Got a big girl job!

So I know I have been MIA and for that I am so sorry but I got to catch up on my friends blogs still so happy for all of my wonderful friends and whats going on with them! Kallie youre prego and getting a new apt! Lindsay happy one year! Ashley congrats on EVERYTHING lol and Brit youre beautiful and i love ya, Bridge love your adventures, Brandilyn you have the best style.. those are just the ones fresh in my head ah!

But.. I GOT A JOB!!!!! 1 1/2 weeks after graduation!

***This has actually been my 3rd week I have just been so busy! I am now a Financial and Budget Analyst for Unisys Corporation- Federal Sector. My client is the CDC where I work!! My division is the Division of Library Sciences and Services-DLSS within the Epidemiology and Analysis Program Offices-EAPO- Within the Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services- OSELS. Whew yeah try saying that on an office voicemail. not fun.

It has been a HUGE challenge but such an incredible experience thus far. I am so blessed to have such an AMAZING job right out of college. I get to work at the Beautiful CDC and the campus is gorgeous! I love the people I get to work with and I get to learn every day. Its so incredible being able to be apart of a cause for an organization that does so much! What we do directly affects Congress, the President, and the nation which is so amazing. But I'm loving it! Its a crazy learning curve but I enjoy what I do.. And now comes apartment hunting!!!

Also... Steelers suck... so glad they lost :)

Roadtrip 2010

So Naturally I needed a way to get to GA from Idaho. So Bring on Roadtrip 2010!!!



Kevin and I decided to do this straight through. All-nighter. 27 hours of pure.... yeah well you can guess. But we saw some amazing sights and made some amazing memories!



Step One: Map out your route. Mr. Garmin and iphone had a debate about who would get there faster. iphone won.

We saw some BEAUTIFUL sights! The country was just absolutely gorgeous. Wyoming was definitely my favorite. Jackson, WY was our favorite little town we were ObSessed with the Antler arches. Majority of the trip was in Freezing weather, Icey roads, and not so great conditions. We packed up my tiny little Mazda and went on our way. I couldn't Believe how much STUFF we fit in the car. 27 hours in a car with one person will test anyones patience but we had TONS of fun, made some great memories, and made it in one piece! There arent too many people I could do this trip with but Im so glad I had him there. He was great :) Wouldnt let me drive on any bad roads so I wouldnt be scared, took care of me on the drive, and was pretty entertaining on the trip. Overall I would say Roadtrip 2010 was a Success!

Graduated!!!

I... is... GRADUATED!!!

So ever since I got home its been CRAZY!! Ugh! But its been a lot of fun and theres a lot to catch up on! But first things first... I finally Graduated BYU-Idaho with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management with a minor in Marketing and Communications!!
Ah it feels so good to be done. Its a bitter sweet thing but I'm glad to be done and starting a new chapter of my life.So heres how graduation went. Kevin, My mom & brian, Dad and Lori mom all flew up for my graduation. I am a lucky gal to have so many loved ones fly up to see me on my day. Heres some pics so you can visually see lol.

Me and Kevin Degree in hand! yah!

All of my Parentals!!! Brian, Mom, Dad, & Lori Mom. How lucky am I to have 4 parents all
who love me enough to come out and support me and all get along and who are all
Amazing!!!!

Mom and pretty much Sister SAMANTHA!!! Started
College with this girl! She was my very first roommate in the dorms!
Started together and ended together, been through so much

with her. Love you Sam!!We also got to go to the BYU-Idaho Center Dedication! We were the first graduating class in the new building

Holy Finals!!!!!!????

This week can only be described in one word. HeLL. Sorry! It just had to be said haha. And its only Tuesday!!! But sadly still feels like Monday with a four hour break for some sleep. But IM ALMOST DONE!! Im so glad to be staying busy though because my Family and Kevin come in this week!! Ah I cant wait! If I had nothing to do I would be going crazy!!

Good News Minute:
1. So Completely NAILED my consulting presentation! Heck yes. My client also won the Idaho Business Competition.
2. The client loved and is now using my designs and graphics to represent his company for logos and business cards











3. Im pretty much done with college so I can now be an...












4. I get to See Kevin on Thursday!!!! And my family too!!!
5. I get to go home to Atlanta for the Holidays and STAY THERE!
6. I had the best HARD run and work out two days in a row for some good stress relief
7. IM HAPPPY!!!

Well People. My life might be a little more boring once I go home but I cant wait!!! Ah!!

Ending of an era

K This week has gone by incredibly fast! Its been insane! I guess its a good thing though because I cant wait to GRADUATE and be HOME!
Well for those of you who didnt know I got offered a JOB in ST. THOMAS Island to do sales and marketing!! But after much consideration declined. Something in my gut told me not to take it. So Im Atlanta bound! I have been blessed with great opportunities to work right when I get home! I want to feel settled and just constant. With school and jobs in the summer I never felt "Home" in any place. Thats something I really miss and cant wait to have.
Also I got Domesticated this week!!! The Lovely and talented Kim Shaum taught me how to make an awesome Minky blanket.. you know that way way soft material they seem to only use for newborn babies that you cant stop feeling and rubbing your face against? Yeah I have a big girl version of that now!!I must say I was pretty proud of myself! But it was so much fun to work on it with Kim! I was so grateful for her PATIENCE with me and for teaching me. Lets just say I'm one step closer to being the best future mom ever!

ALSO!... Have you heard of Lib Dub: Flash Mobs... You know where people break out into dance in random public places and dance and where they film it and play it in reverse??

Well I got to be apart of one last saturday for the BYU-I Lib Dub flash mob! They only have the trailer/ ROUGH ROUGH ROUGH version up .... none of the lip syncing was practiced yet really but heres a sneak peek of what itll kind of be like for the first lib dub part :

Pic of your friends and LIFE

So obviously by the lack of my blog updates I have been INSANELY busy!!!! With school starting again the week after the Thanksgiving break the teachers are layin everything on us! Its been good though, just means it goes by that much faster! I love how each teacher for EACH class requires us to do like 3 hours of hw everyday and with that means about 10 hours of hw.
But on a good note.. from this second there is
13 days 16 hours 46 minutes and 4 seconds til GRADUATION!!!!!!!!!

This is just unreal I still am in shock! ps ANYONE who wants a graduation announcement text or message me through fb or some means :)

So today im Supposed to blog about my friends. I am so lucky and have the BEST friends anyone could ask for!
*Jessie is one of my oldest friends. I am soon to be an Auntie! to baby Kaiya! cant wait!!
*Catherine & Solaire are from home and are so much fun
*Then of course there are my amazing and hilarious roommates! Pretty much im ALWAYS laughing around them

*Logan and Melissa- 2 closest to me are some of my 2 closest friends. I have been so blessed by their friendship and their examples.
*DANNY! is one of my oldest friends and I just adore him. Seriously is one of the few people who just get me and can always cheer me up when im down.
*James Trav and Chase...Need I say more? just look at the pic
*Tarin, Elise, & Misty!!!! My besties from HS! These girls made every experience amazing! Words cannot describe!
*Melissa.... My best again
* Then Ryley, Chels, James, and Jeffers- we Obviously had many adventures together.
Its a LONG list but like I said... So lucky to have SO MANY wonderful friends!!!!

A Place I've Traveled to

Day 8
A Place I've Traveled To

One of my favorite places I have traveled to was Austria and Germany in 2005. I went with my high school choir to tour around the country and sing. It was AMAZING! Touring the country with some of my best friends doing what we love made for a memorable trip. We got to spend a whole week there and saw SO MANY AMAZING things! Ah I want to go back!Brooke and I in one of the many Cathedrals we sang at!
Melk Abbey Cathedral! This was one of the best experiences singing in Sunday Mass around the Organ chambers. It resonated through out the whole room and was incredible.

Day 7: Favorite Movies

DAY 7


Zombieland
Burlesque
The Fast & The Furious series
Gladiator
My Cousin Vinny
Fun With Dick & Jane

Twister
Bad Boys I & II
Accepted
...And about a million others

So this Thanksgiving was great! I went to my cousin Jenny's and celebrated and ATE with friends and family. It was great to have Jenny and Robbie and I all back together. We used to be best friends growing up and literally had the best adventures. I spent my summers with them in Alabama and Tennessee where we had the craziest imaginations and the best times! Pretty much I love my family and am so blessed!

A Picture of Something That Makes you Happy

DAY 6: A Picture of Something that Makes You HappyI love looking at this picture & every time I do I get a smile across my face. I love the excitement, colors, and lights of the pier but the calm and stillness and quiet of the outside surroundings and the water and beach. Its a lot like life, like my life. Crazy and fun and exciting but calm and still and reflective. I love the beach, I love sitting in the sand and hearing the ocean waves. And theres something about an amusement park that makes me feel like a kid again. Just the thought of it makes me smile.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!
I am so thankful today for everything that I have been blessed with. I have a wonderful and incredible family who brings so much happiness into my life. I have incredible parents who have raised me well and with so much love.
I have incredible friends who bring me so much laughter and unforgettable memories. Loved ones who are there for me no matter how hard I push them away and forgive me of my faults and crazy moments and still want to be with me. I have a roof over my head, an education, freedom, the church, truth, and just so so so many blessings.
I have great health! There are so many hard things in life we all have to go through and I am so thankful for this day that keeps us in check so we dont forget what we have when life gets hard. I am so lucky to spend this day with family and friends in Rexburg!

Siblings

DAY 5
YOUR SIBLINGS

So like my parents I am lucky to have 2 sets of siblings! haha
Jared is 19 and is mr. mechanic

Rachel is freakin 16... Dating! Shes smart, beautiful, is in colorguard and freakin rocks at it, Chorus all star, and is just an awesome sister

Spencer will be 7 soon so weird to say out loud is pretty much brilliant and the smartest kid in his class and is the sweetest sweetest boy

Tanner-4- is just crazy crazy crazy. Seriously can make your day just by his hugs. The things that come out of his mouth are hilarious.












Then theres my other side!

Ben is 15 just got his permit ladies and smart and brilliant! Tennis player and runner and pretty witty

Rachel is just the sweetest girl ever and has so much love! She loves cheerleading and stuffed animals lol













Pretty much i have the best family in the world they are so much fun and bring so much happiness into my life. We all have so much fun and my siblings are all amazing people. Overall having 4 brothers and 2 sisters makes for eventful family outings, dinners, and holidays :)

Day 4: Your Parents

DAY FOUR:
YOUR PARENTS

I'm just a lucky gal who gets to have 2! sets of parents.
So there's my Mom and Brian! They are just amazing! They are so in love and just the epitome of a perfect couple. They are a really great example of hard work, respect, and dedication to one another. They are the recent owners of The Buckhead Pizza Company restaurant and are just happy! They enjoy going to concerts like Disturbed, Sevendust, Linkin Park, doing outdoors stuff, running and just having fun. They're pretty awesome parents to have.













As for my Dad and Mom (Lori) they are pretty fantastic as well. My dad is the hardest working person I know and works hard to support our family. My mom is finishing up school to become a teacher and shes pretty freakin smart. They as well are the perfect couple and are great examples of patience, love, understanding, fun, and hardwork. They enjoy flour fights in the kitchen, cuddling, weekly date nights, and being good parents.















So lets just say I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have 4 incredible people in my life who have raised me, are constantly there for me, and love me.
On a side note... Rexburg is a freaking GHOST TOWN! not to mention the huge snow storm and Blizzard that has hit the day everyone left. The wind, snow, and ice have been insane. You can barely even go outside without being mobbed by the storm. Awesome.

Day two & Weekend Update

DAY TWO: 30 day Challenge Meaning Behind Your blog name

LindzayNicole...... Obviously my name.... and

Love me for me & not who you want me to be.... I feel like sometimes people try to change us in order to fit their current needs. Granted we should always be striving to better ourselves and become better people but only to a point where we don't lose our identity. And that's whats important to me.. to not lose who I am in order to please or satisfy someone else.

And.. Weekend update. OF COURSE I went to the Harry Potter Premiere Thursday night! I even had to bring homework to do while waiting. But it was well worth it and HARRY POTTER was AMAZING! Ah so so so so good! My friends... I am NOT a closet HP fan but a loyal and proud fan... However not obsessed :) But nonetheless it was pretty epic



























Some HP fans at the movie theatre- Love premiere nights