tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42694417699352161112024-03-04T22:32:23.763-08:00RM LifeBecca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-562052631170280252012-10-02T22:57:00.001-07:002012-10-02T22:57:36.370-07:00Happy EndingWhat a day. It started off kinda terrifying. In Spanish my professor came to me before class and asked me to give the prayer. I swear I almost died right there...so lamely I was like "Ummm I don't know how" And he was fine with that but he is definitely coming back to ask me again. To make the class even worse he had half of us writing on the board today translating what he said. Guess who got picked. Yup me. And THEN he kept picking on my answers which of course were always wrong. And sure everyone else's answers were wrong too but I don't really know what the matter with me is in that class. I have like slight panic attacks everyday because I feel like an idiot. Seriously I used to LOVE Spanish but now it just makes me feel sick to my stomach. But I'm going to my first tutor secession tomorrow so I hope it gets better.<br />
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Luckily the day got a lot better. I miss my sewing class but it was good b/c I got to sleep which I needed so bad! And I just chilled with my roommies until work and then devotional which was all about Grace! I love that topic...I wish I understood it more of course but what I really want is to study it more.<br />
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After school I did my homework & then went to Kenzine's Ultimate Frisbee game with Effie and then we went to our service brother's house for a while. I just love our service brothers. At the beginning of the semester the ward assigned us an apartment to do service for them all the time & I was like "Well that's not service if its forced" but of course as I tried to put my pride in check & do as my leaders asked charity worked its magic & they are now some of our best friends! I love when that happens.I just love spending time with them! They have a wonderful Spirit in their home and bring a wonderful Spirit into ours when they come over.<br />
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So even though the day started out rough the Lord gave me a happy ending to today! Life is great!<br />
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<br />Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-27702396576547194272012-10-01T22:55:00.002-07:002012-10-01T22:56:18.950-07:00In His HandsSo I've been meaning to write this entry for sometime but I've just been to lazy. Sad but true.<br />
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Anyway, I have been thinking a lot lately about my life right now and trying to see the Lord's hand more in my life. Surprisingly its been really easy to do that recently.<br />
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I don't know why it continues to surprise me that the Lord is going to give me exactly what i need to learn & grow & be happy & become more like Him as long as that is the desire of my heart.<br />
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So you know how I told you that all of my roommates are under 20? Weeeelll to be completely honest I wasn't all that happy about that when I first found out. I had every intention of going out and making other friends who were my age and/or just sitting in my room sulking the whole semester.<br />
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But, as usual, the Lord knew best. My roommates are the BEST! I cannot tell you how much each of them have been exactly what I needed at this time in my life. They don't even know the things that they have helped me to overcome! They all have such a strong Spirit and makes me want to be a better person when I am around them.<br />
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AND since the Lord never does things halfway not only has He given me the exact roommates that I need but He has also given us the exact friends that I need. I cannot tell you how many times we have been sitting in our apartment and one of our friends says the exact things that I need to hear at the exact time I need to hear it.<br />
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Maybe no one else can understand this post buuuttt to sum up I am grateful to the Lord for knowing & giving me what I need to grow the best rather then giving me what I want and/or think will help me grow. I'm am grateful that He knows me better then I know myself. Trusting Him & putting my life in His hands makes things so much easier.<br />
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So when things aren't going the way you think they should just remember...That's where faith comes in.<br />
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<br />Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-66488797561273691312012-09-24T23:25:00.000-07:002012-09-24T23:25:09.467-07:00Story of My LifeMan it has been such a long day! Complete with stressing over school, work, running around like a crazy woman and staring at my computer screen forever trying to fill out my advertising study guide. My eyes hurt from this screen but I got it all done.<br />
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Most exciting thing of the day: I got to meet the director of social events here on campus AND she is really excited about my groups event proposal. I'm going to be the event manager which means I'll probably get pretty close to the others that work with social events. Also I get to go on a retreat this weekend with them. It'll be fun I'm sure. Mostly I'm just excited to be doing events.<br />
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Awkward RM Moment of the day: So I have this friend named Andrew and he has a roommate named Matt. Matt is pretty cute but more then that he just really seems like a good guy. Like Joe good. And I met him for the second time last night when we went stadium singing & then he came over to our house. Then after he left Kenzie told me that Matt wants to ask me out on a date and I'm like "whoot whoot!" So of course now that I know this and I'm a little excited about it who do I see while I'm running around campus like a crazy woman trying to find someone in activities to talk to? Matt. Grrreeeaaaatt! So yeah I'm coming out of the activities office all frazzled when I hear my name. I turn around & there he is. Now not only am I frazzled but I'm embarrassed so all I can manage is a half flirtatious "heeeeyyy!" then he asks me where I'm heading. "The Library" and then we stand there. Now looking back I know that was my cue to be like "Where are you going?" buuuttt nothing came outta my mouth. So we kinda stood there awkwardly until I was like "Well I've gotta go." Yep it was awkward. Story of my life!<br />
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Welp bed time!!<br />
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<3 Becca<br />
<br />Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-64917290340887044772012-09-23T23:41:00.000-07:002012-09-23T23:41:08.892-07:00Master the Tempest is RagingSo it has been SUCH a busy weekend! I worked like all day on Friday & then Kenzine, Effie & I went to a dance where we met some boys & then after we hopped in the back of one of their trucks and they took us to the haunted swings & the haunted cabin! It was so much fun! Also one of them (Steven) is super cute & was totally flirting with me.<br />
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Then after they invited us to go hiking with them on Saturday. So of course I HAVE to go since there is a cute boy going to be there even though I hate hiking. So I was really scared that I was going to make a fool outta myself & die while trying to climb this mountain. But my roommate Cathy came with us and she was pretty terrified of heights and so it was pretty slippy so she had to stop a lot which was fine with me & then when we got to the top & it was flat I was walking around that mountain like a boss. LOL The boys were pretty impressed with me. But Steven wasn't as flirtatiousness as Friday night but I decided that its fine.<br />
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Church was good today. I taught in Mission Prep call because I am an Assistant Ward Mission Leader! I am so excited for this calling! I've been assigned a companion and she & I are actually going to teach the lessons to one of the apartments in our ward! I'm so stoked for it!<br />
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Tonight we went Stadium Singing. I haven't done that in AGES! And I am glad that I did.<br />
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We sang this song & while we were the Spirit touched me how the words of this song are what the Lord has done for me!<br />
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1. Master, the tempest is raging!<br />The billows are tossing high!<br />The sky is o’ershadowed with blackness.<br />No shelter or help is nigh.<br />Carest thou not that we perish?<br />How canst thou lie asleep<br />When each moment so madly is threat’ning<br />A grave in the angry deep?</div>
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2. Master, with anguish of spirit<br />I bow in my grief today.<br />The depths of my sad heart are troubled.<br />Oh, waken and save, I pray!<br />Torrents of sin and of anguish<br />Sweep o’er my sinking soul,<br />And I perish! I perish! dear Master.<br />Oh, hasten and take control!</div>
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3. Master, the terror is over.<br />The elements sweetly rest.<br />Earth’s sun in the calm lake is mirrored,<br />And heaven’s within my breast.<br />Linger, O blessed Redeemer!<br />Leave me alone no more,<br />And with joy I shall make the blest harbor<br />And rest on the blissful shore.</div>
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<br />Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-33761177875394410142012-09-19T20:16:00.000-07:002012-09-19T20:16:13.093-07:00Standing UpI know, I know...I didn't write for like the rest of the entire summer. But don't worry I know exactly what happened while I was away. It went like this:<br />
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Anyway, guess what! I am back in Rexburg! Fun right? I think yes. So the semester officially started a week and a half ago. Between classes & work I've been CRAZY busy! I'm literally on campus from 7:45am til about 4:30pm everyday. Its great fun. A nine hour day...makes me feel like I'm back on my mission.<br />
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I've got 5 roommates (of course) and they are all under 20. But they keep me from being a stick in the mud & just sitting in my room whenever I actually do get some free time.<br />
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I'm trying to think if there is anything else to really tell you...nope not really. I guess I could tell you what classes I've got.<br />
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Spanish 201: I don't remember ANYTHING from before my mish...I've started praying for the gift of tongues so I can get through this one. There's also Advertising Principles, Home Decor Sewing, Interior Design annnnddd...wait for it...Events Management! So stoked for Events. We are currently planning a huge game for campus to play near the end of the semester (more details about that later) and I am sooo excited for it. Events are truly my passion.<br />
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Oh and I'm working for parking services this semester. So basically I sit in the office & do my homework until someone with a question...or lets be honest a complaint that they got a ticket...comes along & I get to help them. I love it! I know lots of people don't like it when people are all upset and stuff like that but I kind of do. Like today there was this girl who called the office. She was all upset because she got a $50 ticket for parking where she wasn't supposed to park. Long story short she was/is NOT going to pay this ticket and she wanted me to just take it off her account. One I don't have the clearance to do that and two even if I didn't the girl has like 10 previous parking tickets she was not as dumb about parking as she made herself out to be. But also (I'm getting to why I like people yelling at me) it wouldn't be right to just let it go. She did something wrong & she has to pay the consequences, and I love the feeling of being able to stand up for what I know is the right thing! It is such a powerful feeling!<br />
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I wish that more people could feel that feeling. I wish I remembered that feeling when it comes to sticking up for my standards sometimes. I think if we all could remember that feeling of power & sound mind (see <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/2-tim/1.7?lang=eng#6" target="_blank">2 Tim 1:7</a>) then it wouldn't be so hard sometimes to be different. To say "no I'm not going to do that. I don't think that's right" But that's what being human is I guess. Forgetting those things & only thinking about what others will think of us.<br />
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I'm going to make it a goal to always remember the feelings I get when I stand up for what is right when I'm in that critical moment & despite my fears I'm going to stand up for whats right. You're all probably good at this already but feel free to join me! =]<br />
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<3 BeccaBecca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-61969731670845226302012-07-19T23:22:00.000-07:002012-07-19T23:22:01.170-07:00I'll Be There Soon!<div style="text-align: center;">
Today Rexburg is calling my name. Its only a little over a month before I go but I find myself longing for "the bubble" and the security it brings. It might have something to do with my need for change about every six months. I know it hasn't been 6 months since a big changed happened but the mission got me used to at least some type of change every 6 weeks and its definitely been longer then that.</div>
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Maybe its because Rexburg provides a never ending supply of social life that I seem to be lacking in here. Not that I was all that social before my mission, but it was easier to pretend that I was.</div>
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Maybe its because sometimes, like today, I feel like I'm playing the waiting game. Hanging out at home waiting for school to start. Feels like I'm just waiting around for real life to start again. I've got bunches & bunches of plans but they all kinda rely on my graduating in April. </div>
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I know what you're all thinking. Live in the moment Becca. Enjoy the relaxing summer while you can; it only gets crazier from here. I've never been a "live in the moment" type person. I always worry about the past & the future. I'm working on it.</div>
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I know that I could feel totally different tomorrow & be in love with California again. I also know that I will definitley feel different when I see the 1st snowfall come winter & I'll be thinking "why the heck did I ever leave sunny Southern California" But for tonight...keep calling Rexburg, I'll be there soon!</div>
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<br /></div>Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-57727282129394851732012-07-18T22:26:00.002-07:002012-07-18T22:26:35.140-07:00Opening Doors!So I know, I know nothing from me for like a lot of days & then two posts in one day. I just wanted to say; you know what I said about the whole "when you have the faith to close a window Heavenly Father opens a door for you." Well just so you all know...yep He opens doors!!<br />
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Also for all you new RMs out there (I know quite a few that got home today). Taking a leap of faith & going to activities that might scare you a wee bit because you feel awkward totally pays off! I did that tonight & guess what...a boy asked for my number! whoot whoot! A small nevertheless awesome tender mercy!<br />
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<br />Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-59470748408399233292012-07-18T16:56:00.000-07:002012-07-18T16:56:08.529-07:00NienieI'm not going to give you any excuses as to why I haven't posted. Just know this; when Heavenly Father asks you to close a window He will always open a door for you. At least that's what I'm hoping He's doing its still to early to tell but I'll let you know how it goes. ;)<br />
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So for now a shout out. <a href="http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">This</a> blog is called Nienie Dialogues. Stephanie Nielson is a HUGE inspiration to me. She helped me to be brave enough to go on a mission and to be honest she's a big reason I started this blog. She probably doesn't know I exist but that's okay. I highly encourage you all to go read her blog. You will be amazed with her story! Its way better then mine!<br />
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So Nie, you will probably never read this but thank you. Thank you for following the Spirit & for sharing your message of hope with others. You have helped me greatly & I'm sure so many others feel the same.<br />
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So I don't know if you noticed but I've been MIA this week! Its this girls fault! My wee niece came to visit with of course her parents. I took Thursday - Sunday off so that I could spend lots of time with them since I haven't really gotten to since I'<span style="background-color: white;">ve gotten home. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">We did lots of things including going to to Sea World on Friday. I loved spending time with my family. It was the first time in a long time that we've all been together with no one else around. Yesterday was probably the best for me. After church we just all chilled out at home, played games and laughed until we cried. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Laughing is the best I think; it heals everything. Family is also the best. But I've told you all that before. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So now I have a question for everyone. What is your best Fourth of July memory? Because although my last post was all about Counsins Week and that is my favorite 4th memory this 4th of July come in at a very close 2nd! :)</span>Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-10548254424746004242012-07-04T23:27:00.005-07:002012-07-04T23:27:47.984-07:00Cousins WeekSorry I haven't posted in a while. I've got a legit excuse this time. My big sister Emily & her family came to stay with us so I was kicked outta my nice warm bed & onto the floor of my sisters room. So I usually write my blog at night but my sister's go to sleep a little earlier & I don't want to keep them up.<br />
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Anyway not that you needed to know all of that but whatev.<br />
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A lot...well kinda a lot has happened in the past few days. I'm not gonna go into detail but it involves a certain boy with the same last name as me and I am pretty darn happy about it. :)<br />
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BUT today is Independence Day so there is no time for details because this my friends in one of my favorite holidays! Why you ask? Weeelll for me it means family.<br />
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When I was little my Grandparents decided that they wanted all their grand kids to grow up together and know and love each other. So they came up with Cousins Week. Every summer around the 4th of July their four daughters would drive up to their 5 acre property in Northern California drop us grand kids and leave us there for a few weeks.<br />
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Let me tell you it was an amazing time! We would play in the "woods", build forts, do crafts for service, help cut down trees and swim at least 5 hours a day. It was a blast. And we were always there during the 4th of July. I remember a wide variety of things we used to do to celebrate. A few years we went to this big cliff and played up there & watched the fireworks from a distant park. Then we met "Uncle" Bob who lived near a park that had fireworks so we went to his house & played with there kids & watched from there lawn. Then we started going to the park itself where we'd dominate in every competition that they had so we could get sodas, hamburgers & hot dogs to stuff our faces with before we watched the fireworks explode right above us.<br />
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Though Cousins Week has officially stopped since we've all grown up they are still some of my greatest memories. So tonight I want to dedicate this post to my Grandparents...who had the wisdom, love & courage to put up with us crazy kids each summer.<br />
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They taught me the importance of family & love. Which brings us to today. My whole family was together again today. For the first time in ages. It felt amazing! We all loved watching my niece Sadie get so excited for fireworks and I just loved being with those I love the most. I couldn't ask for a better way to celebrate. In a way it was very different from Cousins Week and I miss that tradition very much. But in a more important way it was exactly like Cousins Week; filled with love and laughter.<br />
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For starters Matthew & I crashed the Youth Conference and went on a hike with Mom, Dad & all the youth! We hiked some where in Palos Verdes down to the beach & back up the hill. It was fun & the scenery was beautiful!</div>
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Then I came home & my good friend Dan Brown asked if I wanted to go with him & some friends & just hang out at Downtown Disney...of course I said yes. I asked him to pick me up & he comes with two of his guy friends. Jeff & Matt. So me & three guys went & hung out. I felt a tiny bit awkward at first but after a little while I was fine. </div>
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It was a lot of fun and Dan's uber cute friend Matt and I talked for a while & seemed to really hit it off. He even got outta the car to hug me. Super cute. Get this though...his full name is Matthew Fisher. How weird is that?</div>
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Story time: So, as soon as I got in Matt's truck I felt around for my phone & it was no where to be found. No joke I was freaking a little bit. But I figured that I'd just forgot it at home. So we went about our merry way & I forgot all about it until I got home & went to look for my phone. Still no where to be found. Now I was really freaking out. So I called it from my mom's phone and I still can't hear it or anything, but then I get a call on my mom's phone from my phone! It was Dan Brown...I totally dropped it in the truck. I swear to you it was not on purpose! So these gentlemen drove back to my house to give me my phone & Matt came out & hugged me again. And then I get in the house & look at my phone. They put Matt's number in there...and took a picture. Again uber cute & exciting...so I guess we'll see what happens. </div>
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<3 Becca</div>Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-47910714542140947112012-06-29T22:52:00.001-07:002012-06-29T22:53:24.760-07:00Believe Him<div style="text-align: center;">
So I was at work today...pretty much all day. And there is a new Senior Guard named Vince. I like working with him a lot, he makes it fun.</div>
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Today after the line was done & we sat down and then he asked me the dreaded question. "How old are you?" Ugh can I tell you how much I HATE that question!?! Like a LOT! I know, I know I'm only 24 and young and should not hate that question already but I really don't like remembering that I am almost past my sell-by date as Sister Graves would call it. </div>
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Soo let me tell you something awesome. I'm sitting here writing this, feeling sorry for myself and feeling a little cranky that I am growing/grew up so fast. And then all of the sudden the Spirit was like "Uhhhh no. You are amazing. It doesn't matter that you're 24 and single. Its gonna work out so don't you worry your pretty little head!" Yep thats what the Lord just told me...sooo I decided that I am going to believe Him!</div>
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It reminds me of the last day of my mission. I was eating the "last supper" in the mission home with a bunch of Elders & somehow the topic came up about marriage and how some girls go because they aren't married. Its something that I struggled with my whole mission; knowing if I had come out for the right reasons or done it just because I wasn't married. So on the last day of my mission the Lord told me "You didn't come on a mission because you aren't married. You aren't married because I needed you to come on a mission." I'm serious, it was those exact words. The Spirit was strong and peaceful and I'll never forget it.</div>
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So I will have to keep reminding myself as I go through this next little bit of life that the Lord is in control. I'm sorry if you get bored with my ramblings about it but you have to know that marriage has always been a main focus in my life.</div>
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Just remember people the Lord know's whats best...I mean of course He does. He's God isn't He!? Its time to start trusting Him a little more I think. Give Him the control. I'm not saying that it will be easy. Life rarely ever is; but it will be a whole heck of a lot easier then trying to do it all yourself. I promise.</div>
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Plus, Vince was surprised that I was so old, not that I was so young. :)</div>
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<3 Becca</div>Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-48305965156176483272012-06-28T23:19:00.003-07:002012-06-28T23:19:52.423-07:00Trip Down Memory Lane<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He and I become good friends on the mission! He was in my MTC group & then we served in Paisley Zone & shared Limerick Branch at the end of my mission. He taught me a lot...especially about faith. He probably has more faith then anyone I've ever met in person. He's got a lot of health issues but he is ALWAYS happy and just loves life. He completely trusts that the Lord will take care of him in every way. I wish I was more like that. </div>
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Have you guys seen <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209/" target="_blank">this movie?</a> If you haven't you should. I did today & it transported me back to Bonny Scotland! I practically melted in my seat listening to their beautiful accents! And I know its cartoon but the scenery really is that beautifully perfect! </div>
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<3 Becca</div>Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-79776979040060373382012-06-27T06:45:00.003-07:002012-06-27T06:45:24.478-07:00Internet Fast<div style="text-align: center;">
So our internet fast is officially over! Finally! Its still a little touchy for my computer but everyone else's works just fine so I get to mooch off them for the time being!</div>
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Something I learned (or was reminded of I should say) from this forced fast was how much I LOVE my family. Because of the internet being down we of course spent the time we are on the computer together.</div>
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We played games and watched movies! It turned out to be a really fun week!</div>
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<br /></div>Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-50764160828624816142012-06-24T19:06:00.000-07:002012-06-24T19:06:44.128-07:00I'm Still Here!Okkk just so you all know I haven't forgotten you. The internet at my house has been out for a week now and there seems to be no hope for it coming back on anytime soon.<br />
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You would think that being an RM I'd be totally fine with this. That I could live with the fact that I'm not connected to everyone that I know (since I don't have a smart phone & my computer is the only way that is possible). False.<br />
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I have friends in Scotland & Ireland now people! I miss them and I can't exactly call them on the telly. That is not in my budget.<br />
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Thank goodness for Starbucks & free WiFi.<br />
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More updates on life without the internet to come soon...hopefully.Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-32730528177502201792012-06-19T20:39:00.002-07:002012-06-19T20:39:36.905-07:00No FearThis weekend I have been addicted to a new show...Jane by Design. Its about this girl who is going against all odds to achieve her dream of being a fashion designer.<br />
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I've talked about this before but often I think about my choice of career and how impossible it seems. One of the HUGE reasons I love this show is because this girl just doesn't care. She knows what she wants and what makes her happy and she just does it!<br />
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I want to be more like that. Events/Parties/Weddings make me extremely happy. Nothing else should matter. Of course I know that I do not live in TV land. It is going to be much harder for me then it is for dear Jane. But that doesn't mean it should stop me or make me afraid.<br />
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So time to get serious. Time to make this dream a reality. Starting today I will be researching Event Bushiness' that I could possibly get an internship with. Only one more year left of university, then its out into the big bad world of party's! Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-35482949442288798612012-06-13T23:51:00.001-07:002012-06-13T23:51:26.358-07:00Week at a GlanceSo its been a long week <span style="font-size: x-small;">(obviously since I haven't even had time to post)</span> so I'll start at the beginning because its all to good to miss!<br />
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<b>Friday:</b> Oh what a good day! In the late morning/early afternoon Lori & I went shopping for summer dresses. She got a fab dress & I couldn't find anything. But its okay because I really don't have the money for a new dress anyway & I already had one at home that I was gonna wear!<br />
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Then that night we went to the dance!! I promise you internet world this was like the BEST dance ever! Usually Lori and I get there first & start dancing because we don't care what anyone thinks we just wanna dance and then people usually don't come over & hang with us. Well we still got there before everyone but this time we decided to go into the middle of everyone instead of on the outside & all our friends came & danced with us & it was just so much fun! Then there was In-N-Out after wards. Yum! I've missed that place a LOT!<br />
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I guess what made Friday night so awesome is maybe for the first time since I've been back I didn't feel like the loser awkward RM! I felt like myself again. It feels good.<br />
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<b>Saturday:</b> Not much happened all day long. But this...Sister Scott, from Bangor<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (my 1st area) </span>added me on Facebook. It was weird to me because I only met her once & she was less-active. But then she wrote this on my wall. "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">hi sister fisher!! thank you for coming out to teach me last yr, i am now active in the church again in bangor 1st ward, hope all is well for you x" </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">WOW! Talk about a tender mercy! Let this be a lesson to all missionaries <span style="font-size: x-small;">(aka every member of the church) </span>no effort is wasted! We tried sooo many times to get into her house & I only managed to once before I got </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">transferred</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">. And now look what has happened. </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Apparently from that one time we were able to get in more missionaries we able to get in & now she is active! Amazing. No effort is wasted people! </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Monday:</b> Welp the day was pretty long & boring & then my good friend Derek Smith text me and said he was bored too. So at like 9:45 at night we popped by Redbox & got Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides. It was definitely not my favorite of the Pirates movies but it was still okay. After the movie we looked at some of his mission photos on his phone and talked and laughed. Finally at 12:45 Matthew text me & told me it was time to kick Derek out. It was good times. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Tuesday: </b>Work at the pool. I dove head first into another book. The Host by Stephanie Myers <span style="font-size: x-small;">(yep Twilight lady)</span> I've read it before but I'm a speed reader so I like to read books more then once so I can pick up on what I missed when I read it the last time. Anyway...its an awesome book and you should read it if you haven't. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Wednesday</b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(today)</span>: Rachel & I helped Mom make caramel corn for church for Father's Day. We made it from scratch and it is super yummy if I do so myself <span style="font-size: x-small;">(which I can totally say because Rachel made most of it)</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">Then we spent about two hours at the dealership for the newest member of the family. Rachel bought a car this week <span style="font-size: x-small;">(she doesn't have a name yet)</span> and we had to go her smog checked so we waited for that. Then we got in to go home & the car wouldn't start. So we waited another hour while they got a new battery. At least all of it was free! </span><br />
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These are my younger sisters. I love them a lot. Since preping for my mission, being on my mission & finally coming home from my mission I have grown so much closer to them & for that I will be forever grateful.</div>
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Tonight we kinda had an improv girl night!</div>
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It started off by reading <a href="http://mormon.org/book-of-mormon/" target="_blank">this book</a>.</div>
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Katie is reading it for personal progress so we decided to read it together. It is amazing to sit down & read the scriptures with them. <a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bd/holy-ghost?lang=eng&query=holy+ghost" target="_blank">The Spirit</a> is so strong when we do.</div>
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Then we all went to the living room and Mom joined us & we started watching the two newest dating game shows. The Choice & Take Me Out. I must say I have been watching the trailers for these shows for sometime now & I've not had the slightest desire to watch them. BUT it turns out that both of them were super funny & even Mom was getting into them!</div>
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It was such a fun night! I love having sisters to just hang out with! </div>
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<3 Becca</div>Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-42059983407793774142012-06-06T23:50:00.001-07:002012-06-06T23:50:03.037-07:00Happily Ever AfterToday felt oddly busy & then filled with nothing at the same time.<br />
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I made dinner for my family. It was called <a href="http://www.melskitchencafe.com/2011/01/cowboy-dinner.html" target="_blank">Cowboy Dinner</a>. (original I know). It was delish! Would've been better in a dutch oven but this is California and its starting to be summer & there was no way I was gonna start a fire and die of heat stroke.<br />
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Then I watched The Proposal on my computer in my room. This is something that should never really happen. Watching chick flicks by myself I mean. I get all sappy & lovey & then I look around & remember I'm by myself. Its a little depressing. But that's ok because I had a revelation on my mission. Put in simple terms it is that we will all get our very own happily ever after. And its going to be even better then the movies.<br />
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Did I ever tell you that this is why I want to be a wedding planner. Yes I am obsessed with weddings BUT I am even more obsessed with love. My favorite part about the gospel is the knowledge that every little girl who ever dreams about finding their own prince will one day eventually find him & then that love can last forever. SO I want to be a wedding planner because I want everyone to be able to start off their journey to Happily Ever After in whatever way they choose. I hate when a girl or guy for that matter has to settle for their second choice on what should be the most magical day of their lives because of money. Princesses would never have to do that and like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Princess-Frances-Hodgson-Burnett/dp/0064401871" target="_blank">this book</a> teaches us "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young. They're still princesses. All of us." </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So yeah. that is why I am going to be a wedding planner. Because I am going to give every princess her dream day & not put her in debt for it. How am I going to do that you ask? No clue. But I will.</span></span><br />
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well you can't see it very well but my planners came!!! I decided to embrace the mission nerd inside me and order the Parker Planner from BYU-Idaho Bookstore. Its exactly like a mission planner without the missionary stuff! LOVE IT!<br />
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<3 Becca FisherBecca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-84306224283604541792012-06-03T23:23:00.001-07:002012-06-03T23:23:26.196-07:00Ok so first & foremost, that last post from "yesterday" well it was supposed to be from the 1st! I forgot that it was after midnight when I wrote it.<br />
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2nd you are probably gonna hear this a lot from me but I LOVE my family! It was a family day today after church. We celebrated my birthday with some delish ribs & then we went to that park to try out Dad's $1 boomerang! It was pretty cool. It didn't work as well as the movies but we're still practicing. <br />
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Then there were presents & then movies. I don't know it was nothing special but I guess it was just nice to be with my family & spend the day with them. <div>
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</div>Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-10973709380563778052012-06-02T02:06:00.000-07:002012-06-02T02:06:18.692-07:0024 & CountingWell world, today I turned 24. It was such a good day. For most of the day I just chilled & caught up on some TV shows that I've missed. It was nice to relax.<br />
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RM Awkward Moment! Well tonight we (Matthew, Rachel & I) had our "All Staff In-Service" meeting for the pool. Usually what happens there is we eat & then we sit in a boring meeting where they tell us things that we all already know because we've all worked there for so dang long. Not this year. This year they brought in some people to do some "team building" things with us. First they took us outside & we played one name game & that was fine. Then we played this game where we kinda walked around & then they shouted out a number & you had to get that many people in a group. Oh my gosh! The thing is that once you have the number you don't want anyone else to get in so we were a huddled up like football players only closer together. The first few times I was crammed up next to some guys & I was freaking out a little inside. Seriously, closest I've been to a boy in FOREVER! I about died.<br />
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Then Lori & I went to the dance! It was sooo much fun! I LOVE dancing! Its seriously therapy. I can just close my eyes & imagine I'm on the stage & sing my guts out to whoever I want to. Its amazing. It also makes me feel really confident though I'm not quite sure why. I'll take it though!<br />
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Soo all in all its been a really good Birthday! Love my Life!<br />
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<3 Becca FisherBecca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-90128376693166448742012-05-31T23:01:00.001-07:002012-05-31T23:01:19.024-07:00RemindersI got up early this morning & went to seminary! Sister Smith asked me to tell that students about my mission. How I decided to go & what I gained from it. It was a HUGE blessing to be able to once again reflect & bare my testimony.<br />
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I went to work today. This wasn't the first time I went to work since I've been back but it is the first time that anything of consequence happened while I was there; or at least while I was traveling home.<br />
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The first thing that happened was, we were all sitting there minding our own business while the water aerobics class was going on and one of the guards runs back & telling us that a cop pulled his gun outside. What?! So of course we all went to see. Weeelll we really didn't see all that much. Just the cop arresting some punk. But I walked back to my seat laughing because it just reminded me of how scary the cops are here and how un-scary the cops are in the UK. hehe<br />
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Then I started walking home. And all throughout the park there are young kids & not so young kids all playing football aka soccer. My mind was blown for a little while & in my head I was like "Wait...isn't this America? Shouldn't they all be playing baseball?" Yes they should but I decided to just relish in the fact that it looked like my home. Well the one on the other side of the world at least.<br />
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So I kept walking because I'm no good at football and I was really hungry. So I'm walking down the street minding my own business & BAM I see some hydrangeas. Now that's kinda silly don't you think? To notices some silly flowers. Well not when like everyone that lives in Scotland & Ireland has them & you've spent countless hours staring at them & trying to count how many different hues of purple/blue/pink they can be while tracting.<br />
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Why is any of this important? They are all just silly little things. But they remind me that Heavenly Father is aware of me. He is watching me & taking care of me. He loves me & knows my concerns & fears. All these little things about my mission remind me of the big things; like how He took care of everything when it felt like nothing was within my power to control. It reminds me that He is still in control & is still taking care of everything even though nothing is in my control. I'm so glad that He's taking care of my life. Whenever I try to take care of it it just turns into a big mess!Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4269441769935216111.post-90805907715399915172012-05-30T22:40:00.000-07:002012-05-30T22:40:04.452-07:00No Pain<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I'm sitting here trying to think what to write. Nothing. Don't you hate that? Nothing of consequence happened today. Oh besides the fact that my slave driver (aka my younger sister Rachel) made me get up at 8 & do P90X Cardio for the first time since I've been home. UGH. You would think that all that walking around in the rain on my mission might help with this whole working out thing, you know help me to not feel like I'm dying...nope. </div>
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There is on one problem with that. I have to come back out & into reality again.<br />
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In the Disney movie Beauty & the Beast; right after Gaston tries to get Belle to marry him she runs off into this field singing. I'm sure like a billion girls on the planet say this but the lyrics are what I feel when I get myself lost in the world of fantasy & have to come back out again.<br />
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She sings: "I want adventure in the great wide somewhere. I want it more then I can bare! And for once it might be grand, to have someone, understand. I want so much more then they've got planned."<br />
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That is me. Don't get me wrong I LOVE my life. I have a great one. I've been blessed more then I deserve! But sometimes <span style="font-size: x-small;">(okay lots of the time)</span> I sit back & think, life would be so fun if I was Katniss Everdeen, or Wanda <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<a href="http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/thehost.html" target="_blank">Stephanie Myers The Host</a>)</span> or even Hermione Granger. To live in a world that is filled with dangers & magic & things we've never dreamed of. Where good always wins.<br />
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Sometimes I hope that when I get to the <a href="http://mormon.org/plan-of-happiness/#immortality-one-of-gods-greatest-gifts" target="_blank">Celestial Kingdom</a> & gain the skill to build "worlds without number" that I'll be allowed to make worlds with wizards & universes with Jedi. And then I hope I get to go have adventures on them. I'm sure by the time I get to the CK though I'll be smarter then that & want different things.<br />
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I don't really know what the point of all this is tonight. Maybe I just want people to see that I am bigger then they think I am. Though I'm probably the only one who thought I was small in the first place.<br />
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They say that life's what you make it. I guess its time for an adventure.Becca Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729893473409895069noreply@blogger.com0