Myrtle Beach && Easter!!!

This weekend was the kids' spring break so we had the wonderful opportunity to go to Myrtle Beach in South Carolina!! How lucky am I?? I was already in love with the Carolinas and adding Myrtle beach into the mix just seals the deal. If you ever have to chance to go there, I highly recommend it! There is so much to see and do! We left Wednesday afternoon and got there around dusk. It was beautiful. It was my first time seeing the Atlantic ocean, which honestly looked just like the pacific except the sand was softer at the Atlantic. Oceans are really such amazing things to look at! Getting in them is another thing.. I got in with Hannah, the oldest who is 13 to boogie board on the waves and I just couldn't stop thinking about what weird creature might be under me waiting to eat my feet :] I am really bad and remembering to take pictures but I will try and get better. For now, here are some pictures I took from the trip....



This is my man Christian... Isn't he the cutest lil' guy you've ever seen?



This is Hannah, lookin like a model :)



The poor dead Jelly fish we found washed up :( It was one of the weirdest things I have ever seen!

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This is cutie pie miss Londyn... this girl has so much spunk & personality!! She is alot of fun!




Kenzie has one of the biggest hearts ever!



The whole gang!! Aren't they cute??




The kidlets & I :]

We had a way fun weekend full of activities like Putt-Putt (What they call Mini- Golf, Hilarious huh?) and in room movies that are still in the theaters. Thanks Wallers!! We got home late Saturday night and woke up Easter morning and went to Church. I went with them this week because I haven't had a chance to get ready for my new ward yet. It was my first time going to a different church (they are Baptist) and it was a very interesting. It was a good experience, it renewed my testimony and made me even more excited to start fresh in my new singles ward!! Well that's it for now, Happy Easter!!! Love you all!!

Here we go!

This post is coming to you from my cute little "studio" in none other than... North Carolina!!!

I made it, my new adventure is about to begin!!

But to get to this point, I had to say goodbye {for a while} to some of the best people in the world- My Family :( Definatley not an easy thing to do...

On Wednesday, I went out to dinner with most of the girls from my mom's side of the family, where my awesome aunts, who write songs for all sorts of occassions, wrote me this little number(sung to the tune of "In the leafy tree tops")

Autum is taking her fanny to nanny
She will have lots of fun.
We will miss her a ton
We know she'll do fina in North Carolina

Cute huh? Well, not so much when your having it sang to you in public :) But thanks Lynette & Marcie, you guys are the best!! Then they all gave me some delicous smelling Viva la Juicy perfume that I ♥ and they told me to think of them whenever i smell it :)

I also got spoiled with a ton of other treats, cards, journals, money, etc. from all of my awesome family and friends. Krista, Lane and Aydri gave me a way cute gift basket of treats and the movie tangled. Krista, being her awesome self made me a gallon size bag of her famous chocolate covered cinnamon bears, enough to last me a year, mabye :] She ALSO made me a ton of food for my little going away party on Saturday including salsa, fruit pizza, cookies and other nummies! My dad made his famous homemade ice cream! I was totally spoiled and I'm sure I gained a few pounds before I left.

I won't go to much into the goodbyes the last day or I might start pouting now, and I think i've had enough to last me for a while. But I will say it was sad and I will miss them a bundle. I really have the greatest family and friends any one could ever ask for! I want to thank them for supporting me on this new journey and let them know i ♥ ♥ ♥ them!!! See ya'll soon!!

And so begins a new adventure...

Utah. I've lived here my whole life. But that is about to change. I am moving to a beautiful state called North Carolina!!

Here's how it all started...

1. I couldn't find a decent job for the longest time soo...
2. I had an idea to apply through a nanny agency..
3. Considering Child Care is pretty much the only job experience I have ever had, I was accepted!!
4. Then began the wait for the perfect family... I talked to quite a few, but none seemed quite right.
5. After a few months with the agency and not finding a good match, I almost decided to give up.
6. Then came the call from Elizabeth Waller, & I immediatley had a good feeling about these guys!! We talked a few times before they decided to fly me out to their home in North Carolina for a test run.
6. I was super nervous since it was my first time flying, I was by myself, & a job interview all rolled into one, but as soon as they picked me up from the airport I fell in love!!!
7. I had a great couple of the days with the Wallers, who are literally the best family{besides my own} that I could ever ask for!!
8. I got the job!!! I feel so blessed! I am leaving April 11th to begin my new life in NC & I can't wait to begin my new adventure with these wonderful people!!!
9. I started this blog so my awesome family and friends could join me on my year long adventure in North Carolina!!!