Saturday, February 26

Valentine's, My Birthday and Graduation

Apparently, I couldn't finish my Valentine's Day posts, but I'll post about our day anyway. Thomas and I went out to eat at a great restaurant here in Miami and then just spent the day together relaxing because we got the day off work.

My birthday was a lot of fun, too. I got a million Facebook messages from people and was able to talk to my parents, sister and grandma. My birthday was on Sunday, but we still went to one of my favorite restaurants in Miami and I got a delicious dessert and they sang "Happy Birthday" to me. That night, we went to our friend Seth and Jessica's house where they had thrown me a surprise get-together with some of our friends. It was so much fun and I'm really glad that Tom and everybody put it together for me.

Unfortunately, we didn't take any pictures of any of this, so you'll just have to enjoy my whimsical writing...not.

Now, Thomas and I are finishing up work at our internship. Working at WLRN in Miami has been so much fun. We've been able to work with some of the best people and really gain some experience working in their Communications department.


I've got some great news! I signed up for my very last semester at BYU-Idaho and I will graduate in July! Congratulations...to ME!


Friday, February 11

Day 10

I love:

-Pausing
-Relaxing
-Taking time to refocus and recenter myself
-Admiring something truly beautiful
-Spending time soaking up the day, and the people I love
-Waking up and feeling refreshed and ready
-Enjoying life, one day at a time

Day 9: Girl Power

I love girl nights, shopping, dressing up, chick flicks and chatting. I love being a girl.

A friend in my ward organized these girls' night outs and I am so glad that I have been included. I've only gone to two so far, but I have had so much fun at them. She organized them with most of the newly married women in the ward; only a few have children so we're all right around the same age.

When I moved away for college, I forgot how to meet and become friends with girls. At school, I made good friends with my neighbor Sarah and the next semester we were roommates. Of course, her best friend NaTaya also became my roommate and we three had a blast. After Sarah left us to get married, Taya and I stayed roommates and it was so easy not to meet any other girls for real. At school when I was single, I would meet boys to date and be friends with, and then I had my roommate girlfriends.

Upon getting married, however, I realized that no longer living with girls also meant I no longer had a plethora of girlfriends who I saw all the time. I still have girlfriends on campus, and we hangout with some couple friends, but it's just a different dynamic now.

That's why girl nights are great. I have been able to hangout with girls my own age who live in the same city and who are doing something similar to what I am doing right now. I already have a couple girlfriends here in Miami who I know through Tom's best guy friends, but now we've been able to hangout without the boys. Being a girl is awesome; getting together with girls is even better.


Wednesday, February 9

Days 5-8

I'm as lazy as it gets now. I can't do all 14 days, so I've decided to do a lump day.

I love my family.

I'll divide this into three days with three categories: my in-laws, my family, my husband and our future family.

I love my in-laws, my Chambers side. I love my mother-in-law Juanita because she's a sassy lady who loves fashion even more than me. I love that she's stron
g and independent and raised a wonderful son. I love my father-in-law Thomas, Sr. because he's so kind and athletic and can talk to anyone for days.
I love my family; my parents, siblings, sister-in-law and nephew.

My Mom is the best mom in the world. She's the funniest woman ever and has taught me so much, mostly by example. She's cooler than me by far and is always the life of the party. She has such a strong spirit and has helped me out of many tough situations.

My Dad is one part serious, one part hilarious. He has taught me about hard work and has always expected me to try my best. We share a love of cheesy jokes and athletics. He is the coolest Dad because he does it all; he golfs, skis, runs marathons, snowboards, surfs, and even occasionally rides a skateboard.

My older brother Tyler is way cool. When we were young, I showed him up a couple times with my braveness and toughery, but he has showed me up ever since then. I don't know anyone else who would break their knee, not tell their mom, not see a doctor and continue to skateboard on it. He's now an incredible father and has always been a great example to me, except when he teased and harassed me.

My sissy Ashley is hands-down my very best friend ever. We've always done everything together. I have always loved playing with her, talking to her until obscene hours of the night and sharing everything about my life with her. I love her voice, her personality and the fact that she has always looked up to me as I have looked up to her.
My little brother Dallin (also known as Dooks) is an incredible little man. He has the best sense of humor ever. I don't know where he got it; maybe he picked up on all those times we told him repeating his jokes wasn't funny (he was a toddler when he did that) and he became a comedian from our tips. Whatever it was, he's hilarious now.

My sister-in-law Ashli-Jane is so much fun. She's a great workout partner and has a knack at nailing down exactly what other people are like. She is the most diva-like in my family, but that just means she has great style and has blond hair. She has a fantastic personality and is probably the best card player I've ever met.

My nephew Krew is the cutest person I've ever seen. He was premature when he was born and we were all really nervous about his health for a while. Fortunately, he is now a healthy toddler. He is the star of our family because he entertains us whenever he is around.
My own little family currently consists of my sweet husband Thomas and myself. He is the most wonderful man I have ever met. We have almost been married a year now. When we started dating, it was obvious to me that I wanted to marry him. Best. Decision. Ever. His personality complements mine so well. We literally spend all day together. We have the same major at school, currently work together at the same internship, and even have the same calling at church. We spend so much time together and I still never get sick of him.

Simply, I love him. And I'm forever grateful he chose me.


Day 4

Okay, I'm really bad at this every day thing. Forgive me while I catch up to day 8...

I love music. Good music soothes my soul, helps me find strength and pumps me up.

There is nothing quite like running with my iPod in my ears, feeling continually more pumped as I go.

There's nothing like falling asleep to my favorite chill playlist.

And there's hands down nothing like singing along to all my favorite songs on our long road-trips (Miami to Idaho sound long enough?).

Friday, February 4

Day 3

It's already the 3rd, so Day 2 and 3 today.

For my love today, I would like to talk about the earth. I love the earth. I am so grateful for this earth and all of God's creations.

Today for our internship, Tom and I got to go to the zoo! Cool, I know. We're doing a promotion with the Communication Director at Zoo Miami, so we went and 'scouted out' where we want to shoot. We had so much fun! We found quite a few spots and talked about what we want to do, but mostly we enjoyed God's beautiful creations.

Needless to say, we saw a ton of cool animals. A Bengal tiger, lions, turtles, antelope, a komodo dragon, tons of birds, fish, monkeys, and my favorite of the day- elephants (African and Asian)! I also got to feed a giraffe! Amazing!

Anyway, I am in love with this planet that I live on. Mother nature always amazes me. I have loved all the places on the earth I have been able to see so far and hope to be able to see a great deal more before I'm laid in it. I desperately want to visit every continent, except for the frozen tundra of Antarctica. I'm sure the rest of the world will astound me as much as the it already has.

Also, I'm watching Planet Earth on tv right now. Just reenforcing my love for this planet.

Day 2

Day 2... one day late. My bad!

For day 2 of my 14 Days of Love, I have decided to share my love of my own healthy body. For a Christmas present, Tom's Mom got us gym passes to 24 Hour Fitness. Maybe part of the reason is due to the fact that the last time we were in Miami visiting, Tom and I both gained a bit of weight. We were on vacation, alright?

Either way, I'm grateful to have my gym pass because we don't really live near any parks and jogging outside is basically a no-go because I'd have to go on a crazy busy road. The best part is that our gym is right around the corner, so I can jog or walk to it when it's nice out (which is 90% of the time).

Anyway, I'm in love with the way exercise makes me feel. I always have been, and I'm realizing more and more how important it is for me to keep up a routine.

Most of all, I love my body for all the amazing things I am able to do because I have a strong, healthy one.

I love to run.
I love to snowboard.
I love to longboard and skateboard.
I love to play volleyball.
I love to swim in the ocean.
I love to boogey-board and surf.
I love to walk my dog.
I love to smile.
I love to talk....a lot.
I love to laugh.
I love to breath in fresh air.
I love to eat delicious food.

All in all, I love my body. It allows me to do so many
incredible things.

Wednesday, February 2

14 Days of Love

It's the beginning of the season of love. For us, it starts with Valentine's Day. Right after the holiday, it's Tom's parents' anniversary. On the 20th is my birthday! And in March we will celebrate our first year anniversary; I'm so excited! I can't believe it has almost been a year.

Anyway, I decided to do this 14 days of love because I saw it on my friend's blog and I loved it. Also, I have so many people, places and experiences that I love and am grateful for.

So,
I will start with the place with the most love in the world. The Temple. I love the Temple and my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

The Orlando Temple with Tom's parents. Soon, there will be one in South Florida too!
The Rexburg Temple. This is the Temple I've gone in the most.
The Salt Lake City Temple. Where Tom and I got engaged.The one that started everything for me. My beloved Mesa Temple.