Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall...

As I sat at the Supreme Courthouse, listening to the scanner pull each page in and spit it back out, I suddenly smelled sunscreen. Weird, I know, but this got me thinking about how much I love Summer. While reminiscing Summer's past, I realized how much I love all of the seasons. This year in particular my love for the Fall has increased. Every Fall my Mom is obsessed with the trees and I have finally paid attention to their beauty and have begun to obsess over them as well. I realized, also, that Fall=Cooler weather=HOODIES=AMAZING-NESS!!! There is nothing I love more than a nice cool day with a sweatshirt on! Although, most of you know, I do NOT like being hot and I do NOT being cold, I'm going to start appreciating the change of seasons from now on. I believe the transition from season to season is one of the greatest blessings we have on the Earth. I cannot wait for the snow to start falling! :D

My Oldest Friend...

...and my best friend.

Most of you probably know this without any hints, so I'll just tell you now:

ASHLEE MAREE HARRIS

We have known each other for 14 years. We have danced together. We were in the same ward for 12 years (our families still are). We laugh together. We cry together. We've gone to Utah, California, Texas and Wyoming together. We've been to girls camp together 6 times. We've had hundreds of sleep overs together. We've won together. We've lost together. We read scriptures together. We pray together. We counsel each other. We rely on each other. We even live together

Without Ashlee I, one, would not have half of the memories I have, and two, I would not be who I am today. We've had our ups and downs, but through it all, Ashlee was there ready and willing to work things out. I cannot put into words how grateful I am for "My Ashy". She's been there for me throught thick and thin. She's been my rock for so many years. I can trust her with anything. Our friendship has helped my testimony grow in so many different ways. She's a spiritual giant, the best friend anyone could ask for. I'm so lucky she's mine.

I LOVE YOU HASHY!!!!

I tag...

Erin, Ashley, Amy and Krystin.

I've Been Tagged!

**8 Favorite TV Shows
Oprah
That's So Raven
Hannah Montana
Extreme Makeover Home Edition
What I Like About You
So You Think You Can Dance
American Idol
What Not to Wear

**8 Favorite Restraunts
The Olive Garden
PF Changs
Casa Mexico
Cafe Rio
Panda Express
CPK
Zupas
It's fast food, but I love it...Wendys

**8 Things that happened yesterday
Woke up late
Worked at the Supreme Court
Worked at the Dentists Office
Ate Taco Bell
Talked to Grandma on the phone
Got another job offer
Watched Gilmore Girls
Ate Mac & Cheese with Ash

**8 Things to look forward to
HSM3 this weekend with Krystin
Krystin coming this weekend
Turkey Bowls on Thanksgiving day
Becoming an aunt
Sleeping
Shopping soon
Seeing my Utah friends again
Missionary Letters

**8 things I love about Fall
Crunching Leaves
The smell outside
Halloween Candy
The trees AMAZING colors
Hoodies
Corn Mazes
Sun sets earlier
The first snow

**8 Things on my Wish list
To play the piano better
Be an inspiration to someone
Learn to cook more things and better
Stay close friends with all of my roommates...forever
Not be so paranoid about everything
Keep up with my friends on missions
Make a difference in my Primary girl's lives
Stay happy and healthy!

**8 People I'm Tagging
Taylor
Reagan
Amy
Garrett
Erin
Shelly
Krystin
The girls of 22

Bustin' Loose at El Ro Day O!!!

Over the weekend I attended a BSU Stake mock-rodeo, full of linedancing, mechanical bull riding, barrel racing, ropin' and good food! It was so much fun to learn new, fun linedances and to watch the cowboys get thrown off the bull! Here are some pictures of my adventures at the Rodeo with the boys!

Brett and I watching the bull ridin'

Chad. Steve. Brett. Matt. Ryan. Dan

Posing for the camera!

**Okay so there is a hilarious story behind this picture. Everyone was out on the dance floor, when Brett realized he hadn't seen Ryan for awhile. Brett went off to look for Ryan, and there he is...standing with this 'barrel', posing while three random girls were taking his picture. We all about died laughing, then Brett and Chad joined in.**

Ryan. Shaun. Steve. Matt. Brett...the one time that night they didn't whip out a cowboy stance when the camera came out!

Needless to say...I had a blast!

COWBOY UP!!!

ALOHA!!!

What a weekend! Sunday morning Sister Kallene Cutler spoke in the Meridian 18th Ward Sacrament meeting. She will be serving a mission in the Hawaii Honolulu Laie Temple Visitor's Center. What does this mean? One word:

REUNION!!!

After 5 long months, a wedding, and two mission calls, the girls of 22 were finally all together again! Kaccee came from Texas, Gina, Erin, and Teresa made their way from the Happy Valley and even Ashley (my summer term roommate) made it up for this special day! Words will ever describe how happy this made me! They all arrived Friday night, except for Kaccee, who's flight got delayed and she didn't make it until Saturday morning. Friday night we had a huge slumber party, and when I say slumber party, I mean the typical girl sleepover; we were up until 3:30 (some of us 4:30), there was talk about boys, our life's stresses, and even a small pillow fight broke out! SO fun!

Saturday morning we went to breakfast with Erin's sister, Cara, at a cute little restaurant in downtown Boise. It was so yummy and yet again another fantastic, hilarious reunion! After a yummy breakfast, I got a call from Kaccee, she made it!!! Kallene had just picked her up from the airport and we hurried back to see them both! We quickly said hello then headed back to my house for some major group naptime, while the Cutler's and Kaccee went to Westside Drive-In! Ash, Teresa, Erin and I fell asleep for about two hours and although we wanted to sleep for the rest of the day, we got up and got busy right away.

We made our way over to DeMeyer Park and played some Wiffleball (a Cutler favorite). We were only there for about an hour, but it was well worth it! Then off we went to quickly freshen up for the Relief Society General Broadcast. In only 20 minutes we went from this...

to this...

What a beautiful broadcast it was! Never thought I'd say this, but I love Relief Society! Sisters Beck, Allred and Thompson are amazing women! Immediately following the broadcast the Cutler's put on an AMAZING Bunko party at their house! I was the champion Binko-er and I won a pair of Christmas socks...such a perfect Cutler gift! Erin and I, (and some extras) then, made our way to Wal-Mart...LAWNERNING!!! She and Teresa were getting Kal a gift, and Ashlee needed M&M's. :D We then went back to Kallene's, had one last 'Partment Parley and flamily prayer. Talk about bittersweet.

Sunday morning we all met again at the church to listen to Kallene. She, as always, did an amazing job! She got everyone excited for General Conference this weekend, and expressed her excitement and gratitude for the opportunity to serve the Lord for 18 months! She is going to be an amazing Sister missionary and I cannot wait to hear her success stories! I then taught my Primary class, the girls went to Sunday School and Relief Society, and we headed home. Brother and Sister Cutler made Hawaiian Haystacks (how appropriate) for everyone to enjoy after the block. What a great way to end an amazing weekend; good food and good friends! I am forever grateful for the Cutler family, for their friendships to me and my family. After some visiting and laughing, the Utah bound hit the road, and the weekend came to a close.
How blessed I feel to have such a solid group of friends. I couldn't ask for anything better! Thanks to all who came this weekend! I had so much fun, and I hope we can do it again soon! Texas anyone?

Work Work Work, All day long

Wow it's been awhile! Boise is great! I love being here with Ashlee and my family! A lot has happened in the last month since my last post...here's another update!

I started working at Prevention Dental for Dr. Stephenson, using my skills in the front office! I love it there, and I love the ladies I work with. I am working all day (8-5) on Monday's and half day (8-1) on Tuesdays @ 11 dollars an hour (one word: AMAZING). The office is moving locations at the end of October and I'm hoping to get more hours when we switch! I love it...but that isn't all. A girl I work with at the Dentist's office offered me a job, through her husband! I am working at the Idaho Supreme Court, down in the basement all by myself, scanning paperwork into the computer! I get to create my own schedule and it's so laid back. I wear jeans and flip flops, I listen to music all day, I can come and go as I please (I just have to get 19 hours a week)...and look at me...blogging at work! Just listening to the sound of the scanner crankin' those papers through, what a glorious job...(especially for 10 dollars an hour!).

I have been so blessed with job offers since I've been home, it's amazing. The same day Jill called me to tell me about her husbands job offer, Zach called me and said his parents are going out of town in November for a week and a half and need someone to house/babysit! I am SO there! Not to sound worldly or anything, but it is so nice to have money again! Payday's are the best! Next payday Ash and I are gettin our nails did! I CAN'T WAIT!!! It's been way too long (and I've even considered getting a pedicure...weird?).

Besides working, I have been with Ashlee a lot. At the beginning of the semester Michelle Petty was still in town and we played quite a bit too! We made a trip down to Utah over Labor Day weekend and it was so fun to see everyone again! I've also been called as a Primary Teacher in my ward and I love it more than anything! The Primary Program was last Sunday and man oh man was it great to be up there again singing those songs! I teach the CTR8 class, and it is just 6 little girls! They are so fun, but sometimes crazy! Along with my teaching assignment, I was called as the Ward Young Single Adult Coordinator. This means I am supposed to coordinate with the student/singles wards for activities for those of us in a home ward! I haven't really done much with that one yet, but I'm excited to see what I can do in the future!

So, that is my life right now. This weekend is going to be a party weekend for sure! All of my Utah friends/roommates are coming to Boise for Kallene's farewell! What a bittersweet time for everyone! I haven't seen most of these people for months, and I'm so ready to play with them again! Also, Kaccee is coming all the way from Texas to see us...and she just got a mission call last week! CHILE!!!! I'm so excited for her! This also means I'm trying to plan a way to get out to Texas for a visit with Kace before she's out of here! Congrats Kace!!! Okay well that is all, my life is very busy and I love it!

UPDATE!!!

My life since the Foote Family Reunion has been quite eventful if you ask me. When I got back to Provo from Twin, it was school school school. I finished my Dental Office Program so now I am officially qualified to work in a Dental Office! I feel pretty good about that. I came home the first weekend of August for our family friend/sister Carisa Renberg's marriage to a very lucky man named Tyler Brown. She was beautiful, the day was perfect and I am so grateful I was able to be there like we've always talked about. ALSO that weekend I found out some of the greatest news, that I've been waiting for since I've had a married sister...I'M GOING TO BE AN AUNT!!! Reagan and Matt are expecting their first little one in March! I couldn't be more excited. Sunday I made the journey back to Provo but this time with my mom! We drove Taylor's car down, Mom, Reagan and Matt stayed the night in Provo and continued their trek to Kansas Monday morning (Reag and Matt are moving to Kansas for Chiropractic school).
I enjoyed yet another week in the 'Happy Valley', then once again packed up the car and back up north I went. I basically moved everything home on this trip back. Kallene and I were riding buddies...we blasted the WICKED soundtrack, stopped at Maddox, Idahome Road, Rupert, and The Trees of Happiness (finally, I'm alumni!). All of these stops were made for a good reason of course! Seven hours after leaving Provo, we arrived in Boise for another wedding weekend. This time it was a good high school friend, and dance team captain Kelsey Peterson (now Tanner). She and Grant looked amazing, and everyone knows they are so happy and in love! Sunday rolled around and I was back on the road to Provo.
One last week to hang out with Taylor and Zach, finish working, and to clean and check out of my apartment. Despite my main reasons to return to Provo, the highlights of my last week in Provo were getting to babysit little Troy 'Bear' Pickett (Kallene's nephew). Seriously, the cutest baby I've ever seen. Friday night Kallene, Stephanie Young and I had a sleepover at Taylor and Zach's apartment while they were at their ward campout. It was a blast, watching the Olympics and Sister Act 2 on the big screen, and to just have one last girls night in Provo! Saturday Taylor took me to the airport and I flew home to Boise for the final time. I mean, obviously I'll go back to Provo someday, but I officially live in Boise now and I love it! I just did all of my laundry (for free...amazing), and I'm starting to feel at home again! It's crazy how you can get comfortable enough somewhere that home is hard to adjust to.
Now, I admit it I'll miss Provo a lot... Boise is just so much better. I definitely enjoyed the year I spent in good ole P-Town, but now I'm ready to work hard and make some money! I'm so excited to start this new chapter in my life!