LiFe!

My life is still just as crazy but I love every second of it. It has been such a good thing for me to move out and learn things on my own. I have learned to just relax and things will work out. It is your choice whether or not you want to be happy, sad, stressed, etc. That is YOUR own choice. Since I have learned that, I have tried to wake up every day and say that I am going to be happy and enjoy what I have around me. I have been so blessed in my life that it would be very selfish of me if I didn't appreciate the things around me and be positive with all things I do. I see one of my roommates that is always happy. I am not going to lie, but I am so jealous of her. I envy her positivity that she always has. I am trying to be more like her, she is such a good example to me! I see our neighbor boys that are always so laid back and chill. They can play pranks and be messed with but they know how to laugh it off and just enjoy the time that they have with their friends. They show me that no matter what they are doing, they can find the fun in it! For example, one of the boys and I had to study history for our test the next day. We ended up making a fort and studied in that. Something so simple made the time go by quickly, and I actually remembered a lot for the test. The simple things in life is what makes life go round. Smiling, saying a nice comment, or as my room roommate does, make my bed, or just playing silly pranks is something I look forward to every day and try to improve on those areas as well. I just have to say that I am so lucky to have the friends that I do and the family that I have. I like to just sit back sometimes and watch them go through their busy lives and realize that even tho they are just as busy or busier then me, they still make time to include me and make me feel loved. I hope that I have returned the favor back to them.

So this is a shout out to any of my family or friends, or even anyone that I know since I am sure that you have influenced me in one way or another,

-Thank you for everything. You honestly do not know how much I appreciate the love and kindness you have showed to me at any given point in my life. We may not always be close or never have been but either way, I have taken something from our relationship and hope to just build on that. You will always be in my heart and mind. Don't forget that you are an amazing person and that I L.o.v.e You!

Love always, Jacee :)

August 29-September 3

So this week has been complete torture! I have just wanted to crawl into a hole and hide for a while until things just calm down. I honestly don't know how much more I can handle to completely honest. Let me just let you in on what has been going on, but please, no pitty!

• Wednesday I spent a long time at the hospital just waiting. (keep reading for more information) since I was there I had to cancel swim lessons for the following day, had to find someone to work for me, and make it to my student alumni meeting which I was not prepared for at all. I missed out on a lot of opportunities to meet more people and hang out with my neighbors from my complex. I ended up never going to bed that night.
• Thursday I worked at 5 am and since I never ended up going to bed, it happened to be a very long shift. While I was there I could not keep my eyes open and I probably looked like a very drunk person roaming the area with how out of it I was. I could not pay attention to any of the swimmers, which I am grateful that
• no one got hurt or drowned. I went running around the parking lot, splashed water on my face, ate food, jumped around and so on, but nothing worked to keep me awake. I finally got home at 9:30 and crashed on my bed until around 12:30.
• I skipped my first class which was at 12 and just went to the one at 1-2:15. The whole time I was zoning out and going to fall asleep. I had a grumpy look on my face and didn't make one comment the whole time. I went home and had to get ready to go teach swimming lessons. I taught and just wanted to die the whole time. I got done and went home. I finally went to bed around 6:30 pm. I felt so sick, was way tired, and was a grouch. So I went to bed :)
• Around 9 pm my roommates started screaming on the top of their lungs, I woke up and was so confused/angry about what happened. I gave them the worst look ever and told them to be quite. I feel kind of bad but it happened. I slept until 4:30 am and went to work at 5 am again.


• Friday I worked at 5 am and it wasn't bad at all. I stayed awake and was in good spirits. I got home and got all ready to go to the gym and work out. I got there and was about to start running when I got a text telling me I'm late for a meeting. Wow! Bad timing. My brain is just not functioning. I then was all hurried and stressed out.
• I had to go work AGAIN on Friday night from 3-10 pm at the city pool. Everything was going good until the last rotation which was at 9:40 pm. I had just got down to the bottom of the slide when a guy who is 39 goes down the slide. When he came out he was yelling that he dislocated his knee. Everyone, including me, started laughing cuz people get hurt all the time on the slide, but he was serious. I go over and look at it and sure enough it was badly dislocated. We turned off the slide, sat him on a backboard and carried him out to the front so he could be taken to the hospital by his wife in the truck. I start filling out the accident report form and next thing I know, the guys son is standing in front of me and starts yelling. He got so mad at me since I started laughing and didn't believe the guy at first. Then I couldn't help him fix his knee. I was just getting thrown around by his comments and nothing I said would help him calm down. When he was done and the whole pool stopped watching, I went and finished the accident report form. I don't do well when people yell at me so I started to tear up, :( and my head guard said, "Jacee, are you okay?" I tried to brush it off and say yes but I think he saw a tear in my eye. I walked out and got my shoes just so I could calm down. When I came back, a lady came up to me and was saying how bad she felt that I got yelled at and that I didn't deserve it. I just felt so bad that I didn't know what to do and just wanted to cry, but I kept my cool.
• On my way home I almost get in a car wreck cuz some idiot decides to pull out in front of me and almost T Bones me. It gets me very angry and I just want to get home.
• Saturday I find out that someone hits the front of my mom's car with a hitch. Which I'm sure it was the Utah Barricade Truck but not for sure. I have to deal with that while I'm dealing with telling my head guard that I am not coming into work that day since I honestly could not find one person that would take my shift. I tried everyone and no one was available. So I didn't show and am getting written up for that.
• Later after the game I met up with city police to figure out the damages to my mothers car. Not much can happen since I left the scene and there is no facts showing who did hit me for reals. I got to ride in the back of a police car to my parents house to see the damage to the car. After that is all done, I can finally go home and relax. A friend of mine was going to come over and watch a movie with me and my roommate but he ended up bailing. And not to mention, I have had a headache pretty much the whole week. Its been great!

Some good things do happen in the midst of all the crazy drama that happens. I have been trying to focus on the positives to help me through but as you can see, there hasn't been much of that anywhere.

• On Wednesday, Whitney, my sister in law, was admitted into the hospital because she was going to have her baby. After 14 hours of waiting, Mckay Robert Whatcott entered this world at 2:12 AM. He weighed 7 lbs 14 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. He is the cutest baby ever. His dark hair, tiny fingers and toes, precious face, and angel like presence is just the best thing that could have happened to me this week. I keep looking at his pictures, I was able to hold him, and just knowing he is here is a miracle. I am grateful for him and I know that my brother is going to be such an amazing father.

• Thursday, I was begin such a grouch and my roommates where being so kind. They were giving my compliments and taking care of me.
• Bree, my room roommate, made my bed. Obviously it's not how I would have done it, but I don't even care. She is so sweet and wanted to just do something to help be less stressful.

I have seen many miracles in my life and those are just a few that mean a lot to me that happened this week. I know I am pretty lucky!

FLORIDA!!!!

Days come where things happen and we lose privileges, but as an outcome some very fun memorable times come about and are enjoyable. My wonderful sir is having her birthday soon and is turning 23, but since she is getting one year older and wiser too, she is no longer allowed to use the flying benefits from my mom's work, Sky West. Due to this loss, a trip was planned as she wanted and her, my mom, and myself went to Florida. It was a very long red eye flight but it was also funny. The way to the airport I was being so funny and just spouting out randomness.

• Me: "You are no limo, you are a short bus...." (said towards Dani)
• "Heyy look over at the trash can, hahaha it's white trash!" (white man sleeping in the airport in front of the trash cans)

Once we got on the plane my mom took half an ambien, and I took one dramamine. We got loopy real quick and things were just funny. I hate planes so being mostly gone on dramamine helped me cope and I didn't really realize what was going on. The flight was only 3 1/2 hours long and we arrived in Florida at 6 AM. We were so tired and headed on our way. I ended up sleeping almost every time we drove somewhere since I had the back to myself with my blanket. We went to the temple and took pictures. Saw lizards mating, they should get a room! We hit up the clothing stores since I guess that is what girls do. We all got some really cute clothes for pretty cheap prices. We even got to watch my cousin play baseball, which he did so good! Made us all proud :) ha On Saturday we went to the funnest thing ever. It was in the Mossi Science and Industry building, but we went and did a rope course. It was 3 stories and each level seemed to get harder not to mention higher. Once we got to the top, I was ready to be done even tho I had a blast. Me and Dani laughed together and sweat together. We got to the beach about an hour later after we finished. We went to Siesta Key Beach. It is the most desired beach to go to. It was BEAUTIFUL. The sand was white, the water was warm, and we only had one towel with subway! ha It was a site for sure. We stayed in the water the whole time until the weather made us leave. That night we just mainly stayed in our hotel but went and got dinner at NY Pizza Grill. Not the best choice to go but it ended up being an adventure. We ordered pizza, and a salad. But as an extra we got 4 breadsticks. These breadsticks were about 4 inches tall and half an inch wide, funniest part.... they were BURNT! ha no wonder why they were free ha. On Sunday we flew home, we got to the airport at 6 AM and had to return the car, the plane didn't leave until after 10 so we sat around and played cards and laughed the whole time. We ended up being in an airport for 5 hours, being on a plane for 7 hours, changed planes 3 times, and had to drive an hour and half home. (Dani had to take another flight to get to salt lake) It was a torture. Sometimes being able to fly free has its negative side but heyy, who can beat randomly getting first class and being treated like a princess? Not me! The trip ended up being worth it and I loved being with my mom and sister!

My Life Changed Today....

Today is so interesting.... Chipper is now a 16 yr old sophomore! So weird! He drove to school today, granted I was with him but still. He hasn't gotten his license yet due to the teacher not ever being available but soon he will get it and he will drive the roads crazy! He will be getting the truck so I am officially beginning my goodbyes to my dear friend. My little brother isn't so little anymore. Granted he was never that little but still!

Another thing that is happening today is that I am moving out of the house into an apartment downtown. I will be right next to campus so I can walk. I will have 5 other roommates which one of them is my really good friend Bree Donovan. :) I am excited but also super nervous since I have never done this before and wont be able to just come on home and escape the crazies out there in the world! I love my family and not going to lie, this is hard for me to do. I almost don't like to talk bout it cuz I am afraid I will make them feel bad! I would just like them to know that they will always be in my heart no matter where I am located, whether it be down the street or in another continent! They are mine forever! Love them!

SUMMA TIME!

Summer was fun this year even tho I pretty much worked every single day.. but when I had my days off it was amazing and I had fun. I went cliff jumping out at Gunlock this year. SO much fun! You jump off of waterfalls and there are all different heights.

The highest one I jumped off of started out at 50 ft. Then as the water level

started to drop since we weren't having as much run off then the height changed to around 60 ft. Yes I know, ha I am crazy but it was crazy fun! I went on my birthday with friends and siblings. I couldn't have asked for a better day! By the way, I am 19 now. It is kind of weird to think of ha I still pause and have to remember how old I am when someone asks me. I'm getting old!

Another thing that happened this summer was my family and I went to Lagoon for a day. We flew up, did rides, then flew home, All in one day! It was actually pretty fun. some of the rides, I just wanted to cry on and get off but overall I enjoyed it. The power went out while we were there for about and hour and a half. It was so hot, we were all thirsty and bored. It finally came back on and we enjoyed our last few hours there! My parents made me actually get ready and put on make up, Lame I know! My dad's comment was, "your now 19, you can get hit on, we all know youll end up breaking their hearts." ha which is true but ends up being that right before we left some kid came up to me and asked for my number.... Stupid makeup ha he is younger then me so it is kind of awkward ha. But in the end of the day, I still don't know how to follow rules....

whoo!

So i thought it was finally summer but maybe I am gettin my seasons wrong.... IT IS STILL RAINY AND WINDY! I am going insane. I need my heat and sun. Please mother nature, be kind!

anyway. I have still been running. I do it about every other day. I am at 1.3 Miles. (I sound O so lame saying that) but I can do it! I run about 8 minute miles, not too bad saying I dont care in my speed. I hope I can get my body to keep going and make it farther distances. I need warm weather so I wont be hurting as much as normally!

I work all the time and its taking over my life. ha its nice tho since I know I am getting money out of it all! City pool will be opening soon but the bummer thing is that the hydrotube wont be open pretty much all summer unless we get somewhere around the amount of $5,000$ to fix the problems it has, then it could be open by end of june, hopefully. I am very sad now since the slide was my favorite part of the whole rotation. I will just have to deal now with the diving boards as being number one for awhile. Bring on the cannon ball contests! ha

I am still teaching swimming lessons and I really enjoy it. The kids are learning and its fun to see them improve. If you know of anyone that would like to have swimming lessons, give me a call and we can work something out!

Highschool is almost out for the summer! ahh I cant wait until it is since then I will have more friends to play with and Chipper wont be all boring due to homework! YAYAY! I cant wait to go to the river and skim, or to the lake and cliff jump!

ahh gotta love summer! I LOVE this

GOAL!!!!

So my goal right now is to be able to run long distances and hopefully run a 10k, then get more mileage to half marathon and depending on a lot of things....maybe a marathon! ooo I am excited. Right now I can do 1.3 miles. That doesn't sound like very much, and seems lame but I am proud of it. I am in the process of training my body, lungs, and especially my hips. Things are going upward and I am just chuggin along. I l.o.v.e. it! Running is so good for the body. I am feeling healthier, lost 2 pounds, gives me more energy, and I feel happier. Due to all this goodness, it makes me wanna run more which is very good. Anyone who wants to join me you may! more the marrier for sure. I run about 8 minute miles. Im just happy I can run, its a blessing to have functioning legs! :)

Endings and new Beginnings....

My life is great! I am truly enjoying it right now. But like with all things, it is going to start to change. So much change is coming around but I am excited. Life would get boring if there was no change. Get all stale like an old cracker or something....GROSS!

• First year of college is coming to a close. Can you believe it? I dont feel old enough for this ha but its here! Where has the days gone? I am in the process of taking finals and it is a killer. I have a chemistry final that is terrifying to even think about so I dont want to study. I am so scared I will fail the test like I did last semester in the Chemistry class one level lower. But in positive light, I got a 90% on my last test. WHOO! never done that before in chemistry ha makes me happy. :)


• Student Alumni Association is now ending. We just had our last official get together as a group. We met up with the Ambassadors and just partied it up. I enjoyed it. Yummy food! and yes of course, I made my famous Almond Cake! I will miss this year of SAA. I made so many friendships and had fun doing some 'office hours'. One thing I learned is that it is never an easy road to have fun! Planning dances and such (that were so amazing) is hard work but in the end it is worth it. I also learned to not go into the alumni house alone, at night, with the alarm set.... lets just say it was very creepy! I will miss everyone on alumni, some are staying, and some are leaving. It will never be the same and they made it so fun!

In the process of change, not only do things end but many things start to begin. In those beginnings are new experiences to strengthen us, make us laugh (or cry but hopefully not in a bad way), make us tired and crazy. Its in these beginning moments that you can find so much out about yourself and explore deeper into different regions of life.

• Summer is almost finally here! So sick and tired of the cold. It is no fun! Time to work on the tan, make a difference in showin people up on the diving boards, and just havin fun with friends in the sun! School will be over with and I can not wait. I will be taking one summer class which is CIS (shoot me or wish me luck), hopefully I can get it done quick and out of the way. I will be working at the City Pool again as a lifeguard and still teach swimming lessons! (if anyone wants swimming lessons, I am willing to be your teacher, I am certified!) The plan is to work at the hospital helping out in the NICU or delivering babies, which is something I have dreamed of doing for a bit. Hopefully I can get the job or I will work in a care center, which is fun to.


• Time for vacation! This is going to be the highlight of my summer! Me and my sir (sister: Dani) are going to explore the world! This is her last chance flying for free since soon she will be too old so we are going to go crazy. PARTY! I know we are planning on going to Hawaii, Washington D.C., Arizona, California and any other place our wonderful hearts desire! I know I know, Your Jealous! :) Ill tell you all about our trips and post up some pics of us having fun!


• Since it is now almost summer, friends are leaving to go back home (cough cough bree donovan) It is going to be sad to say goodbye, even tho it is just for a short while and they will be back to visit LOTS and Ill go visit them as well but still. Im losing my fools! I cant wait till they all come back and play with me again. fun times are to come!


• One other beginning is Im going to be moving out in the fall. Bree Donovan is going to be my roommate along with other wonderful cute girls! I am excited for this time in my life. It will be so much different thats for sure. Im grateful for my parents to have taught me how to do so many different things in preparing me for this day. I hope I dont burn to many dishes for dinner.... ha Im so glad I get the opportunity to move out but still be in the same town as my parents. If needs be, I can run to them and ask for help. Hopefully its nothing urgent or scary but still. I know they are there for me and I love them very much!


• Last beginning I will talk about.... I am starting to run. I need to train my body and my hips to be able to withstand a long run. I would love to be able to run a 10K someday in my life. I just hope it is possible. Ha guess we will find out. Today I ran 1.2 miles. haha Im lame!

Wow! all I can say is life is a crazy adventure. If it wasnt for family and friends, then I probably couldnt make this journey. I thank anyone and everyone for the love they show me. I can never repay you! This is one thing that will always remain constant and not change is my appreciation and love for you!