Fun with Scott!

Mission impossible in 3D was fantastic!!!! Scott and I give it 4 thumbs up!

Flowers

On Christmas Adam Scott gave me flowers! Aren't they gorgeous?

Christmas is a wonderful time!!

What a wonderful Christmas! I love spending time with my family. I love that Dad took time to go shopping with mom to get some clothes! They seem a little weird but so so much fun.

With the Englers!

Drove up yesterday for a mandatory nursing meeting and have loved my time here with Jeremy, Erin, and the girls!

Such a lucky girl to have Scott as my boyfriend!

I was always pretty against being "boyfriend/girlfriends". I would say it’s just a title…and it always ends in heartbreak. Then one Sunday April started telling me about a cute R.M. that had given his homecoming talk in her ward. (Yes, April started all of this!) It was Scott Haynie and I thought little of it. Then on July 17^th Scott gave a talk in our ward…. and I was blown away. He gave such an amazing talk, and i vividly remember for some reason I smiled through the whole talk. Just twitter patted or something. Then that evening I wrote on his facebook page telling him how much I enjoyed his talk. He replayed back saying,

“Thank you Patricia. You helped a lot actually.

When I speak I have a tendency to dwell on certain people.

I try to gauge the audience and talk to them. Anyway I was looking down at your bright smiling face most of that talk and that helped a lot so thank you for being there today.

I appreciated that.”

That was the beginning of everything. Since then we have messaged, texted, or been together almost everyday. He officially asked me to be his girlfriend three weeks ago and I couldn’t say no, even with my opinion about it. I’ve come to the realization that you have to be a girlfriend if you plan on getting married. Anyway, long story short I have loved every minute of being his girlfriend. He treats me like a princess; always running in front to open doors and making sure everyday is wonderful for me. I am falling for the guy! He has such a strong testimony and loves the Lord so much. He loves me too and tells me everyday.

We both have pretty busy schedules with me working a shift from 6am-2pm and him working from 1pm-9;30pm, but we make it work. We just love our weekend’s and how much time we get to spend together. Anyway, just wanted to post some pictures and tell everyone how happy i am! My cheeks have never hurt so badly as they have the last 4 months. I’m all smiles.

Young Single Adult 2nd Ward Temple Trip

Midnight showing of Breaking Dawn

On the way to the Mesa Temple

Picking Scott Up at Work

Tender Mercies

Hi everyone! =) I’m happy to say I have one last day (tomorrow) with the Cavetts! I thought you all would be happy about that and I am too! I have to admit, I was temped a few times to just tell Anne the truth that I wasn’t going to school and that if she couldn’t find a replacement I could work another week (she freaked out a lot), but thankfully I held to my guns and it’s for sure my last day tomorrow. I also wanted to share my experience with shopping. You all know I’ve been shopping and cooking a lot more since working as a nanny. When I started working I had NO idea how to shop really or where anything was at the fry’s on 22^nd and Harrison. I remember going up and down the same isles looking for peanut butter or course ground mustard or other silly things like liquid egg. 90% of the time I would find a gentleman at fry’s that was always sweeping the floors. Always. And he helped me So so much. We would pass by on iles 2 and I’d ask a question about where something was and he send me to isle 4 and by the time I had found that item he was there with me again and I would ask another question and he’d send me back to isle 1. I was always asking “where would I find this?” or “what are these?” and he would either know or find me someone who did know. Anyway a year of this happened and gradually I would go shopping and wouldn’t need to ask him anything. Then the past two weeks Anne Cavett has been on the South Beach Diet and guess who had to prepare all the crazy meals? Me! So needless to say my shopping list turned out to be a 3 page list of items she needed for her meals.

On top of such a huge list, the boys have been out of school and I have been taking them with me on my shopping adventures. So last Monday I was having a rough time at the store with the boys. so many questions about so many different things and I couldn’t find half of the stuff I was supposed to find. Poor Mom was getting a call every 10min.. what is this? Is this the stuff it’s asking for? But even with mom’s wonderful help I still had a handful of items I just could NOT find. We had probably been at the store for a good hour and a half and the boys have started acting out, hitting and running around. It had gotten to the point I wasn’t even looking for the item I needed, I was looking for someone who worked at fry’s so I could ask them, but I couldn’t find anyone. I was getting so sick of shopping. I was soo frazzled, over-whelmed, and at my breaking point to say the least. Then,….. I look up and my friendly guy with the boom comes sweeping the floor. I yell YAY! And he looks up in surprise and then smiles. I look away, embarrassed that I had actually yelled out, but I was just that happy! I knew he would help me! Within 10minutes I had found the rest of the ingredients I needed and I was finally checking out. While they were ringing me out I asked, “Do you know the guys name that works here and is always sweeping the floors?” and they knew exactly who I was talking about, he really is ALWAYS sweeping the floor. His name is Josh and he’s a maintenance guy. =) Anyway, thanks to Josh, the boys and I got back to the house alive! Since it’s my last day tomorrow and I wont be doing any more grocery shopping, I thought I would write a thank you card to him! This is what I wrote:

“Hi, you don’t know me personally, but you have been SUCH a huge help to me this last year! You probably know me by “the girl that doesn’t know what or where anything is at the grocery store” and I know you by “the guy that sweeps the floors.” Anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for helping me! I’m a nanny and when I started over a year ago I had no idea what I was doing or where anything was at the store, and I remember asking you a ton of questions. I’m proud to say my grocery shopping skills have improved a ton. Then recently, the mom of the kids I nanny, has been on a crazy diet. The recipes have called for absurd ingredients that I couldn’t pronounce nonetheless find anywhere at the store, like pimiento, marjoram, or edamame. Who knows what those are? I didn’t. That’s why on Monday I was so grateful to see you and for your willingness to help me! Thanks so much! This week was my last week as their nanny so you wont be seeing me anymore, or having to answer all my questions, but I wanted to show my gratitude for your service!

By the way, my name is Patricia. I heard your name is Josh! It’s nice to meet you!

I know Heavenly Father helps us all even if it’s just a matter of sending someone to help at the grocery store. I know that was the case for me. Josh was an instrument in the Lords hands because I needed help and he was there.

Normally Mondays are hard with the Cavetts, but this Monday was a killer. Emotions where running high as I walked through the front door. I had burnt my whole right hand cooking dinner (long story) and was on the verge of tears. I, of course, started spewing the events of the day, good and bad. It was a hard day but the hardest of times are when I notice how much I’m helped. That day, I noticed. =) I’m grateful for that!

Cluffer Duffers On The Move

Wednesday morning comes and we’re all scrambling (like we always are bfore vacation) to finish up our laundry, pack our bags, get the bed up for Sarah, clean the house, go to the library, and whatever else Mom had on her long list of “things to do” before vacation. Dad had to go to work to “touch bases with George and we expected him back at around 3-3:30ish because we planned to be on the road by 4pm. So we’re getting things done, but still have plenty more to do when guess who walks in the door? DAD! It’s 11am and he’s ready to go! lol, then we all start running around and surprisingly get out of the house (a clean house I might add) by 1pm.

The drive to flagstaff is very familiar to me because I’ve driven it more then 4 times to get to school, but Dad still wouldn’t let me drive… that’s okay! The back of the van is always so much fun! Riley went crazy braiding my hair, I talked to lots of friends (texting), we waved at anyone who drove past. =) fun fun fun!

We arrived in Flagstaff around 5pm and stopped and picked up Papa Johns pizza for dinner! Yummy! Erin’s house is amazing and I had missed it so much! Jeremy was ready for a party and we had a blast! We got two new movies from red box: True Grit and Unknown. Erin even bought Klondix bars for us!!! She REALLY loves us! The unknown was a good movie but it had a weird ending. I was ready to go to bed after that but Jeremy was reday for more and wanted to turn on True grit! We all get settled in for bed with Mom and Dad were on the blow up bed, Riley and Georgia got the coaches, and I got my own bedroom in my own bed (Lucky me!!). Then they turn on the next movie! Jeremy’s crazy but so FUN! I can remember nights during the school semester when I was so stressed out with the HESI exam or homework from school and he would say, “Take a break! Watch a movie! Play Mario Bros on the play station with me!”

Friday morning it was very fun to wake up to Julia and Kendra once again. Everyone got up pretty soon after that and Jeremy had made wonderful egg burritos with bacon and a “pink” smoothie for us all. Then around 7:45am I take Jeremy to work at the hospital and drop my nursing application of with Patty herself (the nursing secretary at Coconino community college). Cross your finger they want me this time!!!

Not long after I get back to the house we’re on the move again. Packing up the car and heading to Salt Lake City. I have grown to love Utah! I have only been there 3 times but I have fallen in love with it. So beautiful! Just last October I went up to Salt lake city with Justin for General Conference so I felt like I knew my way a little bit.

We went over the dam. Heehee, made some dam jokes and took some good dam pictures! Then we stopped in a little town called quail creek for lunch. Dad has a hard time stopping but we finally found a rest area with quite nice bathrooms and a little picnic table under the shade of trees for lunch. After our pit stop we kept on driving all the way to salt lake city. Sometime during that drive Aunt Susie called to see how it was going and to tell us that they had tickets for a concert to see the band Journey that evening and that they wouldn’t be back until around 11pm. They had left the little kids with Tom Fife (who was making his way back to Arizona from BYUI).

Thanks to Tylers chalange Riley had the Rubiks cube the ENTIRE trip!! She can do the whole thing now!

Dad and Mom decided that we would stop and see temple square for the evening because Georgia had never been to Salt Lake City or seen the conference center or anything. It was so nice to park and just walk around. We went to the Joseph Smith memorial building and got to see a showing of the brand new movie Joseph smith the prophet of the restoration in one of their huge theaters. Amazing film!!! Amazing amazing amazing! You can’t help but cry!

After that we heard that we could go in and watch the tabernacle choir practice. We dash over there and just walk in and sit and listen to the Mormon tabernacle choir sing the battle hymn of the republic and other amazing songs! I felt so so lucky!! We are so blessed in the gospel and we don’t even realize!

Mom was sad to see the Tab choir was using a TelePrompTer!!!

After that it was around 9pm and it was still light outside! Crazy! We jump in the car and start heading to the Seelos house and plan to stop on the way for dinner but like I said before, Dad doesn’t like to stop and there is no going backwards. “It’s against the rules.” Thanks to In-N-out for having a huge sign we were able to see it and say “take the exit Dad” and got to eat there for dinner.

We finally get to the Seelos’s house and Tom, Ann, and John were still awake. We were just in time to watch the end of the 2^nd National Treasures movie and even after that was over they still weren’t back from the concert! We all decided will just have to see them in the morning and get in bed and THEN they walk in the door. We all get up again and chat for a little bit about how amazing the concert was. Lucky ducks! Then we go to bed. Dad snores really loud!

Saturday morning Ann made yummy yummy French toasts for us! The Seelos’s have it made! Aunt Susie is amazing! 10 kids and she’s cool calm and collected! Mom and Aunt Susie talked all morning about grandma and grandpa and told us stories about growing up. Their house and backyard are so fun! We jumped on the trampoline, played 4-square at the park, had otter-pops, and had so much fun together. Then around 11pm we start on the road again to make it to Sarah’s graduation in Idaho!

whew! that's all i could get tonight Lindy! lol, i'll narrate the rest tomorrow, but i knew you would be looking! love you!



























































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Mom just relaxin'
pushed a button on mom's i-phone and found that i was looking at my self!
Breakfast at the Seelos's means a lot of food!
Our last day with the Seelos's (Monday) we wok up early and made Eggs, Beccon, and CREPES!!
This is John! He almost makes breakfast ever morning and taught me how to make the crepes!