VOTE!!

If you haven't done so yet.. GO AND VOTE!! This is a historical election and regardless of you who you decide to vote for you will be making history and you'll be kicking yourself later if you aren't a part of it.. Be a part of what affects the way you live.. Its our lives that are being decided on today so get out and vote.

Coach Steve Hodson..

For the past nine years Coach Hodson has been battling multiple cell Myeloma, a cancer that attacks the blood and bone marrow. He has been one of the strongest people I have ever known. He has put on the toughest fight against Cancer and like many others I was so sure that he was going to beat it.. If anyone could he could and I thought it was going well, but this past little while the cancer started fighting harder against him and last Thursday night his daughter, Annie, told me that there was nothing more the doctors could do for him and that they were giving him a week, maybe less. Well last night, November 3, 2008 Coach Hod passed away. For the past nine years I have become a part of that family and being so far away during a time like this really just hurts. He was such an amazing person. He welcomed me into their family with open arms and has been there for me through everything that I have decided to do with my life. He is such an inspiration to me to fight for what I want and to work hard to accomplish my goals. He will truly be missed by so many. I just wanted to ask you all to keep his family in your prayers. Thank you so much.. I love you Coach Hod!

Halloween!!

So Halloweeen has always been my favorite holiday but this year I just wasn't in the mood for the holiday celebrating.. I got some pretty awful news and I just wasn't in the mood.. Plus I had school that night but it was ok cuz I didn't really want to do much.. I went to school and made chicken fricassee and got an A+ on it so YAY!! Anyway every fast Sunday we have break the fast after church and I had signed up for a dessert so since it was close enough to Halloween this is what we decided to make. My friend Julie and I(and no I'm not referring to myself twice) we made this cake Sunday morning before church.. It was so much fun..

Where I've been..

visited 29 states (58%)
Create your own visited map of The United States or determine the next president

6 Quirks!!

Here's how this works..
List 6 quirks about you..
Tag 6 people..
Tell who tagged you.. HODUH(amy)

1. I absolutely hate it when people leave the toilet seat and lid up.. It drives me crazy because honestly its just gross plus it looks quite trashy when you can see in the toilet. It has a lid so close it when you are done. It's quite a simple thing to do, I just don't get it why people leave it up.

2. I refuse to have my text messages make any sound when I receive one because I think it is annoying, however, I'm crazy about texting so I am constantly looking at my phone all the time to see if I have a new message since it is just silent when I receive one.

3. I have to sleep on the left side of the bed and I only sleep on top of the covers never in my actual bed. I'm not sure why but I just have always slept on top with a little blanket over me. Maybe its because I get really hot when I sleep and its just easier to get out of a little blanket rather than try to get out of all the other stuff on a bed plus the sheets are all tucked in and it just not really comfortable to me.

4. I love the summer because I can wear flip flops(and that's basically all I wear) because I hate wearing shoes and socks. My feet are kind of crazy. I start to get claustrophobia of the feet and my toes start to freak out.. Not all the time but occasionally and well I just prefer not to wear shoes so I only wear them when it is absolutely necessary.

5. I hate watching commercials so bad. If something is on that I want to watch and it has commercials, I'll pause it(thank heavens for DVR) and go find something else to do until its been long enough that I'll be able to fast forward through the commercials.

6. I hate when toilet paper and paper towels are put on the roll the wrong way. They are suppose to come over the top of the roll not from the bottom. I have to change them wherever I am if they are going the wrong way.

I tag Rachel, Marva, Kelli, Shelise, Whitney, Nikki

Picture Tag!!

So I have seen this on a few of my family's blogs and it looked like fun so I did it also..
I am 22 years old..













I live in Warrenton, Virginia.. You can look it up there's not much here.. It's basically farm country and I love it. It's about 40 miles south of D.C. and really, really small. I'm talking smaller than Cedar City.. Yep that's right!!












I would like to travel to Rome.. It has always been my dream and now I can finally have my dream wedding there.. Well in however many years it takes to finish the temple there.. But I was talking to a few of my friends and I think we are going to plan a vacation there sometime next year.. So here's to hoping it actually works out because that would be a dream come true.












I like about anything Italian.. This is my favorite dish when I go to Olive Garden.. It is the five chees ziti.. just ask my friends I rarely order anything different.. If ever at all..


















I grew up in Cedar City, Utah.. it is such a beautiful place, not that I ever want to live there again but it is really beautiful.. Plus my mom and Tom are there so I'll at least show up every now and then to visit..
















My favorite color is Pink.. Its just so fun and bright and it just makes me smile..

My favorite animal is the Chocolate Lab and I want one so bad, but we can't have a dog right now so when I move I am getting a little girl, chocolate lab and I am going to name her Godiva..

I used to love troll dolls so much I think I had like 30 of them.. they were such fun little things and now that I look at them they are kind of freaky but I loved them way back when.. I had a little house and everything.. they were such awesome toys.

My name is Julie.. yep pretty self explanitory there..

My middle name is Ann.. and I love the Today show so this worked out nicely..

Shelley.. Shelley, Idaho what a cool place..

4th picture tag..

Here's how this works.. Take the 4th picture from your 4th album of your pictures and post it.. Pretty simple..

This is at our prom night birthday dinner.. We were at Cheesecake Factory and well their burgers are huge so I was trying to see if I could even take a bite and well no worries I did it.. That's me eating like a champ=)