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Here is one of the fun things that I never thought I would get to do as a result of serving a mission. The Reunions! What a fun Night this was. Kristi Crampton came up to Utah to see me and we went to the Deebens home for a green chile dinner with all the missionaries from the NMAM! Thank you Facebook! It was a lot of fun to see past companions and to see where everyone was at Post Missionary life. It was really weird though, I had the strongest desire to call all the men "Elder" haha It was a lot of fun! The Deebens were our housing and vehicle coordinator and doubled as Mom and Dad for all the missionaries so far from Home! I love them!

"ITLY, My wife's in Itly!!!" Name that movie!

That is one of my favorite movie line's to quote. it is from "Only you" and the way he says "ITLY!" just cracks me up!

"Between Austria and Italy, there is a section of the Alps called the Semmering. It is an impossibly steep, very high part of the mountains. They built a train track over these Alps to connect Vienna and Venice. They built these tracks even before there was a train in existence that could make the trip. They built it because they knew some day, the train would come. Any arbitrary turning along the way, and I would be elsewhere. I would be different.
What are four walls, anyway? They are what they contain. The house protects the dreamer. Unthinkably good things can happen." -Under the Tuscan Sun


I love this. Everyday we prepare ourselves for the next venture in life. The lord doesn't shape the load for the back it will be carried on, he shapes the back to be able to carry the load. That is how I am feeling lately. I need to be prepared. I am being built and prepared for the things that are to come in my life.

Another Favorite quote from Under the Tuscan Sun...
"Listen, when I was a little girl, I used to spend hours looking for ladybugs.
Finally, I'd just give up and fall asleep in the grass. When I woke up,they were crawling all over me."

I love this... Good things in life come to us, we don't have to do anything to ensure that they will come. We are supposed to be proactive, but as long as we are doing our part and building those "tracks" and preparing ourselves to receive, they will come.
It is funny but there is a lot to be learned from this movie. I find myself thinking about the lessons taught in this movie alot.

"The trick to overcoming buyer's remorse is to have a plan.
Pick one room and make it yours.
Go slowly through the house. Be polite, introduce yourself, so it can introduce itself to you."

Where I have been and where I would like to go...

I have traveled a lot in my day. I have been to Las Vegas and Idaho and Southern Utah numerous times. I am leaving for Utah today. I have never been far from home though. I have never been out of the country, and I have never been East of New Mexico and Colorado.This is Where I have been...



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I would love to see more red. I would love to travel the world and learn about other cultures, to experience them firsthand.
My ultimate goal is to go to all of the Temples and do a session in each of them. That would be amazing. I think the first one I would love to go to is the Rome Italy Temple when it is complete. To learn more about it go to http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/rome/ I have always had this thing for Italy. It is so beautiful and Romantic and it just draws me to it. That is where I wanted to serve a mission. I even started teaching myself the language. I would love to go to Italy. Bellisimo! That is the first stamp I would like to receive in my passport!


Okay, who hasn't dreamt of taking a ride like this in their lifetime? One of those things I would love to do before I die... Ride in a gondola


The Piazza Navona


The Roman Colosseum


Fontana Di Trevi


Bella fiori... Meaning Beautiful Flowers


I know that I will make it there one day. Dreams do come true! For now I will have to be content with watching "Under the Tuscan Sun" to get my Italy Fix!