Monday, July 23, 2012

Lately...

Trying to keep up with a blog is ridiculous... I have no idea how many of you can manage blogging often.. BUT I am still here and finally blogging!

So let me give you all a re-cap of all that has happened lately in the crazy life of Courtney Crockett.

I moved home May 5th from Ephraim after spending my first year at college there at Snow. (what a wonderful year it was!) And now it was time to start summer! Josh came home May 10th, and it has been WONDERFUL having him home. After he arrived home all my responsibilities started awakening, and let me tell you all.. they are very much alive. haha. I have 5 jobs that I am juggling- and they are:
1: Orthopedic sales rep- This takes up most of my time, and energy.
2:  Para Educator/ CNA for a beautiful little special needs girl.. (aka special needs summer school)
3: Swim instructor & have been subbing for other instructors, & taking on many private lessons.
4: I also am a lifeguard, and right now I am just subbing whenever I can fit in a shift.
5: Wedding/ Portrait photographer- this is my pride & joy!

Ya... life is very interesting.. But I am very dedicated to making it through school without any student loans for as long as I can! And I know the Lord has truly blessed me with so many ways to make money, and to make all the ends meet. I know he has had a huge hand in all of my successes.

So back to the update of the summer... I was able to go to girls camp this year, and not just as a YCL, but as a LEADER!! woo. This year we were evacuated from the mountain on our second day up there at 4:30am... and that was not a fun surprise to be woken up to, but we were able to get off safely, and find another place to camp for the week. And let me just say it was a BLAST! We were able to go boating, crafts, river rafting, and so much more. It was truly an adventure that will never be forgotten!

A few weeks later was our annual family trip to Lake Powell!!! This year I was able to bring my roommate from Snow with us! (Cassidy Clegg!) The week was so much fun, and Cassidy and I were able to become alot closer. The weather was perfect except for the last two days- in which it rained a little and was a little cloudy, but we still made the best out of it! Overall the trip was great and it makes me love Lake Powell even more every time I am able to go!

So far this summer has been great! There have been some bumps and bruises on the way, but hey that's life for ya! I hope you all are having a GREAT summer vacation! And hopefully I will be able to keep up with this blogging business.. hahaha! Until next time.....PEACE!


-here are some pictures from this summer!

Rommates spring 2012. stacky.me.cassidy.

Cut off 17inches of hair!

 Hugging Josh for the first time in 2 years. Sweet moment.


Boating with the family on 4th of July

Halia LOVES her daddy!

Pretty puppy!
Cassidy and I on her 19th birthday!!!

Girls camp leaders!

Couldn't wait to see Josh!

At Cassie's Farewell

Me and my beautiful mom

Cassidy and I right before we left to Lake Powell

The family is once again WHOLE!

Cassidy is such a great friend!!!









Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Never give up

Sometimes we simply fail.
We try, and do our very best and still we fail.
Today I failed my huge math midterm.
I cannot express how frustrated I have felt with math lately.

But, my wise Father, once told me that sometimes failing, not only in school shows that you can learn how it feels to fail, to learn how to pick yourself back up, learn how to move on. AND
You always pass failure on your way to success.

This talk by Pres, Monson really helped me feel better. I hope you take the time to read it. :)

http://www.lds.org/new-era/1994/09/never-give-up?lang=eng&query=failure

So even after such a huge failure today, I will not allow it to make me hate or degrade myself.
And next time I will be more prepared to succeed. :)

I hope you all have a Happy 3.14 day!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Midterms

Midterms. stink.
Math...midterms SUCK. this is what I will be doing all day today and tomorrow to try to score above a 70% on the Midterm tomorrow.....yay.... EW.
BUT. .life happens. what can you do...except get through, and life moves on. :)

SO have a great day! Happy Midterms y'all!

-Court

Saturday, March 10, 2012

It's been AWHILE!

WOW, It has really been awhile since my last post....

MY BAD.. hahaha
Well alot has happened since I've last posted. But overall life has been swell.... :) :)
I am finishing my second semester at Snow Collage. And boy, it has been a rollercoster ride.
stress. stress. stress. But now everything has eased up, and now I have more time for the really important things in life.  I am officially one happy girl. :)

The most recent update in life is I have now lost 56 lbs. yep, believe it. :) It's been alot, I mean alot of hard work and effort, but it all has been worth every step of the way! Also I chopped off my HAIR. 16inches to be exact! :) woo.. so some major changes have happened, but life is simply great. :)

Just so you all know my BRO-HA is coming home in 8 weeks. can you believe it? I certainly cannot. AH 8 weeks!!!! Elder Josh Crockett. Is COMING HOME. I am PUMPED!!

well, y'all I promise I will write MORE often. :)