Fresh Start~

This is how I have been starting my day off lately and I hope to make it a habbit.

Tay and I take time to read an article out of the Ensign every morning (we just started doing this recently). I really feel that my out look on my day has changed.

The Ensign is full of uplifting stories, thoughts, and truths.

What better way to start the day by filling your mind with uplifting thoughts!

I don't care what religion you are or what you believe I think it is important to fill your mind with uplifting thoughts especially in the morning because your thoughts affect your mood and if you have uplifting thoughts then when bad things happen in your day...well they don't seem so bad:)

I am so humbled everytime I read the Ensign especailly with my husband!

I love good habbits and hopefully we can keep this habbit because I sure think it is a great way to start our day!

Life as I know it in Illinois~

This is where we live 88 West.. Tay and I have never lived in appartments before so it is diffentely different. We really thought we lived in a nice place but everyone else thinks we live in the geto...I didn't get why at first but now I do. There have been a few shootings here and also at the mall which is right behind our appartments. Our friends had blood stains right in front of their appartment because some guys jumped a poor pizza man and beat the crap out him...?? why would you beat up a pizza man!? weird. I really don't feel threatened though I pretty much just keep to myself and try not to stare at anyone, I think that I will be perfectly fine.

Really my only complaint is that our appartment reeks of cat pee! EWW hate that smell! I have tried febreeze, candles and perfume and NOTHING is working..so if you have any suggestions..please share! Unfortionatly it might just be a smell that is so potent and won't ever go away but cat pee smell or no cat pee smell I am just grateful I have a place to live:)

WEATHER CRAZY~

My friend Kelsey and I decided to find out what our husbands are going through everyday so we took a day off of working out, cooking, cleaning, and all the other things we find to do everyday to go to work with our hubbies. In the evening Kels and I were getting ready to go back home we were all sitting in the car when all the sudden the tornado sierns went off. All of us looked at each other and just freaked (beside Tay..he is not very dramatic..which is good..blances our marriage out since I am). It had been storming all day but I totally forgot I am not in Utah..and Illlinois is completely flat land. The clouds looked black and I could tell a tornado could be coming any second. Ryan (Kelsey's hubby) started driving way fast to someone's house to take shelter, once we arrived at the kind families house we just waited for the T.V. to come back on so we could see what was going on. After a while awaiting we found out that the tornado was on the ground right where our appartments our- my heart sunk because that is where my friend Makall and her little girl were (luckly we got a hold of her and told her to take cover with her baby in the tub with a mattress over them..I guess that is one of the ways to protect yourself in a tornado). After a little bit of time went on I took a minute to think and I just felt that I would not die in a tornado (just seemed a little dramtic to happen right now in my life) Well the TV kept going on and off but after a little more time we had discovered that the tornado had jumped over the town we were in at that time and had missed us! WHOAH! yeah for living! We then made a quick move to home that was still standing and we just felt so blessed that our friends were safe and we were!

I know Missouri got hit bad with tornados, it makes me feel so sad for all the families that were affected by the horriable event. Tornados are scary becasue really there is not a whole lot you can do!