Where has March gone????

This post is going to take a tad bit longer for me to actually type...why you ask? Well, this past weekend my BFITWWW got married! (best friend in the whole wide world, Trista Lisa) It was such a great weekend! I felt all pretty in my bridesmaid dress and pretty nails :) I had so much fun partyin' it up with the Hatch, Davis, Bridge, Wright, Barnes, families....there were probably more but I am horrible with last names...but nonetheless, it was a great time. I felt like one of their own family members and enjoyed seeing the happy couple soak up all of the love.

I had thrown Trista a bridal shower a couple of weeks earlier with the help of Becky and Ky. It was fun to be together again as well as make things awkward for Trista and the guests...it was great!

After I got done at the reception I hopped in the car with Daez! We road tripped to Wayne to spend time with the Durfey's. Also, one of Dallon's best friends just got home from his mish. So we hit up the wonderful Loa Ward. We got to sit by the Brown family that I love and I got to see so many friendly faces and feel like I was at home. Like usual, I had a great time chatting it up with Sharon and Michael Scott and getting a hug from Durc. Also,, The Laughing point was at it's finest in the Wayne County Insider!! Daezia and I watched some March Madness with Michael Scott and I am still shocked that there are an 11, an 8, a 3, and a 4 seeded team in the final four!! Man do I LOVE basketball!!

This past week has come and gone in a blurr. Kiana and I both were not having the greatest few days so we decided to wash all of our sorrows away by buying a delicious ice cream cake from DQ and it read "FML!" Because that is exactly how we were feeling! Don't we live the greatest lives??

I also have decided to take a couple classes over the summer online. I need a chemistry and math class for pre-requisites once I go to Utah State, so I figured why not just take them and get them over with while I work one last semester at THE GREATEST JOB EVER. It also helps justify my action of taking the fall semester off. (I'm going to be working in Milford, saving up and preparing for the move to Logan and I look at it like the fall will be my summer :) Oh and if anyone is wondering, this week marked the 6 month countdown until Dallon comes home! :)

Yesterday when I came to work I was blessed by numerous tender mercies. I was studying for my dreaded Chemistry test and a fellow coworker and friend came to study with me. I usually don't like studying with other people, but for some reason I kept that to myself and agreed to study with her. Man did we get a lot done! I hate chemistry and don't understand it a lot of the time, but when we were working together I found myself knowing how to set up problems to solve them. It really was so amazing!

Then after my cute friend left, another friend came to chat. I had been throwing a pity party for myself all day and just wanted it to be all over. But then I started talking to my friend and realized, no matter how hard you think your life is, someone always has it worse than you. I found myself being humbled and felt nothing but complete love for this beautiful friend. I assured her of her worth and value and we left that night having such a stronger friendship. She has taught me so much and I am grateful for her example and fun loving spirit. Man am I going to miss these two great girls!!

Another person I am going to miss is one of my best friends. I know I usually want to light her on fire most days, but when it all comes down to it, I love her with all of my heart. The day she told me she was going to come to SUU my heart shouted for joy. I know that she has not had the best luck with SUU, but I believe she came to Cedar because she was an answer to my prayers. We get in tuffs about every minute, but after I have calmed down, I thank my father in heaven for having her here at SUU with me. I know she will ALWAYS have my back and will do anything to protect her lil sis. She is such a great person and I love her dearly. The decision to live our own lives when I move up to Logan will be a hard one to swallow, but I am eternally grateful for the opportunity I have had to live with my best friend Kiana Don. There are no words to describe just how much I will miss her.

I'm sure I'll think of a long list of the things I will miss and the people I will miss, so stay tuned for some tributes here and there in the months to come. Till then, stay excellent.

SUU to USU..... :S

Oh man alive! Can I just say that these last few days have been super crazy in the life of Kaitlin Montanna Livingston! It all started when I made the decision to make a quick trip to my academic adviser to help decide what I would be doing for the summer. The last time I went in to talk to her I felt really sad and frustrated because she said there was slim chance of obtaining my degree here at SUU. I was practically crying and luckily she was super nice and told me she would talk to a few people and see what she could figure out. I left feeling hopeful and optimistic but still a little sad that my life long hopes and dreams of graduating from SUU might not happen. But this time I went into her office was a little different.

I waited in line to talk to her. When it was my turn to go in she said she had talked to her people and as it turns out there was no way that I could finish my degree here at SUU. It was weird, at that moment I felt so calm and relaxed. I then said words that I had never thought before, "So I will take the few classes I can here and then transfer to Utah State." Those words came out of my mouth and I just remember feeling so very calm about the whole situation and I left feeling confident that everything would be okay.

The rest of the day I just knew that things would work out and the words of a familiar hymn came to my mind, "I'll go where you want me to go dear Lord." I then broke the news to my family via-text because I didn't trust my voice and then to my facebook friends. With each comment I just knew I was doing the right thing and that the Lord would bless me. However, as I have learned throughout my life, change is constant.

I woke up the next day feeling doubtful, nervous, sad, distraught, and everything else you can think of. All of the possibilities weighed my mind throughout the day. I would think of my future plans and that would make me think of something else, and it just all hit me so very hard.

But I still had classes that I had to attend. I completely choked on a major chemistry quiz, then in my culinary arts class I felt stressed for the lab that would follow. A bread lab that would take a long time to complete, and to add to my stress level, Kiana and I decided to throw a surprise party for Dalaki.

For those of you that know me well, you know that I CANNOT lie. I simply suck at it! So every time I would see Dalaki it would take everything in me not to tell him about the people that were coming and everything. It stressed me out! But it was all worth it in the end. Even after a delayed arrival time that was caused by his dumb dance teacher, we were still able to have a great time, which helped ease most of my stress. But yet again, all those feelings of doubt and confusion crept into my mind the following day.

Seeing how I am now the big two-one, I had to renew my license and let me tell you, the lady at the office was NOT very friendly. But what can ya do? I DO NOT envy her job. Also, I found out another office was closed so that made me mad because I went out of my way to find it out in BFE. So needless to say Wednesday did not provide me with anymore comfort. Except the wonderful hour I went to institute where we talked about preparing for General Conference and I am looking forward to it because I have many important decisions to be made.

I then made a trip to Milford to help with track practice. It was nice being able to see my family and vent to them about the frustrations I was having. Nish gave me some ideas and some advice which helped out a ton. And I made a quick stop to see the kiddos. Man are they adorable!! They bring so much happiness into my life. But then I had to go back to Cedar and go back to reality.

Bad thing after bad thing just keeps happening and I just want to give up. But then I have to remember, all things in life that are worthwhile don't come easy. So that is why I have chosen to transfer to Utah State. I know that I am studying the field that I am supposed to being studying. I have prayed and prayed about this decision and the confirmation reoccurs with each prayer. I want to be a teacher, I want to be like Grandpa Fisher and make a difference in people's life and so that is what I am going to do. So this will be my last semester at SUU. (Don't worry, I will ALWAYS bleed red! Even if I am an Aggie.) Even though leaving Cedar will be indescribably hard for me, I know that it is what I am supposed to do. I still have so many details to work out, but I just know that I don't have to do this on my own. I have my family, my friends, and most importantly I have my Savior's grace to get me through this challenging time. Once I know more about when I will move and exactly what my plans will be I will definitely let everyone know. But thank you all for your thoughts and concerns. A quote I found that helps explain all of this craziness is:

"If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes."

Oh and another thing getting me through this stressful day....JIMMER TIME tonight. Thank you basketball for yet again providing me with solace.

MaRcH!!!

Can I just say that March Madness is the most wonderful time of the year! It brings so much happiness into my life and I love it! So if you would just go with me I would like to rewind 21 years ago to when my amazing mother gave birth to me on March 6, 1990.

The first week of March is infamous because it is the 1A state basketball tournament and for those of you who know me oh so well, you know that I absolutely LOVE basketball! I like to think that I was born during this epic week and month because of my passion for the great sport.

As I grew up, I had the opportunity to go with my parents each year to the tournament because it was my birthday! It was during those years that I learned to loved this game. I loved the intensity each game brought. I loved being in the stands with hundreds of other fans cheering on the Milford Tigers as well as fellow Region 15 teams, some more than others ;) .

I practically counted down the days until I could be one of the elect to actually be on the court and play with a jersey of my own as a freshman. I worked hard everyday at practice and during the off season to become a better player. Although my short four years did not turn out like I had hoped for, I learned many life lessons. And now as I am going to college, I find great joy in traveling to the games to cheer on my little sister as well as our hard working Tigers. Some may find my passion a ridiculous obsession, but oh well! There is just something about hearing a basketball hitting a gym floor, or swishing through the net, that gets inside of me. I could watch or play basketball everyday of my life and be completely content! No joke! So this month of March is complete madness! It starts out with the state tournament and continues with my birthday, then the NCAA tournament! Hands down, March is my favorite month of the entire year! So for the rest of the month you will probably see me decked out in my basketball shorts, (weather permitting), t-shirt, and kicks that define me as a basketball junkie...don't judge! Just smile and wave :)

February came and went with many happy experiences. I got to spend a lot of time with my family and I loved it! I loved being able to spend quality time in a small vehicle traveling to countless games. I am so grateful for the love and relationships I have with each of my family members. I don't know where I would be without them.

I also was able to spend some quality time with my friends and my cousin Melanie! I went to Corinne's Bridal shower in BFE, aka West Jordan, and then Kiana and I partied with Mel the rest of the weekend. It was filled with games, that I mostly won, ice cream, talking, youtube, Grey's, church, Texas Roadhouse, and shopping! (I was in the mood to shop, who knew that would ever happen?!)

February was also filled with a lot of basketball tournaments....Region and State Girls, and Boy's Region. All had intense games that kept us gym rats entertained. Boy's state was good, but it did NOT turn out like I had hoped, and I went into a funk for quite some time, but bounced back just in time for March Madness to start up again.


So yeah, I am doing great and loving life! I am keeping busy with work, school, and more school. I also just got hooked on a new show on ABC Family....

Make it or break it. It is AMAZING! I may or may not want to marry Damon Young...


so sue me! If you haven't watched it I highly recommend you start. And if you have...why haven't we analyzed it together yet? Until next time...stay excellent!

January Jollification

Just for any clarification, jollification is a word, it means jolly festivity, in case you were wondering. Anywho, here is a post dedicated to January 2011…..it was quite an eventful month, but overall, it was a GREAT month!

Kiana and I got invited to Abby’s birthday shindig and we decided to invite our parentals as well as Nish and Jeeps. We also got Dalaki to tag along as well. We traveled down to Mesquite to partake of the goodness at The Oasis….all you can eat seafood! It was so much fun eating, laughing, eating, and laughing some more. The Carter bunch is quite entertaining and we had a great time. The restaurant has murals of the ocean, so of course we had to get a sisters sea picture. Also, on the way to our car, Dalaki spotted this Pigeon Racing truck! He’s the pigeon, I’m the racer…

After we got done eating, we decided that we weren’t done with our time in Mesquite. So we hopped on over to the Virgin River to go bowling! Jeeps had a great night…getting FOUR strikes in a row! I also stepped up my game and beat Kiana…always a pleasure. We also were lucky enough to hit up cosmic bowling! It was amazing!

After the bowling fun, we still hadn’t had enough so we hit up the arcade. The Faj hit the jackpot on one of the games and got us a butt load of tickets! Dalaki also had skills on some Sonic the hedgehog game. Seeing how Kiana, Dalaki, and I have wised up a bit in our older years, we decided to put all of our tickets together and get pretty much everything we wanted. This was quite the accomplishment for all of us. When we were younger we would always go play at the arcade, but were too selfish and kept our own tickets and could barely get one prized possession. Not this time around! We were like little kids picking out each prize…weighing out the options…and of course, Kiana and Dalaki both asked for my permission before they made a purchase. It was seriously a childhood dream come true!! With every purchase, we all felt cooler.

We finally decided that we should hit the road and get back home. However, luck was not with us that night. We got TWO flat tires! Luckily, we were all together, and were able to make the best out of it. It was FREEZING while we waited, but the camo twins weren’t disheartened much by the cold. One of my personal faves of the night was a picture of me standing next to a reflector pole on the freeway. They look so much shorter when I’m driving by them at 80 MPH… I mean 75.

February is now upon us and I was able to start out with a great par-tay! It was Ashley’s birthday on the first, so we helped celebrate with some old roomies and new friends. We played spoons and got caught up with one another. It was so great spending some quality time with the ole roomies. They are all such great examples to me! I love them! Even if they are all married or engaged. They are awesome! Oh, and for some reason, on our way out, Kiana grabbed our remote and had it in her jacket until she noticed it at the party. So she slipped it into my purse when I wasn’t looking…she is such a little sphincter.

Today I was able to watch my lil cheerios cheer and Daezia’s basketball game! Aren’t they so adorable?? They get better with each performance….but hopefully they are getting all of that cheering out of their systems so once they get into high school they can focus on the real deal…sports.

That’s pretty much it for me this time. I am doing well here in Cedar. I keep busy with work, school, and crocheting. (I’ll have you know…I’ve sold roughly 12 hats at $10 a pop….slowly but surely I am on the road to savin up some money.) I am doing my best to keep a smile on my face….while deep down I really really don’t like school…but oh well. It will be over before I know it. Then I’ll have to be a real grown up. AHHH!!