A Disney life is a Life for me!

So, because I'm so confused as to what I am doing in my life, and what I wanna do next semester, I decided that I'll put somewhat of a break on my college career right now, and so I put in my application to the DisneyWorld college Program. Its been on my bucket list since I was 5 years old to work at DisneyWorld, and I thought that now would be a perfect time in my life to do so... I'm finally eligible, my guy friends are all on missions, so I'm not getting married, I'm single, I can still take some classes down there and work towards getting my degree, and ya. So. I did it, I put in my application. Then like an hour later I get an email saying that they are interested and want me to do an online interview to see if they will become more interested. I passed that too! Now on the 25th they'll have a representative call me and talk to me over the phone!!!! I'm sooo excited! I really really want this! Who better to work at Disney than me!? Ive been raised a Disney fanatic! So, now I'm praying really hard, and just waiting in order to see if I get in or not. Which I really hope I do! Just to live in Florida would be amazing! AND- I really don't care what I get to do at Disney, Just to be working at Disney would be great enough! If I get this, I'll be there from this January til next August! That's AMAZING!!!! 8 months in DisneyWorld! What could be better I ask you?! NOTHING!

Has it really been a year already!?

Can you believe it!? Another year has come and gone! I can't believe that this time last year I was a freshman, new to the college experience, living it up with new friends in the dorms, partying and studying. Now I'm a 2nd semester sophomore, still meeting new friends, still partying with old friends, and having the time of my life here back at BYUI. Of course I'll study, no doubt about that... But I'm super excited to be back here, with the independence, with the friends I made, and with loads more fun to be had. I'm living in Avonlea apartments, about 1 minute from campus walking distance... I'm taking a 7credit EMT basics class (which is soooo cool! I get a uniform, mock trial, certified EMT Basic person and the highest level of CPR, and I get to go have a 12 hour shift at the local hospital soon!), a 2credit religion online class, and a 3 credit Wilderness first-aid class. I live with 5 girls plus me; I'm in a shared room with a girl named Nina from Germany (no she doesnt speak German, perfect english- navy brat as they say.) and all the other girls have private rooms. Today was the first day of classes, and I LOVE my schedule because I have 1 class per day! I feel this semester is going to be UNBELIEVABLY fun and AMAZING!!!

A celebration of a truly wonderful life!

So today heaven truly got a treasure, as my dearest Nanna passed away from Cancer. It was simple, sweet, and timing couldn't be more perfect since I'm about to go back to school in a week and a half. There is sadness to be felt, and Im sure that my whole family is feeling it, but then there is joy, knowing that she is no longer in pain, she's healthy, and she is finally with papa again. I heard a quote today, that said, "if you take the grief out of death, then you take the happiness out of life". I thought that was really interesting... I'm sooo grateful for the gospel and the peace it gives to one in situations like this. Just knowing that it is not forever, and that you will be with and see your loved ones again is just an amazing knowledge and comfort. Katie Barber was a truly amazing and wonderful person; she could make any dark day seem lighter. She always had something to teach you, and she was very talented. She loved all and would constantly tell you how much you personally meant to her. I saw her 2 days ago, and even though it was a brief moment when she was talking and non-comatose, I will never forget what she said to me personally. I was standing over her, smiling and said hi, and she looked up and me, and in her nanna voice and way said, "Well, boy aren't you pretty!" That was so special to me, because I was in a workout t-shirt, yoga pants with my hair just thrown up into a pony; yet she saw me as pretty as if I were dressed up ready to go meet my prince charming or something like that. I'm so glad that I got to spend most of the 6 months that she was living with us here at home with her! I know that she just loved having me home, because when I would bring my friends over and we would be talking and hanging out in the kitchen, she would just be sitting on the couch in her same spot, just listening and smiling, loving every minute of our youthful optimism. She loved asking me all about my wedding plans, and all about what I wanted for my future, and she would always tell me, "NEVER Ever let ANYONE make you settle for less; you work hard and you'll get everything you deserve and everything you want you'll get." Nanna- I miss you, I love you! And I know that you'll always be here watching out for me! Say hi and give a big ol' hug to Papa for me!

AND PEGGY JO GLEM! You take care and teach my grandma all about the church now! I'll be doing her temple work in a year, so you gots plenty of time!

WHAT A TRIP!!!!

YIPPIE!!! I FINALLY GOT OUTTA THE COUVE!!!! I just finished and got back from a week trip down to Cali, reno, vegas, Arizona, NM, Utah, Idaho Trip... And what a trip it was!!! First stop was in Cali! I got to see my dearest "roommate" Heidi Siler, whom I love and have missed very much! Then I went down to Reno where I, Jennifer Marie Mueller, Proved my daddy wrong, and that I, a girl, can throw a ball and knock 3 stacked blocks off of a table... therefore I won a guitar... Daddy, I promise that I wont waste your money in a casino! Honest to Heavens! Then we went to Vegas where we stayed in a PHENOMINAL hotel called the orleans! SOO PRETTY! I loved getting all these weird looks from people as I walked around... looks like, "um... a.) you dont look old enough to drink let alone gamble... b.) get outta here 14 year old!!!" It was awesome! Especially since it was 114*, so I sat by the pool the whole next day that we were there. Then when we were about an hour outside Vegas, we were stuck 8 cars back from an accident which 3 life flight helicopters landed on the freeway... 3 helicopters, 18 cop cars (which, honestly, they dont do anything but add to the traffic), 5 firetrucks, 3 towtrucks, and 13 ambulances... and 3 hrs and 10 minutes later, as Jennifer HAS TO PEE, we finally get through... some idiot crashed his, what probably once looked like a suburban, underneath the backside of a big trucker truck... Lesson learned here: THE BIGGER TRUCKS ALWAYS WIN!!!! DONT SCREW AROUND WITH THEM!!! Then we went down to Arizona, where I met up with my psych buddy/next door neighbor Jen.. we went and saw Harry Potter together... It was loads of fun! then we met this cool guy who was trying to get home, so we gave him money and we talked about the gospel because he had met a bishop and was having the missionaries come to him later that week... very cool. Then we went and saw Uncle John and Aunt Silvia, which was real nice to get to talk to them for a bit. Then we went down to NM, which I wanted to find my friend Elder Conor Seat, or at least his mission president, because I know that would erk him sooo bad that I saw him and not him!!! lol... And then we started the long trip home! We stopped off and visited Temple Square in Salt Lake where I went Missionary CRAZY after talking to a couple of sister missionaries for a good half hour... I bought stickers to send to my boys, ACTION FIGURES which are the COOLEST!!!! and several other nifty things! And now we're home... and Im starting to count down to when I go back to Idaho!

My dearest Kevin... I will miss you the most!!!

So today was the last time that I will see my Bff Kevin Roberts for two years!! He leaves for the Provo MTC Wednesday, and then he will be there for a few weeks, then go to Mexico! So at least I can practice a little bit of what spanish I learned in high school with him besides Hola and como estas? Muy bien y tu? ya, thats about all the spanish I remember besides those words which you would never really use, like pencil sharpener and toast... ya no... So we went hiking on the 8th, but then he had to go because we were going out to celebrate my daddy's birthday... but today we went to his farewell at his house. It was sad to leave, knowing that I can only hear from him in our letters that we will be writing for the next 2 years. We figured out that if we write once a week, that'll be 104 letters, but I think that we'll be well past that when he gets home. So, my dearest Kevin Roberts, I will miss you most... see you in 2 years for our next hike together my friend! Love ya!

How do they do it?

I really don't understand how Grown-ups manage everything! Like I said, I'm in my last few weeks of my 14 credits online, and having 3 jobs, and trying to do all my necessary chores, and trying to have time to hang out and do things I want to is soooo tiring!!! I have come to quickly find out that being an adult isnt all its cracked up to be. Overall, there are those very small moments of time that it rocks, but mostly, it sucks; I'd soo rather be a little kid again. Everything was so simple back then- you play all day, you take naps, and play some more. You didnt have to worry about laundry, homework, whether your car has gas, you didnt have to buy things yourself, you just asked mom and daddy for everything, and when you saw the sun beaming outside, you could just freely go out and play in it. Sure, you wanted to drive, to make your own decisions and not have to listen to mom or dad, and date the boys, so you spent your whole life wishing to be older. Then, once you became the adult you wanted to be, you look back and realize how great you had it. Now, you're sitting at a computer, looking outside wanting to go play, but you have a pile of homework that has to be done by thursday night, you have laundry and errands to run and do, your room to clean, and you just think, "why on earth would anyone want to get old?"

BTW: there's only 80 days til I leave back for Idaho!!!! I'm excited to be getting back to my friends and that small town that I know and love so much. It is sad to think that time has really flown by here at home, but at the same time I'm ready to get back to doing things my way; making my own choices and following no ones rules but mine own.

It's been too long!

Sorry!!! I do love y'all, but life is just not getting any easier as time here at home continues. Having 4 more weeks of my 14 online credit classes, and 3 jobs, while still hanging out with all my friends while being at home isn't everything I hoped it would be. I love being home, but it's no fun being an adult. There are days I just lay in bed, KNOWING that my list of things isnt getting any shorter, but hoping that maybe if I just continue to lay there, then time will reverse itself and I'll become that young kid again, where everything just seemed simpler and easier; why do we want to grow up so bad? I know I know. We wanna drive, we wanna date boys, we wanna get married. It's like that Kenny Chesney Song "Dont blink" because like the song says, "just like that you're 6 years old and you take a nap, then you wake up and you're 25..." sooo true! Life just flies on by you! You dont think so at the time, but then you go to your friends graduation and you can't believe its already been a year since you walked across that stage... Or your middle school goes basically outta business and you think that just yesterday you were attending there. To all teenagers and kids out there that think being a grown up is cool, you're right, it does have its advantages, BUT STAY YOUNG AS MUCH AND FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE!!!!!


But I have had some adventures; not much, but still. I just can't wait til spring semester is over with! Never again will I take online classes in subject I suck at!!! NEVER!!!