A Stroll Down Jacey Lane

Syd and I didn't have class so we decided to hit up the Alpine Loop while it was still warm and all of the colors were out in full force!

Dad came to Utah!! I'm so glad he could take time off to come and visit me for awhile. Conference was so great! The messages were so personal to me this go around and I loved every minute of it!

I was so glad that I had the opportunity to go the the General Women's Conference today with a good friend! It is so nice to hear such uplifting words. And I loved how much they focused on the family, and the importance of the role that mothers play.

I took a quick trip up to Logan, UT a couple weeks ago, not intending to be stopping by the temple. But before I headed back to Orem, as I was driving down the hill from Utah State, I could see the top of the temple and I felt strongly to go and GPS the street it was on so I could go and see it. So I did and with the perfect sunset lighting and lights shining up onto the temple walls, the Logan Temple looked absolutely beautiful. A castle made for a Princess of the King; for A Daughter of God. And I sat there outside the gates for a few minutes thinking of how grateful I am to have these beautiful buildings all around me. And how one day I want my prince to take me to a castle like this one, to be married and sealed for time and all eternity. It is one of the greatest gifts our heavenly father has given us today; the temple, and it is where I strive to always be worthy of going. It is such a place of peace, even sitting outside of it, so clean and breathtaking.  "What mat...

So my best friend Bailee had no idea that I was getting in yesterday. I had told her I would be getting in on the 22nd. I hadn't told any of my friends when I'd be getting in! So last night I showed up at her house and surprised her with my appearance! It's crazy how much you can miss a friend. 6 months is too long to have to go without us seeing each other! We talked for forever, and then decided to go and surprise a few more people that night. We drove over to surprise our friend Sarah while she was studying :) I loveddd seeing Sarah and having her catch me up on things going on. She is like a little sister to me. It's so good to see these wonderful people! And of course me and Bailee hung out and had a girls night for the rest of the evening just talking about everythinggg and watching a movie!  It feels so good to be reunited with my best friend!

As school is kinda difficult right now and some things just seem impossible, I stumbled upon this note that I found from my physical therapist back home... quite perfect timing to find it really When I got this piece of paper a year ago, I didn't even see this note on the back of it at first. I was having a hard time at physical therapy one day and was talking with Dr. Phil(yes my PT's name was Dr. Phil... and he was bald) about how hard it was to play sports with my leg so messed up... none of the doctors I had seen knew what was wrong... I told him how much I wanted to play but felt like I couldn't do it anymore... it hurt. I felt so pressured by people to pursue college soccer... and trust me I wanted it... but it felt like no one understood the pain I felt when I played, or even just when I walked.  I told him how hard the decision to not play in college was for me, because it was a huge piece of my life... I was heartbroken...  He just sat and listen...

Last week we went  tubing!  Down the Provo River... I think.. I'm still not very good at locations in Utah yet. Oh well, wherever we tubed, it was  GREAT! Who knew that you could go to a tire store and buy a blown up tire tube for going down the river?! Not me! But that's what we did! And it was cheaper than renting one, plus the additional bonus of owning your own tube for future adventures. My tube now currently sits in my apartment, also making a really good seat for chillin in! haha gotta use what ya got! Kay and the water...  FREEZING!!  HOLEY MOLEY! It was the kind of cold that made your butt hurt! It wasn't until our lower halves were completely numb that we couldn't notice the freezing water anymore haha, but thank goodness the sun was out in full power that day so we didn't completely freeze! Adventures with great people and beautiful scenery outdoors are always the best! Hilarious times losing shoes, getting stuck in whirlpools, and at the...