The Power of Love

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. -1 John 4:10


There is nothing as energizing, as confidence-building, as sustaining as the power of love. - Gordon B Hinkley 

To have the ability to love is a blessing I will always be grateful for. It is so true, I feel unstoppable when I feel loved. I also love to love. Today I love my family. I love the support they show me every single day. I love what a close bond each of us kids have. I love each of my siblings MORE than they will ever know. I love the good and the bad. I love my parents. I love that they do silly things like wear their "G's" backwards and have to have a pair glasses next to them where ever they go. I love seeing my family mature and grow together. I love that I know they will love me NO MATTER WHAT. LOVE is good! xoxo- a girl in the city

September 1st...

Mmm..i must have been a fall baby! 

perfect weather....

boots...

hats....

cardigans and layers...

tights... 

birthday baby..the big 20!

So grateful for this beautiful month! Happy September everyone..xoxo- a girl in the city

a little embarrassing..

So yesterday I spent the afternoon at the Dentist. It was my day off so I figured it would be a good time to get a little work done. AWFUL idea stacey... UGH! I really thought I was a big kid until I had a full on panic attack in the chair and started crying. Not just a few glistening tears on the cheek, Im talking full on sobs! So much was going on...needles, hands, tools, noises, smells, achy jaw, gross taste..etc. Anyways after about an hour of silent panic I finally had a full on anxiety attack. I just couldn't think of my happy place any longer! Lucky me I get to go back 3 more times. :(

After my interesting afternoon I headed to Mandalay Bay for the Miss Universe Pageant. Our band and few of the male dancers in my show got to perform during the swimsuit portion. As Tovah and I waited in line for our tickets I noticed a few people staring at me. I then remembered my swolen face from all the numbing at the dentist. GREAT now I get to be at the pageant with all these beautiful woman from all over the world and I look like a chipmunk. Tovah even brought me a fierce pair of sunglasses to try and hide some of the damage! haha Meanwhile as Im hiding in line I noticed THIS hottie looking at my puffy cheeks! 

Reid my Bachelorette CRUSH!!! haha

(refer back to my post on 7/13)

1. Sorry its blurry and he's not looking, I couldn't really ask him to pose..
2. yes, I being a creeper snatched a photo on the iphone
3. yes that is his beautiful blonde girlfriend or at least date for the night
4. if my face hadn't been so fat I would have gotten an autograph or something super  embarrassing like that! 
5. Totally still have a crush on him! 

simple pleasures..

Skyping my sister while cooking a home cooked meal with my new fresh flowers!

xoxo-a girl in the city

a little bit of family, away from my family....

Since my big move I have gotten lucky to be in a super awesome singles ward. I really love it. I finally have a calling..I'm on the New members committee! Basically the Bishop just wants me to meet people:) He knows it has been a rough lonely year for me aside from work so this is at least a way to get a date! haha On the flip side I met my cute little family of "girlfriends". These girls have literally taken me under their wing. Sundays are our day! We go to church(all 3 hours might I add :), make sunday dinner, and usually stay up a little too late chatting. It has been so fun! After church last week we did our usual dinner then some painting on their new (cutest) house, then had the sister missionaries over for a lesson. I have never had the opportunity of sitting through a missionary discussion like that. It was amazing. I sure do love missionaries. After having a brother/dad/mom serve one it  makes me have SO much respect for them! I decided that when I get married (since I WILL be getting married one day HAHA) I want to have the missionaries over all the time! Last friday the girls came to see my show. They loved it but I think I loved having them out there in the audience even more. It means so much to me to have support from friends I just barely met, who were excited for me and proud of me. They are the best. After the show I took them to my favorite place to eat Firefly. YAY for new friends.. Anyways thats all for now. XOXO-  a girl in the city

eat.pray.love

Ok...Im on a quest! A 7 day book reading quest! Those of you who know me, know that I am not a reader. Very slow, stumble my words, ADD...etc. But Im taking the challenge. The girls in my cast are having a  girls date next friday for the opening of Eat, Pray, Love. I  have been dying to see it but Im not invited unless I finish the book first HAHA. Gosh better go start reading! xoxo- a girl in the city

Oh Roberto...

I give you full permission to leave Ali and just come here to Vegas! Its obvious we would be perfect together. Deep down I hope she doesn't pick you so that you can be the next bachelor. Now that would be some good T.V. I on the other hand would fully consider coming on the show! haha JK mom I'm only joking. MMM Roberto is pretty good though..Nothin like a tall dark and handsome, latin, professional baseball player..who can dance! SIGN ME UP!

But if things do work out with Ali then I'd still take cute Reid from last season...

Oh the bachelorette...what a show! xoxo- a girl in the city

H.I.T

 HIT is a term we use quick frequently here at Elvis. It sadly has become a major part of my vocabulary. I find myself expressing to my mom on the phone that I am HIIIITTTT! haha I know she has no clue what it means but I think she gets the point! Hit is what you say when you have NO other words to express your amount of exhaustion, achy muscles, tired body, fired brain, or just plain need to go home! These past two weeks here at Elvis has especially been HIT! You can always tell when our cast needs a break. We have gone 1 too many weeks without some time apart and time to rest. Last friday we broke the record by having 21 people OUT of the show that night. I'm not exactly sure how you do a show without 21 artists but they somehow did it. People are dropping like flies. Our bodies are just simply exhausted. I have had 2 DUMB but painful injuries in the last few days. That is 2 more than I have EVER had. It's so annoying being out and not being able to perform but sometimes you just have to take care of your body. Anyways I leave for Utah on Wed. and I couldn't be more ready! I can't wait to spend time with my family, eat some yummy home cooked meals, see my friends, dance a little, and just relax! Ok off to sleep before this muscle relaxer kicks in.. I'M HIT!!!!  Good night xoxo- a girl in the city

Only took me 2 months:)

I FINALLY unpacked the last box in the new room!! 

Beautiful Nightmare..

Dreams have been on my mind lately. I don't know what it is but I am nightmare prone. I find myself having weird, bad dreams all the time. I don't like it one bit. It's very rare that I will have a dream so good that waking up to reality is the bad part. When the moment I opened my eyes and realized I was actually asleep laying in my bed, tears rolled down my cheeks. These kinds of dreams make me wonder. Why would I dream that? Why does it have to be a dream? Why can't I just fall back asleep and never wake up? I Love hate these kind of dreams. I hate that dreams can consume my thoughts for an entire day. They make me think, wonder and question. Dreaming can be such a magical thing but can also be a very scary thing. I wish I knew more about the real meaning of why we dream, and what they mean. I guess its something no one REALLY knows. Why do you think we dream the way we do?? For now I will leave it up to my wild and crazy imagination... Sweet dreams - a girl in the city 

(isn't she the cutest, I just found this and had to share)