, but the timing was never right for me or I would have some commitment unexpectedly come up out of the blue. Overall, it was the best night ever and one that hopefully can take place again in the distant future if we're lucky!!! :) Did I forget to mention that we also got our picture taken with the Truman brothers after they performed for everybody?? 

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Promoted

 Unofficial News: (New Leadership Role)

LAST NIGHT--- I received an email from one of my colleagues about a new leadership opportunity that I never had before with this governor appointed entity. I obviously could not pass up this chance to grow so much more as a self advocate and become a good board member. It has definitely been a long time when I last served in a Chair person role within the disability community and look forward to what else this new experience has in store, which I know is only going to help me further into where I'd like to be once all of my years of service conclude. I was able to run my first meeting today with the committee I signed up to serve on, which if you ask me went over pretty good as far as being in my new role since gotten asked 24 hours ago!!! 

Adaptive Needs Institute Class (Last Night)

One of my colleagues who I serve with on the speakers network invited me to participate in their institute class and I obviously took them up on the chance. It was so much fun to meet all of their classmates and learn about the gospel of Jesus Christ together for an hour. It certainly did not go without laughs or heartfelt thoughts being shared in regards to the lesson, which if you ask me was not anything of an understatement. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to spend quality time with friends and have a little extra boost of discussing what holds such a dear place in my heart.