My Life :)

Tennis is pretty much my life. I can't even tell you how much I miss tennis. Whenever we have a day with good weather I have something to do, it's really sad. Everyday that I do have time to play tennis it's bad weather. I really just wish we had some indoor courts somewhere in Emery in Carbon county so that the weather wouldn't be a problem.

Sometimes I wish that this year would just be over so that tennis could start. Other days I wish it wouldn't come because I don't want to be a senior. I don't want tennis to be over with. I really don't know what I'm going o do without tennis.

Tennis makes me feel good. It's like I forget about everything when I'm playing tennis. I'm glad that I started playing tennis when I was younger because I love it!

Left top to bottom: Stevie, Adri, me, Chelsea.
Right top to bottom: Kaitlin, Courtney Reynolds, Rebecca, and Whitney

I will miss Adri, Kaitlin, Courtney, Rebecca, and Whitney so much! I will also miss Courtney Sitterud and all of the other seniors that played this year. I was partners with Adri for two years and I will probably miss her the most. I couldn't have asked for a better partner. I love all of these girls!

I'll miss you Kassi Linn!

Yesterday I went to the funeral of my niece named Kassi. It was probably the hardest funeral I've been to. She passed away on March 18th in a car accident. Kassi was just eighteen years old. You're probably wondering how it's possible to have a niece older than me. My brother Tyler married a girl older than him that had three kids. Kassi is the middle one. She has an older sister named Kolden and a younger brother named Kody.

I loved Kassi so much. She meant a lot to me. Whenever Kassi and I got together we were like best friends. She's such an amazing girl. She is so beautiful, just like her mom. She had long dark beautiful hair, and she was skinny and small. I was so jealous of how beautiful she was.

Kassi never cared what people thought about her. She never got mad at people unless they gave her a really good reason. Kassi was one person who always involved everybody. She always felt bad for people and did things for them just to make sure that they were happy.

I remember one time Kassi, Kody, Adam, and I went to the skate park. It was really hot there and Kassi and I weren't doing anything so we decided to walk to the store and buy us some drinks. Me and her bought our drinks and I put our drinks up on the counter to pay for them. As soon as I put them up there she was like "wait, we didn't get anything for Adam and Kody. They've been skating and it's really hot outside. We should probably get them a drink."

That's just one of many examples of her caring about other people. She always thought of others before herself and I loved that about her.

Kassi also had the prettiest smile. She didn't smile much, but when she did it was beautiful. I remember always telling her to smile because she looked mad. Everytime I told her that she would say "Melanie, just because I'm not smiling doesn't mean I'm mad!" She would yell it too. Then after she would just laugh. That's why I always told her that because I knew that it would make her smile.

Kassi was a very quite person. She didn't like yelling or loud anything. She also didn't like contention. She was such a peacemaker.

She was not afraid to die. Sometimes she actually wanted to so that she could be with her mom. Kassi always lived by the quote "live like today was your last day". I actually learned that quote from her because she always said it.

She was loved by everybody. She had a lot of friends to support her. There was so much people at the funeral. There wasn't even standing room! Everybody loved her because she was a sweet girl.

I'll miss Kassi, but I know I'll see her again. God has plan for everything, and it was her time to go. I'm glad that families can be together forever and that I can see her again. She's with her mom now. I bet she's having a good time and she wants us all to be happy. I just can't wait till I get to see her and her mom again. They are amazing girls. :)

Cute Kassi

Kassi and her mom Kolette

Kassi and her brother Kody

Kassi, her sister Kolden, and brother in law Casey

Their cute little family :)

Birthday!

So today is my birthday! Wahoo! It really doesn't feel like I'm any older. The only thing that is really different is that I can donate blood now. I even forgot it was my birthday. I was about ready to leave for conference this morning and I was like "Woah, today is my brithday."

Before I left my mom told me happy birthday. She's such a good mom. She never forgets anything! I love her so much.

I've had a great birthday so far. I went to stake conference and it was good. The speakers all had something good to say, and they did a good job. I was actually able to take a nap without getting a headache after. (Whenever I take a nap I get horrible headaches.) Also, my brother Travis called me to wish me a happy birthday. He is an awesome brother. My brother Tyler e-mailed me to tell my happy birthday. Right now my brother Justin is making me a yummy cake.

I love my big family. They're all so nice to me. It's fun to get a bunch of calls from my family. I also like calling all of my brothers and my sister to wish them happy birthday.

Well, that is my wonderful birthday. yay :)

A nIgHt To TrEaSuRe!!

On Friday, March 6th, we had the junior prom. The theme of prom was A Night To Treasure. All the girls looked so beautiful, and the guys looked good also. It was fun practicing for the promenade dance and getting ready for prom, but I'm so glad it's over because all everybody talked about was prom prom prom and it kind of got tiring.

The promenade dance was so fun! I was nervous because I was in group A and I was the very first one to get called out. I don't know why I was nervous, but I was. I really thought that I would forget the dance but I didn't. Trenton and I actually didn't very well, and didn't forget anything. He was a way good partner.

After promenade I went with Alisha and her date and some of our friends to R Pizza Place. We ate some yummy pizza. After that, they took me home and they went and watched a movie. The reason why I didn't stay for all of prom was because I didn't have a date.

I did have a date until the day before prom. Two days before prom, my date told me that he might not be able to go anymore because of his soccer game. He is from a different school than I, and they changed his game to an away game and he didn't know about it till like two days before. He asked his friends for advice and they all told him that they would kill him if he didn't go to prom with me. The next day he went to practice and he told his coach that he was going to prom with me and that he wouldn't be able to make it to the game. I've been told by a few people, one person was on the soccer team, that the coach flipped out. The coach told him that if he didn't go the game that he would be kicked off the team.

I took it pretty well actually. I thought I was going to flip out at prom because I didn't have a date, but I didn't. I still had a great night. I stayed in my dress until 2 in the morning. I looked beautiful too! I had a blast getting ready, and I had a blast doing the promenade dance! I thought that prom was supposed to be a big night, but it really wasn't. It's expensive, and you waste more time getting prepared for it than you do at the prom. Prom is fun, but it's not as important and everybody says it is.

When I found out for sure that I didn't have a date, I told my mom. She told my dad, and he was like "If I would've known that then I would've got you a coursage(sp?)." I wasn't expecting him to still get me one but he did. It was gorgeous, and it matched perfectly! He was so good to me and he felt bad for me because I didn't have a date anymore.

I'm just glad that I had a cute dress, cute face, cute hair, cute shoes, cute jewelry, a great promenade dance partner, and I got to dance with my dad. Prom was a blast!

Happy Birthday!

Today is my mother's birthday! It came so fast this year! Everything this year is going by so fast! I'm just glad I didn't forget it because that would be super sad. My mom is now 49, wahoo!

Also, just yesterday my step neice had her baby! His name is Macen and I can't wait to see him. I'm sure he's super cute, or handsom. I'm a great aunt! Wahoo! It sounds kind of weird to say, but it doesn't even phase me. He's just another cute little baby.

The dates of birthdays in my family is really confusing. My mom's is 2/23, my nephews is 2/22, mine is 3/22, and my brothers is 3/23! How weird is that? I think it's pretty weird, but it's kind of cool at the same time.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Happy Valentine's Day everybody! Since I'm awesome, and I don't have a love, here are some pictures of people that I love! They all mean a lot to me.

My mom would have to be my biggest hero! She is so strong, and she's a huge example to me! She does a lot for me and I really appreciate it! I love her! I used this picture because this i the last picture I have of her where she has been able to stand! She is truely amazing!

My dad is amazing! This isn't a very good picture of him, but it's the only picure I had on my computer He does everything for my family and I really appreciate it! He is smart and helps me with everything! I love my dad!

My sister Tiffany is super amazing! I look up to her in so many ways. I'm glad to have a sister like her! My sister is nice, and she's so easy to love! I love her a lot!

Alisha is my best friend! She is always there for me, and I love her for that. She is beautiful, and she always has to look cute. We always get in stupid arguements, but I still love her!

Jessica has always been my best friend! Well, at least since i was eight! I know that I can always count on her because she is such an amazing friend. I wish she didn't have to move, but I'm glad that we can still be best friends. I don't know what I would do without this girl! I love her to death!

My brothers are so awesome! Even though this is just a picture of Travis and Tyler, I love all of my brothers. A lot of my brothes make stupid choices, but they're still my brothers and I love them. I love being the youngest because all of my older siblings take care of me. They're always there for me. I love my brothers!

I don't have a picture of my sister in-law Stefenie, but I love her too. She is an amazing girl, and she can pretty much do anything. She can do hair, cut hair, bake, sing, and a lot more. I look up to her a lot, and I just pretty much love her!

My nieces are so adorable! If you can't tell by this picture, we're all super tired, and that's because this is at about midnight! My nieces are so crazy and I love that about them! Rachel and Riley are the cutest sisters ever! They are both so sweet and so easy to love! I love them so much!

This is just a picture of a few of my cousins on my mom's side, but I love all of them. I don't think we could all fit in one picture. I have a huge family and I love it! My cousins are all amazing, and I look up to them in so many ways. I don't know what I would do without any of them! I love ALL OF THEM! I also love all of my aunts and uncles!

My mom!!

My mom is my best friend! She's such an amazing lady and i love her so much! My mom has gone through so much, and yet she has more faith then anybody I know!

For those of you that don't know, my mom had a disease called Distonia. Distonia is kind of like Parkinsons (sp) but not. She also has had six back surgeries, and to pulmonary embolisms(blod clots).

I don't know if i couldn't handle all of that pain, and i don't know if i could go through all of that. She has had so many health problems. She gets sick more than a normal person, and she has a lot of allergies. My mom has to take a ton of medicine that realy suck.

My mom used to go to the University of Utah where there are great doctors. Her doctor there did three surgeries on her and he is such a great doctor. The school district decided to get a new insurance this year, and the new insurace wouldn't cover the University of Utah.

After we found that out then we had to find a new doctor. Our family doctor in price recommended this doctor in provo. I'm no sure exactly where it's at, but this doctor is supposed to be a good doctor.

Well, we went clear to provo three times just for them to tell us the same thing. The first two times we saw the phyicians assisant and he told us that her bones were too soft to do any more surgeries and they didn't know what they were going to do yet to help her. When we saw the actual physician, he told us also the same thing. He also said that he didn't do the surgeries on her, so he doesn't really know what to do. He told us to go back to the doctor at the University of Utah.

I was kind of really mad that the doctor would do that! He knew that the University of Utah wouldn't cover our insurance. I didn't know what to say. If we went to a new doctor then they wouldn't do anything because every time we go to a new doctor they think that she's just a drug addict because of all of the pills that she's on and they don't want to deal with her. Or they're all scared that they're just going to make her worse. She's like a hot potato, which is really sad.

I thought my mom would be just as mad as me but she wasn't. She looked at the positive side. She always looks at the positive side of everything. All she said was "Now i get to keep swimming for physical therapy, eat lots of calcium, pray, and get lots of blessings."

I don't know what i would do without my mom's bright personality. I love her so much. She has so much faith, and she's a huge example to me. That just shows me that if she looks at the positive side to everything then I should too, because my problems don't even come close to her.

I've already said this like 20 times before but I'll say it again, I love her! She is my best friend! I love talking to her, and I love everything about her. She is strong, beautiful, and an amazing mom! She hasn't got to do a lot of thing as a normal mom would, but she is still one amazing mom!