{ THE update }

So, I've been bad. I haven't been very good about blogging but I'm changing my ways. I'm going to blog more because I have an exciting new life that is very worthy of documenting. First off, I need to update my life....

Cam and I are happily living in our basement apartment in Fredrico's parking lot. Yes. We like to call our home the Fredrico's living center. I finally finished decorating our living room, with the exception that our shelf is yet to be put up because we don't have a power drill. Sucks. But we love our little basement apartment and are now able to call it our own.

The Neeley's Halloween Party

 Halloween with the Jackson's

I found out that I WILL be walking in Spring of 2013!! Finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. What a crazy ride college has been. I learned a lot about business and life and even met my husband during these last four years.



Misa decided to go on a mission and will be serving in Sapporo, Japan! How exciting right?! She is going to be the best missionary. I know, everyone says that but my sister really is the best. She has always been such a great example to me and all of my sisters.  But, I'm going to miss her so much. Who will be there to dance and throw their body around at family parties? Misa and I have been dancing hippie hop together ever since I was a jr. in high school. She's always been there for me and she knows how to rock the dance floor.

That's about all I can think about for now. I just want to say how excited I am that finals are finally over! It felt like they would never end. But you know what, they did. And my grades weren't the greatest (they never are) but I tried my hardest and I feel accomplished and that's all that matters. Now my cute hubby and I get to sit back and relax and enjoy each others company.

Until next time,

KRR <3

{ I'm getting married! }

So it happened. I'm engaged!!! I'm Mrs. Ryther to be. Can you believe it? I can't even believe that it's happened. Seriously. Every time I look down at my finger I see this really shiny thing and it kinda stops my heart and all I can do is smile. Actually, I can't stop smiling. Haven't been able to since the day it happened. I wasn't expecting Cam to have the ring so soon so this was a HUGE surprise. Here's how it happened:

The night before the proposal, Cam suggested a picnic for Sunday dinner. I absolutely loved that idea and was so excited for this picnic. So Cam comes over to my house picks me up, we make the sandwiches, and head off to first dam. We ate dinner, fed ducks, drank our favorite drink: diet coke, and just enjoyed the most beautful day outside. Then our good friend Casey called to ask if we would want to join him and Lindsay to watch sunset on the bench above Center street. So Cam asks if I want to go and of course I say yes.

We head up the street and when we see the bench, I turn to find a banner, flowers, and a photographer (my sister who I didn't recognize). Cam sees that our siblings aren't done setting up and so he zooms around the corner and says, "Wait, maybe that's not the place. Let me call Casey." Me, thinking NOTHING of it, says, "Cam did you see that? It looks like someone is being proposed to! There's flowers and a photographer and everything." Meanwhile, he's on the phone talking to Casey, wondering where he's at, and tells him that we will just meet him there. He gets off the phone with Casey and tells me that Casey said the decorations were there from the other night. Of course I think nothing of it and just say ok. So Cam flips around and drives back to the spot. While driving I had reclined my seat down all the way because I didn't feel great. While driving to the bench, I see this blonde girl run from a house to a parked car but couldn't see a face because of my reclined chair. So I'm thinking in my mind that someone has to be getting proposed to because she's booking it from somewhere. Of course, I take myself out of the equation immediately because I had been fooled and Cameron told me that the ring wouldn't be done for another month. Cam parks the car and walks me up to the bench and the decorations. I see the banner that says "she said yes." So I turn to Cam and say, "Cam! Really, I don't think we should watch sunset here. Someone has to be getting engaged here. We need to go somewhere else." Then I hear these words come out of Cam's mouth, "What if this was all for you...will you marry me." And I turn around and he is on one knee with a diamond ring.

So that's it!

I was VERY surprised and VERY happy that it happened. I couldn't believe that all of it was for me. I'm pretty sure I asked him if he was serious a few times before I said yes, but eventually, it happened and I said yes. It was such a great day and Mari was there to document the whole thing. I'm smiling from ear to ear in every picture but I couldn't help it. I'm getting married to the cuttest guy. I am and have been the happiest girl on the earth!

May 20 was the best day of my life thus far. I'll never forget it!


So, everyone clear your calendars for August 18~ Cause that's the big day.

{ Summer time }

Summer time is just around the corner!

 Oh I cannot wait. I got a new job and will be working full time as a receptionist at Valhalla Salon and Spa.

I'm really excited about it even though it's just a receptionist position. I've been wanting to get my foot into the hair industry because that is what I will be doing one day...hopefully. I've always dreamed of doing hair/make-up and all that girly stuff so we'll see where life takes me once I'm graduated. I'm crossing my fingers that everything will work out like planned. But as for now, my plan is to graduate in Spring of 2013! I'll be taking 16 credits in the fall which I'm slightly nervous about but I'm going to do it so my Spring semester will be an easier load. That way I can work a bunch and focus on that. So that's the plan. Hopefully it will work out like I want it to. Can't wait for school to be over! I'm almost there so I just gotta push through this last 2 semesters.

{ Dance: the body says what words cannot }

It's over. It's all over.

I spent 18 long years of my life sharing this talent that I was blessed with:

{Dancing}

This past year, I was assigned to be the Assistant to the Director for the USU Hip hop company, Vilociti. It has been one of the hardest, most rewarding positions that I have ever had. It required so much of my time and energy. At first, I didn't think that it would make a huge impact on my life, but it truly did in many ways. I put in so many hours into this company, sacrificing my school work, time, and social life, to try to make it the best year that it has ever been. I wanted to be the best leader that I could be for these girls. I wanted to set an example that they could follow and look towards and I hope that I was able to do exactly that. I never would have thought that I could love a group of girls more than I did. I wanted dance to be the safe place for everyone. It wasn't an easy year, but I can now say that it was very well worth it.

Last night we had our Spring dance show called "One Stage." I've never had a performance go better in my life. Before the show started, Krissy had us all lie down and close our eyes. She had us imagine the show and had us imagine every piece going perfectly. I thought to myself that this may be my last time dancing on a stage. This could be the last time that I get to share my love for dance. So I thought to myself, lay it all out there. Don't have regrets and don't worry about the small things. Just dance to the heavens and dance for myself. Just do it for me. Thinking this brought some tears but it was a feeling that I'll never forget. There's a part of me that has such strong feelings towards dance. Dance isn't just a sport. Dance isn't just a hobby. Dance becomes part of yourself. Cheesy? Yes. But I would not be who I am today if it weren't for dance. The feelings that I get when I dance are indescribable. I feel happy and worry free. It has taught me so much more than pointing my feet and learning how to do a triple pirouette. I learned self-discipline, hard work, dedication, love, passion, happiness, strength, emotion, and friendship.

They say that dance is the hidden language of the soul. It truly is.

I've never been good with words and I think that's why I was given this talent. Dancing brings passion to my life. I've been so lucky to spend 18 years learning to love something with all my might. 

 I'm so lucky to have been blessed with a healthy body to be able to do this.

Thank you to everyone who came to every year end Spring show. You will never know how much I appreciated you and your support. It meant the world to have someone to dance for. Thanks to my family for coming to every performance, competition, and banquet. My family has been a huge support in this talent that I've been given. And last, thanks to my Father who gave me this talent. It has been an amazing ride. I will forever and always remember the good times that dance brought.

Thank you!

{ It's been a while }

Holy smokes. Did I seriously not blog for three whole months? I'm surprised I haven't gone crazy...or have I? School is getting tougher each year (which is normal, yes?) and my life is getting crazier and crazier. I spend the majority of my nights at practice and then I come home exhausted and am tempted to just lay down and crash on my tiny, yet very comfortable, twin bed. I love my twin bed. People with big beds...don't be hatin'.

So, lets see. A few things have happened in the past few months that I haven't had time to blog about.

Here's the update:

I started dating this cutie...

I applied for a job at this place (cross your fingers)...

I figured out that I will graduate in one year...

...And then i'll be doing this...

I got beautiful flowers from people that I absolutely adore...

I performed at two basketball halftime games...

 

 

And I had a great weekend with my family for my mothers birthday...

The sisters, cookin' it up...and gettin' tipsy.

Poor Kuma felt so left out!

My cute mother.

So that's it! I'm happy to say that life is good! Life really is good. That's a new goal of mine: to just be happy.  

It's as simple as that. 

 Being happy that I am where I am in life. I'm happy to be a student in school, living in times of stress even though I would rather die sometimes. ("Not to be dramatic or anything, but I'd rather be shot in the face than eat this stupid food" -Baby Mama--my all time favorite movie)

So cheers to that.