Before/After

so this was me... july 2007

me now... december 2008

Jolene...

You Are Level-Headed and Trustworthy

You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

What's" Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Updates...

Brendon's first week in primary!!! I can't believe that on the 28th he is going to be 4. It's so strange that he is a sunbeam now.

For my birthday my friends too my to see Eric Dodge... He's a local to Southern Utah, but definitely on the rise! ( and hot too! oh and he is single and goes to our singles activities)

He wanted to see Santa so he could tell him that he wanted a Thomas train for christmas.... but as always when he got there he was acting shy. Santa was great with him:)

random car shot in ginger's car on the way to the Eric Dodge concert... kinda out of order

I figured it's probably time to post something new. As, I'm sitting and reflecting on this last year, I am so grateful for my wonderful family, and friends who were there for me. I was truely blessed this year, having my eyes opened and learned so much about myself and life. This past holiday season was absolutely incredible. I had much time to ponder and study. What an amazing person Christ was... and what he did for all of us. For that I am eternally grateful and indebted to my older brother for his self sacrifice so that I will be able to live with my Heavenly Parent's again. I decided this year that I wasn't going to make any New Year's resolutions. I figured why do something that I probably won't follow through anyways? I am now down 105 lbs and all I want to do this year is finish losing the rest of my weight. I don't care how long it takes now because I am over my biggest hurdle. It has been so rewarding and I never thought it was going to be possible. Brendon turns 4 on the 28th!! It just seems like yesterday I was at St.Jude in the OR getting ready to have him delivered. I am so proud of the little boy that he is growing up to be. He has the sweetest spirit and blows my mind away with some of the funny things that he does.

God bless you all and I wish all the best for everyone's new year!!