Happy New Year! Happy 2010! What a great year to look forward to! I went up to a cabin with a bunch of my friends this year up by Solitude and had a great time. We played games and had a dance party, made a midnight breakfast, and played out in the snow. We have such a fun group and had a great time together ringing in the new year. As I look back on the past ten years of the decade I have so much to be grateful for and to reflect on. It's amazing how fast time goes to me and that every year just seems to go faster and faster. In the past ten years I graduated from Bounitful High School, Graduated from Utah State University, Bought a home, have traveled to some amazing new places including, Australia, St. John Virgin Islands, Cancun, Chicago, New York, Canada, Seattle, Boston, San Diego and much much more. I have been able to waterski in new places including Lake Blaine, Inner Costal in Florida, St. Charles River in Chicago, and Lake Benson. Most of all I have grown so much in the last ten years, in my testimony and who I am today and have built some amazing relationships where I find the most joy in my life. What an amazing ten years. So many great memories and new friends, and new experiences. There are so many great things to look forward to as well. I am starting off the year right going on a cruise in a week with all my girlfriends, about 16 of us to Honduras, Belize, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel! I am also planing on receiving my endowment in Febuary which I am really looking forward to and finding new ways to serve my Savior for all that I have I owe to him and am so grateful for the life in which he gave so that I might live and experience the love and joy I do in my life. Who knows this might be the year to look forward to a special someone sweeping me off my feet too! Just putting it out there! Haha This life is amazing and I am so grateful for all that I have and what I have been given and to reflect on how I can become better this year and what new things I want to learn. 2009 was a good year but also hard in a lot of ways too. I lost my Grandpa Frandsen, Jordan my brother had an intense back surgery, my Mom moved away to San Diego, Spencer went through a very unexpected divorce, my Dad's girlfriend took her own life, Becky my roommate broke her leg and was down for two months..there was just a lot. I could complain but I don't and try to look at the great things that happened and the wonderful memories and am grateful for new beginnings to take what we have learned through those experiences and continue to move forward into a new year and make this one the best we can. 2010 is my year, I'm claiming it to be the best year yet!

My mom and I had the craziest experience at the movie theater the other night. She had a really bad day and her car got towed and it messed up her massage appoinment trying to get it back and it was just a really ugly day for her so we decided to get in our pajamas and take a blanket and cuddle up at a movie together. We had wanted to go to Nine and went to Jordan Commons and brought our favorite Valentine treats that are out now. Chocolate covered cinnamon bears and cinnamon hearts and we were ready to just relax for the night and see this new movie and hear. That's what you would hope for at a movie these days right......?? There were about ten people in the thearter and we were right in the middle and there were about six sitting below us and then two women sitting up at the top. About a third way through the movie we kept hearing the women up above us talking out loud, ReALLY LOUD. We kept looking back like, are they serious...do they think they are the only ones in the theater? It sounded like they were on the phone just talking away and then just talking to each other and we tried to ignore it for awhile. We were going to try to move away so that we couldn't hear them but they just kept going and going so about half way through the movie my Mom went out and just asked a manager to ask them to please be quiet because it was really distracting. He came in and just asked them quietly to please be quiet and keep it down. He left and we though.....ahhhh it will finally get better. Oh no, it actually got worse! They started yelling and saying, real cool people real cool, how old are we. They yelled out "Hey Douche bag, really, really people." I really felt like I was in a dream because no one else in the theater were turning around or saying anything and I thought, are they not bugged by this, and is this really happening? They started cackling like witches and laughing while the movie is still going and you ask, Why didn't I just walk out. I'm not sure why? We really just wanted to see the movie and didn't know when we would be able to again so we sat through it. Dumb on our part I know but at this point it was almost over so it finished and by this point my heart was racing that I either wanted to turn around and yell at these ladies, but also scared for my life a little bit that we were going to get attacked or something. We got up and the lights were still off and my mom and I started walking out and the ladies yelled. Hey F'ing Fags get over here. We walked out to customer service and the manager asked if it got any better and we said no it got much worse and he offered to give us our money back. Right then, behind us we heard, that's them and they came up to us. The one was really over weight with a muffin top (she was trying to fit in pants that were way too small her for, hence the muffin top) and she was probably six feet and had glasses on a one black eye (so right then we knew she was a fighter) She got in my Mom's face and said "You are rediculous" at this point I am standing there and my mom said my face went as white as a ghost. I froze and thought, is this lady going to punch my Mom and is there going to be a fight right here. What is this world coming to. We can't even go to a movie and be safe and enjoy a quiet evening anymore? She smelled so bad of alcohol you felt like some of it even was left on me...it was soooo bad. We asked security to escort us out to our car and as we were walking out we saw them walking to their car and security got on the phone with the cops and one guy went to find out if they were really going to drive off in the state that they were in....which scared me more than anything. We safely made it to our car, thank goodness! I told my mom, what is wrong with this day, she had a horrible day and this did not make it any better, it just topped it off to be the worst day of the year so far for her! CRAZY. My sweet friend Emily just wrote on her blog recently about a completely opposite experience where she talks about Pay it Forward ( one of my favorite movies). That she forgot her wallet and the guy behind her bought her drink for her at the movies. I'm so glad to hear that things like that this really do happen and that our society is not becoming as negative as this experience that we had. I'm just so glad we are safe and it's sad that some people are so unhappy that they have black eyes from previous fighting, and come drunk to the movies because they are so unhappy and have to lash out on others to make us a feel a little glimpse of their misery. It was still a great time with my Momma and we giggle now that she said I would have been no help as I was as white as a ghost and that she would be left on her own to fight her. I would have whipped out my karate kick Momma so don't worry! Haha

Thanksgiving and Jordan's Birthday

This year for Thanksgiving my family and I went up to Snowbird to The Aerie at the Cliff Lodge and enjoyed their wonderful buffet Thanksgiving Dinner. It was Jordan's "Golden Birthday" he turned 26 on the 26th and chose there to have dinner. It was so good and so beautiful to see the skiers out on the mountain and the watch the sun go down from the 10th floor. It was wonderful to have my parents together too and not have to try to share time this year and enjoy their company. I'm so grateful for so many things this year and its a wonderful time to reflect on those things that I have been blessed with:

1. Family: I'm so grateful for family and for their example, support, unwavering love, understanding, and playfulness they bring to my life. My brothers are my best friends and its so wonderful to know they would be there for anything and that I can share anything with them, and laugh, sing, and share our secrets together. They have been the ones that throughout my life and trials I have gone through, each one has been by my side like the picture above. They are amazing men and so loving and sweet to their sister. They are great examples of steadfastness, endurance and give me so much encouragement in my life and my dreams. They are pure gentlemen who are full of passion and grace. Most of all they are bundles of laughs and have the best sense of humor and have the best one liners you will ever hear! I seriously should write a book with all of them. They are my rock and motivate me to be better and are my lifesavors!

2.Employment: So many have lost their jobs this past year and I am so grateful for my job and love what I do. I work for a wonderful doctor who is not only my boss but my friend and we are constantly laughing at work and have made some great friendships at work. I'm so grateful to have a job that supports me to do all the wonderful things I enjoy doing and provides me with a beautiful, warm home.

3.Health: I'm so grateful to be healthy, to thrive in life and to live to its fullest and to be able to serve others and be there for others in need. I think I take that for granted be pain free and at times just being able to run, jump, dance, smell, WATERSKI, travel, surf, do steamroller, and biking and hiking and to experience God's creations. I feel like I have been so protected at times where a major catastrophe could have occurred and I'm so grateful that so far so good! Knock on wood.... (on my table I am sitting at)

4. Friends (A girl can't make it through this life with out her girlfriends) I mention my friends in my prayers everyday and specifically for their strength, their testimonies, and their encouragement they have in my life. They are my guardian angels where I see through them who I want to be. Some have become wives and mothers and are the best Mom's I have ever known. They amaze me with how much they juggle in their life and have it all together and amongst their busy lives I get notes in the mail, phone calls, and emails checking in on me seeing how I am doing and how life is and a new guy they want to line me up with! Haha They are always looking out for me and are so interested in what I am doing and it means more then they will ever know. My roommates! Wow, I couldn't be lucklier to have such amazing friends. They have shown me to stand for truth, for righteousness, and what really matters in life. I can get distracted easily or get going in my day of my list of things to do and they remind me to stop and smell the flowers and remember why we are here and what my purpose is and what really counts. I think that is a lifelong challenge for me to put off the Natural Man and they have shown me charity, love, and what it truly means to Stand as HIS Witness in this time we live in even when its uncomfortable.

My First Christmas Tree!

My First Christmas Tree! What do you think? There is something about Christmas Trees and Camp Fires where I can just stare at them for hours. It makes our front room so cozzy! Shae and Becky and I decorated it this last week and we were pretty impressed with ourselves and we used odds and ends of Christmas ornaments people had given us and it turned out great. I'm ready for the holiday and just finished wrapping this weekend and now am just counting down the days till Christmas. This morning I went to the Music and the Spoken Word that the Tabernacle Choir put on and saw a mini version of the Christmas Concert they did this week. It was beautiful. Natalie Cole was so good. I took the girls I visit teach and after we made German Pancakes. It just got me that more excited for this time of year and all the new snow we are getting is just a bonus. I'm grateful for this time of year to reflect on those things that we are grateful for and the Spirit of Christmas and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We have so many great Christmas Traditions too that I am looking forward to. We Snowski on Christmas Eve and watch our favorite movie, Miracle on 34th Street, Read the Christmas Story and all sleep in the same room and wait for Santa and play games. Yes, I am still a kid at heart and love my Christmas Pajamas and I still BELIEVE!

My Michael Jackson Theme Birthday Party

28 is GREAT! I had the best birthday this week and it is still going hopefully for the whole month! Monday my work celebrated with me and got me my favorite fruit tart from Market Street Grill and then that night my Dad and Jordan took me to dinner and got the sweetest cards from them and Tuesday I took the day off and it started with pampering myself with a facial from my dear friend Heidi who is amazing. She spent two hours with me and had these amazing cupcakes for me. I then went to the next salon and got my hair done by Becky at Visions Salon. In the afternoon I went and shopped at some fun boutiques and then Becky and my friends did a Black or White Michael Jackson Birthday Party for me. It was so much fun. We had amazing food upstairs and downstairs, had music videos of Michael Jackson playing and dancing downstairs. I got so many texts and calls throughout the day that I loved and a fun birthday package from my Mom from California. It was different not to have her here but am happy for her to be living in California. My friends sure made me feel spoiled and helped me feel better about getting a year older! You guys are all the best!

I got a new Waterski!

I finally did it! I got a new waterski. The very first time I learned to ski was in 7th grade and for awhile now I have wanted to get my own ski that fits me just right! I went out and tried it out for the first time last week and now I think I have to wait till next summer....that is so far away! It was so awesome and I skiied so much better....that's what I tell myself to justify my purchase...I am a girl...what do you expect and of course it had to be cute and stylin! It was so much fun though and a great way to end the summer season!!

San Diego

I finally made it to SAN DIEGO for my first time. I have wanted to go for years and it took my mom moving there to get me there!! I have never lived out of state from my Momma and it is really different not just have her down the street. I miss her so much but now that I have been there I can see why she has wanted to get to the beach and to beautiful California! We had such a great time together and got to see so much. I didn't want to come back. Jordan and I drove down for a long weekend and we went to the KINGS of LEON concert, Sea World (a childhood dream of mine to get there) SHAMU ROCKS! The temple was amazing and Jordan played a show at Oceanside right on the docks and it was such a blast. He did such a great job and even had my mom and I come up and sing a song with him. Don't even get me started on the shopping, we didn't do a whole lot and I was really good but I just want to take a weekend to walk through all the fun boutiques and shops there, they were so cute. Just wanted to share some pictures of the great weekend in Southern California!

Livin' it up doin' my favorite Thing!

There is nothing better than a hot summer day out at the lake! Last year I learned how to Wake Surf and it is such a blast. I have never surfed in the ocean but now can behind the boat! It is so great to not be in any bindings and just out on the board and you sit right up close to the boat. It's such a blast. My all time favorite is water skiing though, just me and my HO and some glass water. There is no water though better than the lakes in Logan, that is one thing that I miss. Cutler and Benson you are guaranteed glass water all day long...you just have to get over that the water is more of a yellowish brown than blue and you may be able to touch the bottom of the lake other than that you are golden! It's well worth it when it's your passion! Ski it up!

This Summer has been so much fun. To make me feel like I am at the beach sometimes I bought a beach cruiser last year (the red one) and run my errands on it. Just behind my house is harmons, and the bank, THE PIE (trouble), Cafe Rio and a bunch of fun stores so I can just ride my bike and run some errands with my little basket. My mom says I just need Toto and I would be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. I just bought the "Urban Lady" this year and Becky joined me on a bike ride. I haven't put the wicker basket on that one yet I just got it last weekend but it was so fun to have a buddy! The bells are the best on them we had a fun night tonight riding around town over to the park!