First Week Home

Well my first week living back at home has been pretty legit I must say... 

I haven't started working just yet because I need to update my CPR certification,

but i've been decorating my room & catching up with some old friends :)

So here is my week in a nutshell

Monday

I got together with a bunch of my cute friends from high school! It was so fun to catch up and to talk about fun memories we made and where our lives are taking us now.

 Our friend Kendra is ready to have a baby any day now & Emily is getting married (as you will see later in this post!) I am so happy for them! I on the other hand feel nowhere ready for either of those things... haha

Tuesday

On Tuesday I got to see my Cute Face Mike & met him in Roy to watch his little brother's high school baseball game. I was quite glad to see him but not so happy that I got a sunburn! Only on my left arm, strips on my legs, a little on my face & chest! haha - looked ridiculous. On a happy note though, I'm so glad it is starting to warm up :) 

Wednesday

Karyn came to visit!! It was so fun to see her (I know it really hasn't been that long) but it's weird to live with your friends for months and then move out & hardly see them!! 

So of course we had to enjoy the delish Pizza Place & head down to Salt Lake to enjoy 

Spoon Me... kinda our thing! 

Thursday

I was sick so nothing happened & I do not have any photographic evidence... haha 

but...

Friday

Emily got married!! She looked super gorgeous and her wedding reception was

the cutest i've ever seen done in a church! Emily's mom Tracy & our friend Marnie

are definitely decorating for my wedding! 

It was great to see Emily so happy & in love. I am so excited for her & Jared! 

They make a very cute couple indeed. 

Saturday

The girls of my family all got together to do the Race for the Cure

 in memory of my aunt Michelle. 

It was probably one of the neatest things to be apart of I have done so far!! There were tons 

of participates racing for their loved ones & even breast cancer survivors taking part.

My cousin Kimmy organized this & made our cute shirts for us as part of

a pageant she will be participating in. She did an amazing job & I am so proud of her!!

Those Killpacks are so strong and wonderful. I love them so much & am so glad to be a Garcia/Killpack :) 

The front of the shirts read: Invincible Michelle Killpack

The back: "It's kind of fun to do the impossible" - Walt Disney 

Sunday 

Mother's Day!! 

I am so grateful for my amazing and truly wonderful mom. 

She is way too much fun & never fails to make everyone smile.

She is my best friend and I am grateful for all the sacrifices she makes for me and 

my siblings all the time. She is really the most legit mom ever!! 

Snow Graduation

Snow College Graduates!!

Today was a day full of tears and excitement. 

Graduating from Snow seems so strange - I swear it was just yesterday I started!

I have learned SO much in these past two years though.... 

Not just in the classroom but in life. 

Some of the main things I learned would have to be:

*My mom was right, keeping a place clean is NOT easy or fun 

*It's amazing how much things actually cost when you pay attention... like buying your own toilet paper or milk. Sheesh! 

*The people that matter will always be apart of your life

*Heavenly Father knows my needs and limits

*Nothing is better than friends who care and listen

*Patience is indeed a virtue.

*I really can't handle people leaving their crap out :) haha

and SO much more.... 

It's hard to put into words how grateful I am for all the friendships, experiences, and life lessons Snow College has given me. I know I am a better person for having gone there. There isn't a single thing I would change about my experience & I will always be a HUGE fan of the Snow College Badgers!! :) 

Fabulous Birthday!

Yesterday was my 20th birthday!!

It's kinda freaking me out that I am actually 20 but that's okay... doesn't mean I have to grow up just yet :)

But to celebrate my day of birth I went down to Provo with some of my favorite people
and ate at one of my favorites: PF Changs!!
(Yes I could eat lettuce wraps for every meal)
Then we went and saw 17 Again with Zac Efron. Oh baby. It was SoOoOo GOOOOD!
2 thumbs way up!!

And of course finished up the night with a trip to Spoon Me!
You can't go to Provo without stopping there!! Come on!

What a Marvelous Day for a Marriage

(If you can name the movie my blog title comes from you win big respects!!)

So yesterday my dear pal Andy Scott Wells got married!

My fabulous roommates Amanda, Karyn, and myself decided to head down to good old

Brigham City and show our support.We of course had to make the most of this loverly trip so we stopped in Layton to eat the most amazing pizza in the WORLD at The Pizza Place!

Once we arrived in the precious town of Brigham we decided to locate my

cute face Mike King's humble abode:

For some reason we thought this was really funny. Pretty sure one of his family members saw us from the window & thought we were major freaks... and that's fine :)
On our way back to cute little Ephraim we had to stop at our beloved Spoon Me!!

Apart from the FREAKY blizzardy drive home our trip was so fun and delightful. Our mini roadtrips from Ephraim are theee best :)

Grey Day

So my roommates, Kiana, and I have developed a very strong addiction to the wonderful show Grey's Anatomy. If you have never experienced watching this excellent show -
shame on you!!
Needless to say we decided to have a day of watching this delightful show... and it turned into a major tear-fest. If you do watch this show (the second season in particular) and are familiar with the name Denny Duquette you know what i'm talking about!!
This: Inspired a lot of this:


As you can tell it was a pretty productive day... gotta love the Grey Days :)

Mothers Without Borders conference!

This weekend I was able to attend my Mothers Without Borders Conference & meet the team I will be traveling to Zambia, Africa with. I was kinda nervous about the whole situation.. not knowing anyone previous, but after walking into the room & being

greeted with hugs from the nicest women I have ever met all my fears were gone!!

I felt so comfortable and started feeling SOOO anxious to get my adventure started. Mothers Without Borders is such an amazing organization and I am so grateful to be able to take part in its work. Please, please check out the website if you want to learn more about the organization: Mothers Without Borders

I am excited too that my team is made up of mostly girls all close to my age! We are planning on doing some post expedition travel to Livingstone (pronounced Livingston - shout out to my girl Kiana!!) together where we will be doing a safari, possibly elephant rides, and if I gain up enough courage: bungi-jumping of the world's second largest waterfall:

Victoria Falls!!

I am so excited to get this trip started & can't say thank you enough

to those who have helped make this possible for me! I will never be able to repay those who have donated. I know this is going to be a life changing experience and I am ready for it!!

If anyone is still interested in donating please just let me know... or if you would be interested in donating needed items that I can take to Zambia with me please just leave a comment & I can let you know what exactly is needed.

Also on a separate side-note I had to share a picture of the cute new bedding I got as an early birthday present:

So this isn't exactly a picture of my room.. but it is the same bedding. If you can't tell the sheets are zebra print! SO CUTE! I also got a cute little zebra lamp to match... I am stoked about redoing my room when I move back home. I am already letting Africa leak into my decorating ideas with the animal print :)

Overall... pretty good weekend!