An Amazing Birth Month, A learning experience, and A wonderful weekend!

How do I begin? My 23rd Birthday was one of the best yet! Many say that no one likes you when you're 23 however, I was able to receive flowers from my brother, loads of cards, loads of birthday wishes and i felt amazing! Towards the end of the week I went to Rexburg and had loads of fun with all of my friends there! They are all remarkable people! The next week I went to Louisiana with my Mom! It was truly awesome to see how much I've grown and I must say I'm absolutely happy that my life has put me where I am right now! We tore up carpet and went out to eat with good friends! Then after we got back I had to get ready to go to Colorado to babysit my niece and nephews while my sis and bro-in-law went to Hawaii! It was a huge learning experience for me and I'm grateful for the opportunity I had! :) Then, I got home had my temple recommend interviews and went to the temple! My entire family, and my three best friends along with an amazing roommate were there! It was amazing to have them all there to share that moment with me! It truly showed me how much my Heavenly Father cares about me and blesses me often! I have grown an even greater love for the Atonement and the blessings that come from going to the temple!  And I would like to again publicly thank all that came and all that supported me in my decision! Our Father in Heaven will bless us as we live righteously! :D

My Wonderful Family

Pretty Amazing Friends

Best Friends FOREVER!

Together Again

The MAGNIFICENT 7!

Yeah... pretty cool!

Melanie went wedding dress shopping that day, but I was so happy that she was in town at least!

AMAZING ROOMMATES!

The two greatest guy friends in the world!

I love these two!

Pretty much best family ever!

from my birthday!

I visited Rexburg!

And Played with the trumpets!

And ate dinner with Mike and Mel!

My oldest brother sent me tulips! :D

One of the best couples ever! With Voter in the back!

Blurry, but I love it!

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Aren't they beautiful?!

My Diploma which I got exactly 5 years after I graduated high school!

Peanut!

James

Michael! :D

I love this girl! My niece Christi!

Butch and Sundance!

My Daddy!

I would like to take to the time to express my love for my wonderful Father! Even though I do not always tell him how much he means to me he is the most amazing man I know! Throughout my life growing up he always took the time to spend time with us even though he was often busy with work so he could provide for us! When I was born on Mother's Day 23 years ago he was the one to deliver me, there were no doctors, no medical emergency people, no police... it was just my daddy! My dad is my hero, my everything... he was the man who held me first, who saw me first, who was always there for me when I needed a shoulder to cry on when times got to hard. And he has supported me throughout my entire life in the decisions I have made to perfect my life! He  shows me the love and kindness that I could never ask for in any other man... however, one day I hope to find a man that can live up to my view of what a father can and should be. I hope to find someone that can be to my future children what my dad is to me! The most amazing man in the world. And with that I would like to end with the chorus of the song "I Loved Her First" by Heartland because it truly is my song with my daddy cause he did hold me first and I love him forever for that!

I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it still hard to give her away
I loved her first

A Day to Remember

As I was sitting watching the Memorial Day Concert on PBS I was reminded about all my family members who have served and have gone on before me. There have been many that have made it possible for me to be the woman I am today. First of all there is my Father, Rick A Baron, who served in the army in the 1970s he was a food inspector in Korea. I have always looked up to him and hope to one day find a man like him.

 The next one I'd like to honor is my grandfather, John Duggan Mayhoffer, who served in the Navy towards the end of WWII had we not won the war he would have had to be deployed. This man never truly showed his love towards his family, but as I've grown older and truly learned who he was as a man I am honored to call myself his granddaughter. He passed away on March 6, 2008.

The last one I'd like to honor is my grandmother, Kathleen A. Weckmeuller Mayhoffer. I never knew this woman, but because of the woman I see that my mother is I can imagine what she must have been like. She served in the Army as a Nurse. She passed away when my mother was 6 years old of difficulties resulting from pregnancy.

I feel blessed to have had such amazing people shape my life. There are many many others that I could name, but these are the few that I have chosen to speak of... I am happy that as I get to know more about my grandparents I can feel their love forever! I also really love my father and the man that he is... He uplifts me spiritually when I need it, and he cares for me always. He is and will always be the man who held me first as a newborn baby!

A Tribute to My Mother

So in my family there has long been this joke about our mother being this CRAZY GARDEN LADY! My oldest sister, Katie, found pictures to prove that she was when she was younger and well, she still loves to go out and work in the garden today! In fact I have taken pictures to prove this fact... so, to the best Mother in the World to me and I'm sure all my siblings may agree... this post is dedicated soley to the woman I love most in my life and though I may not always show it I love and truly respect her! She is an inspiration to me and all that I stand for in life! If it weren't for her I wouldn't be going on to greater things that I know will help me receive blessings forever! I LOVE YOU MOM, and HERE ARE THE CRAZY GARDEN LADY PICTURES! :)

Is it Over... a wonderful experience!

How do I say that I'm both sad and joyful? I've got total mixed emotions... this experience has been both lovely and frightening! It's been 13 weeks of pure joy and getting to know 52 amazing 4th graders! That's right... I got to know both classes of 4th graders and there are 26 in each class! I was able to teach the other 4th grade class my unit that I did for my work sample with my other class! It was on the Water Cycle and it ROCKED! I had my days where I just wanted to quit, but I fought through it by crying a little or just working harder! Then, in the end... here I am! Finished! I passed student teaching and can now pretty much look for a job! I'm both excited and scared! I still have one test to pass, but I know with faith I can do it! I am FOREVER thankful for the opportunity I have had with these students, and I think that I will go back and visit with them often (if I didn't... they wouldn't be happy)! Well, I think I'll end with a song that kinda expresses my feelings... It's usually a song with a relationship, but well... think of it in terms of having to leave a wonderful class and starting a new journey... teachers will definitely understand this!

Lyrics to It's Not Over :
My tears run down like razorblades
And no, I'm not the one to blame
It's you ' or is it me?
And all the words we never say
Come out and now we're all ashamed
And there's no sense in playing games
When you've done all you can do

But now it's over, it's over, why is it over?
We had the chance to make it
Now it's over, it's over, it can't be over
I wish that I could take it back
But it's over

I lose myself in all these fights
I lose my sense of wrong and right
I cry, I cry
It's shaking from the pain that's in my head
I just wanna crawl into my bed
And throw away the life I led
But I won't let it die, but I won't let it die

But now it's over, it's over, why is it over?
We had the chance to make it
Now it's over, it's over, it can't be over
I wish that I could take it back

I'm falling apart, I'm falling apart
Don't say this won't last forever
You're breaking my heart, you're breaking my heart
Don't tell me that we will never be together
We could be, over and over
We could be, forever

I'm falling apart, I'm falling apart
Don't say this won't last forever
You're breaking my heart, you're breaking my heart
Don't tell me that we will never be together
We could be, over and over
We could be, forever

It's not over, it's not over, it's never over
Unless you let it take you
It's not over, it's not over, it's not over
Unless you let it break you
It's not over