Question #17

What lessons did you take as a child? Did you carry any over into adulthood?

I started dancing when I was very little. My Mom put me in dance lessons when I was three. I did tap, jazz, & ballet. I loved to dance. I was in the same class as my cousin Stacy, which made it even better. We had fun dancing together. My very favorite was tap. I loved the sounds you could make with your feet. When I was around 12 or 13 I started point ballet. That was seriously sooo hard. Your feet bleed & they ache so bad. I loved how graceful & pretty ballerinas look though. So elegant. When I was 12 years old, my Dad made me play softball. And I mean made me! I really did not want too. He wanted me too because that was one of the only years my sister & I could be on the same team. He was also our coach. For like the first half of the season, I was the player in the outfield picking flowers & not really paying attention. But as the season went on I got more & more into it. I realized it was really fun. By the end of the season I was the 2nd baseman & loving it. And I never looked back! When I was a freshman I had to decide to either go with the dancing on the Murray Dance Team or play softball on the Murray Softball team. I chose softball & I am so glad that I did. Not that I don't love dance, but I had such a great time with the girls I played ball with. We were so close & loved being together. We were really good too! I haven't continued any of these into my adulthood. I really want to start some of them back up. I might start some dance classes back up at the gym. And Riley keeps asking me to join a softball league. So we'll see. If you want to do them with me call me!!

Question #16

What would you like to be remembered for?

That's not an easy question. I would like to be remembered for a lot of things. I really want to be thought of as kind. Kindness is so important to me. I always try really hard to be kind & thoughtful to everyone. I want to make people feel happy & cherished. That is one of the reasons that I don't like rude sarcasm. I think it just hurts people's feelings. I want to uplift, not bring down. Having a really close family is also very important to me. I want to be remembered as being family oriented. Family first. Always. I want people to feel comfortable in coming to me. I want to be remembered as loyal & trustworthy. You can tell me anything & I'll keep it to myself. I think there are very few people that you can truly truly trust. I want to be one of those people. As David O. McKay said "To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved." I want to be full of love. I want others to feel the love that I have for them. Silly. I love to scare people. I want to be remembered for having a sense of humor. I love to laugh. Kobe & I love to watch America's Funniest Videos. We giggle the whole time! The last one I'll write is happy. When people think back on me, I want them to picture a smiling happy person. Faithful. I want people to think that I chose the right. I love our gospel. Even if I am only remembered for one of these things, that will be worth it. My very favorite quote is from our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. I try to live by it.

"Whatever you are, be a good one."

Question #15

What are your earliest memories?

The very earliest memory I have was from when I was two years old. I remember going camping with our whole family. We were in Memory Grove. Everyone decided to go on a hike together. They didn't want to take me along because I was so young so my Grandma Elody stayed back at camp with me. I am so glad that I have that memory. My Grandma didn't live that much longer. She died of cancer before I turned three. It really amazes me that I even remember that. I also remember visiting her in the hospital & she gave all the grandkids a stuffed heart pillow with a little puppy on them (except for Stacy, she gave a kitten). I remember the heart was red with lace around it. I wonder if anyone else remembers that?? Other early memories that I have are either camping or at ball games. One time when we were camping. I was probably five. All of us kids decided to go exploring. It was Bret, Jeremy, Jaci, Mindy, Ryan, & me. We got lost. Seriously. We were totally lost in the mountains. I just remember we kept walking & walking. We started hearing a horn going off, so we followed the sound. Amazingly, we found our way back. My parents were sounding their horn to help us figure out how to get back. Another time when we were camping. It was really early morning. All of a sudden we could hear a herd of animals walking through our camp. It was a whole herd of cows. How funny!! I also remember exploring around Ken Price ball field & Murray Park. We always had the funnest times there! What are your earliest memories?

Question #14

What's your favorite sport to watch during the Winter Olympics?

What a perfect question for today. The opening ceremonies for the Vancouver Winter Olympics is tonight. I love when it's Olympic time. I love how our country rallies together. The Olympics are so entertaining. It seems like we watch every night that it's on. By far, the Summer Olympics are my fave! I'm a little more picky with the winter sports. Ever since the Winter Olympics were here in Salt Lake City, I have loved them a little bit more though. Something about being able to actually be in the heart of it. We loved going to the Gateway & just experiencing it all. We got to go to some of the medal ceremonies/concerts. They were a lot of fun. Riley went & watched some bobsledding. The people from all over the world were so nice. Everyone was just happy to be here. Of all the events, my faves to watch are ice skating (don't make fun!) & snow boarding. I like to watch Shaun White--aka The Flying Tomato. He is so entertaining to watch. He has such a funny personality. The ice skating just simply interests me. Sure the costumes & music are a little cheeseball sometimes, but what they can do on the ice is am-a-zing!! I always get really tense when I'm watching them though. The fear of the fall. Hopefully our athletes can pull off some gold medal performances. I can't wait to watch. GO USA!!

Question #13

Describe your yard as a child. Did you help with the yard work?

I lived in the same house from when I was born until I got married. We always had plenty of space with whatever we wanted to do or play. Whether it was some sort of ball game, running through the sprinklers, or just being lazy on the grass. We had a park right across the street, so whenever we wanted we could go over there & play. My parents didn't really have us do that much with the yard work. We had the occasional weed pulling, dog duty, or planting flowers. My parents always had a very pretty yard. It was always very well taken care of. My favorite was always the planting. I love to see new flowers grow & bloom. I just love the beauty of it. It seems like every season they would plant something new to last throughout the months. I think they instilled in me a love of flowers. I just wish I could make my yard look as good as theirs! They now come over to my house & like to do little things for me. My Dad loves to come & edge my lawn. I love it because we don't have an edger. I am so thankful for the help. I can't wait for the warmer weather. I am so excited to plant some new flowers. I just love to be outside. I just wish it could be summer all year long!!