Easter! :)

Last Thursday was April 1st, which means a couple of things in my family.
1)Heather's Birthday.2) Watch your back because we like pranks! :) (April Fool's Day)
I was a bit bummed that I wasn't able to spend the day with my family and partake in the pranks that I was sure they would pull. We are pretty crazy in my family and have always played great pranks. Well, I guess I shouldn't take the credit because it is normally Dustin and Cameron, but still, one year they stole all the cars and put them at the church parking lot, Cameron took the tires off my mom's car one year, basically we like doing harmless little pranks on each other. I thought that this year would be the year that I would miss out on the pranks, but I was wrong.I'm not going into detail because I don't really think that is a good idea, but basically some one pulled a prank on me and it went bad. I hate how sometimes something that you think is harmless can turn into such a big deal and involve people in ways you would never even guess. But I guess that is life. Sometimes things do not turn out the way you would ever plan.
Any that was my April Fool's day. On Friday, Emilee, Bethany, Brandon and I left Price. We were super excited to go home for the holiday but it wasn't as smooth of a drive as we had hoped for. There was a wreck in the canyon and it was closed. Terrible, right?? So we were stuck in the middle of the canyon for quite some time! We didn't let that ruin our trip though. :) We stopped at a little store in the canyon and got some treats. It took us over 4 hours to get to SLC, normally it would have taken an hour and a half. It was insane!!We dropped Bethany off in Provo so she could go to a mission reunion and Brandon's mom met up with us and picked him up. Emilee and I went to the Gateway. I had made plans to meet up with a friend from EFY that I hadn't seen in 5 years! I was super excited to see her. It was a short visit because of the wreck but it was just awesome to see her. We then went to the Apple store and visited Ryan. Then the 3 of us got pizza and just hung out. We went to my parent's house and watched the Jazz game. Sadly we lost. :( Stupid Lakers!
Saturday we had planned on going to Conference, we had tickets and were soo excited to go but I didn't really plan well and we weren't able to make it on time. It was a day full of drama (resulting from the April Fool's joke I mentioned) I had to go to the doctor, what a pain! Yes, I am okay. :) While the guys were at conference Bethany, Emilee, my mom, Heather and I went to dinner at Lucky China! I have not been there in AGES! I loved it. :) Then we made muddy buddies, delish! :) Then we went to Ryan's house.
It was just really relaxed and we all just hung out. I love just being chill and hanging out!
Sunday was such a good day!! :) It was conference, which is ALWAYS amazing, but even better I was able to be home with my family. I think I have taken my family for granted so much in my life. So I am just going to take a minute to express how much I love my family and how grateful for them I am.
Dad- my dad is the most amazing guy! I am going to be SO lucky if he guy I marry is even half as good as my dad is. He is such a nice guy and so easy going. He has always been there for me. I have been lucky because I have an open relationship with my dad. I can tell him anything and not be embarrassed. My Grandpa was the most amazing person I have ever met, and my dad is following in his footsteps, I know that Grandpa is so proud of my dad. I love my dad's sense of humor and how fun and energetic he is.
Mom- wow. My mom is just the greatest. She really is my best friend. I have no clue where I would be without her. She is anything I need her to be. Sometimes she is a pillow for me to cry on and other times she is a punching bag and lets me let out all of my anger and frustrations. She is so caring and is always thinking about other people. She is so accepting and invites people into her house and welcomes them. She listens to me ramble about everything. I am so lucky to be as close to her as I am.
Dustin & Kerri- Dustin has always been such a joker and it used to frustrate me so much but now I am so grateful for his ability to lighten the load and make a tough situation seem so much easier. Kerri is perfect for Dustin. :) She can handle all of his dorky habits and loves him because of them. They have both been great examples to me. They are great parents and have been blessed with my beautiful niece, Libby, who is such a fun and good baby.Cameron & Heather- Cameron is my protective brother. He isn't afraid of getting in other people's face if he thinks it is the right thing to do. I am so grateful to know that I have him there to watch out and help take care of me. Heather has taught me the value of hard work. She knows what she wants and is working so hard to get there. I get so sick of school, but I know that if Heather can do it, I can too. I love being able to just go to their house and spend time with them and know that I am welcome in their home.
Ciera & Stewart- Ciera and I are soo opposite but she is my other best friend. I find myself calling or texting her when I am having a hard day. I know that she is always there for me. Her and Stewart have been through so much since they got married and I am so impressed by their strength and faith. They always believe that things will get better. I have no clue how they are so strong. They have been blessed with 2 little boys, Hayden and Keagan, that I absolutely adore and would do anything for. They invite me to their house and include me in their little family. I am so grateful for them and their example.
Tyson- I'm not even where to start with him. He has been such a comfort and example in my life. He will never realize how big of an impact he has had on me. He has been the one to comfort me during the hardest points in my life. He is such a good kid and is always doing the right thing. I wish I was as obedient and kind as he is. He is going to be such a great husband sometime. His future wife is in for a treat because he is the sweetest, thoughtful person I have ever met. :)This weekend was just such a great reminder for me of how lucky I am. It was awesome to be able to spend the Easter with my family and to be able to see some of my siblings and my nephews and my grandma. My mom was so sweet and made Emilee and I both an Easter Basket, I got some new shoes! I was super excited about that. :)
I think this was the hardest time for me to go back to Price. I really loved being home and was not looking forward to coming back. I really just wanted to freeze time and stay in that moment. Watching my family and feeling so wanted and loved, but life must go on, of course. So Emilee and I made the trip back to Price.School has been normal and kind of dragging. Today Emilee and I spent all of our free time on my computer looking up music. We were pretty successful :) check out:

Alkaline Trio
Anarbor
A Day Away
Hawk Nelson
Story of the Year
The Summer Set
The Downtown Fiction
Dropout Year
FM Static
School Boy Humor
Stereo Skyline
The Secret Handshake
The Sophomore Attempt
This Century
The Rocket Summer
Ronnie Day

I hope you enjoy the as much as we have! :) And if you have any ideas, let me know! I would love to expand my music collection. :) I am way too mainstream, and that needs to change.
It was also Epic Wednesday, we did Fondu! YUM!
We had a HUGE chocolate bar (thanks to my parent's) that needed to be eaten. So we melted it and dipped bananas, pretzels, strawberries and shortcake. SOO good! :)
Tomorrow I am going camping with my family! I will be sure to take pictures. :)
Thanks for reading my ramblings! :)