Happy New Years!!!

Happy New Years all!  I am feeling a little better :).  Finally!!!

I can't believe 2010 went by so fast!!!  I think I say that every year though.  :P

Recap of 2010:

In January my Aunt (my dad's sister) passed away.  She had lupus since she was 7 and it finally caught up to her.  I have so many good memories with her.  She was a loving person to all who knew her, and she never let the lupus get her down.  I'm so grateful the Lord took her out of her pain and suffering.

I also moved out in January with a girl I work with.  We had some bad and good times, but we did have some really fun times.

I also turned 24 in February, which really isn't a big deal, but I decided to have a whole week of fun.  My roommate and I had some friends over and we played games.  Then I had a little tiny party with my family, and then that weekend I invited some people to go bowling (and my sister made cake!).   :)

In May my mom found some people that wanted a renter, and offered me cheaper rent.  I decided to take it, and they adopted me almost from day one.  I enjoy them so much, and I can tell they love me :)

July was fun, spending time with friends on the 4th and 24th.  I also officially moved into my new house/basement in July, and the dog even adopted me.  hehe

In August I took an institute class.  This was very good for me.  I had already graduated from Institute, but I wanted to take a Book of Mormon class from a teacher that taught seminary where I went.  I never had him, but I got to know him and he subbed a couple of times.  He was such a great teacher, and I learned more about the BoM, and my testimony and love for it just grew.  I didn't read as much as I should have, but it definitely did me a lot of good.

In September my family and I took a trip up north to see some friends we hadn't seen for quite some time.  I did my first official photo shoot in front of the Manti Temple, and it turned out really good (if I do say so myself :P).  They were impressed and even paid me, despite me telling them not to, since I'm not a true photographer.  :)

In November I held my first fundraiser.  It didn't turn out nearly as good as I had hoped, but I did do everything last minute, and it was my first time.  I want to do it again, hopefully this spring.  Read here for more information:  Yoga for Congo Women

December, 2 days before Christmas, I woke up with a severe sore throat.  I tested negative for strep, but then I got sniffles and was really really ill on Christmas.  Not the best Christmas.  My senior year I got the flu on Christmas, and this is about the same.  Well, someone told me at least I wasn't 6, and that's true.  Being 6 and sick on Christmas day has got to be awful.  Still, though, it didn't feel like I got a Christmas, because I didn't do anything "traditional" since I was sick.  But I did get some loving family coming over, and some perfect gifts.  :)

Love you all, happy new year!!!

~*Liz*~

Update

I haven't updated for a while...

Okay, so my ear was bugging me, as I told you before. I should've gone to the doctor (silly Liz), but I didn't. Anyway about a week ago, I was starting to think I really needed to go on my next day off, when I burped a little with my mouth closed, and I heard a "pop" and I could miraculously hear! It was amazing! I was kind of excited :-P

But the last couple of days I've been kinda run-down and not feeling so good. I think I got a *little* cold, but I'm feeling better :-D. I had to tease one of the assistant managers though, because he was sick, so I had one of the other assistant managers kick him. It was pretty funny. Anyway, I told him I forgave him :-D. I don't really blame him, but he gives me a hard time, so why shouldn't I give him a hard time back?

Anyway, things are going good for the most part. I still have a job, and it's not that awful of a job (it could be worse...and has been). I have a house, and a loving family.

~*Liz*~

One of those days...

Hey all,

So, I had a bath the other night, and now my ear is plugged up. It's really quite annoying more than it's painful, and it's just frustrating me.

Other than that, though, life has been good. I bought myself a new phone for my Christmas present (yay) and get to keep my current phone number (another yay) so I don' t have to go through the hassle of changing it.

Anyway, I had to work Sunday (boo) but it's pretty busy, surprisingly. We didn't make our quota, which really surprised me, but it made the day go by faster. :-D

Anyway, so I have today and tomorrow off, and I hope my ear is semi-normal by Thursday :-/

~*Liz*~