Mr. & Mrs. Snyder August 2011!!!!!!

I am pleased beyond all belief to announce that one of my bff's, Megan Marie Madsen, got engaged to the love of her life, Spencer Snyder a couple of weeks ago :):):):):) I'm grinning ear to ear just thinking about it!!! YAY!!!!!

These two love bugs met through one of our best friends Cody Raymond. Cody and Spencer were companions on the mission and Cody decided that Spence should write Megan since they are both the biggest BYU FREAKS you've ever met. So, he wrote her the last few months of the mish then they met last August and have been inseperable ever since. (they have seen eachother LITERALLY every single day since the day met!) Meg called me a few weeks after they met and told me she was dating someone that she really wanted me to meet. A few days later Cody got home from his mission so there was a bunch of us at his house the night that he got home and Meg and Spence came together. They walked in the door holding hands and Tess and I about DIED haha!! We had never seen Meg so interested in and committed to a guy before and it was so fun to see that side of our lil Freuby! Meg had warned Spence that I tend to be a little protective over my best friends and that he should be prepared for whatever I may have in store for him. A while later I grabbed Spence and asked him to step into my office (the couch haha) to have a lil chat with me. I grilled the poor guy!!! I promise I think I actually asked him, "So, what are your intentions with my best friend? Are you planning on breaking her heart? Because if you are, it would be wise of you to bail out now!" lol. Of course I was being sarcastic (kind of... haha). I sat and talked to Spence for a good hour or so and got to know more about him. I can honestly say I don't think I've ever had a better first impression of someone. After talking to him and seeing the way he and Megan were interacting with eachother I knew there was something different and so special about this guy. I think we all knew he was here to stay :)

I have never seen Megan this happy before. Ever! She is just glowing all of the time because of how much she loves Spencer and how much he loves her. She is as comfortable around him as she is around me (which is VERY comfortable! Seriously, we are like sisters so that's saying a lot!), they make eachother incredibly happy, and most importantly they bring out the best in eachother.
I could not be happier for the amazing choice that my best friend is making. I am so proud of her for living so righteously and doing everything right. Everything about them is just right. Everytime I'm with them my belief in true love grows stronger, and they are such great examples of what I'm striving for in love one day.
I am beyond blessed to be in their lives and I can't wait to celebrate their love with them in August! I'm so happy for them I could just burst.
I love you guys so much it's stupid.

xoxo
Alliecat

Tears.

Please watch these videos and tell me that you're laughing so hard that you have tears streaming down your face like I do.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf9-mxgzWeQ&feature=related
"Come on Mike, knock that dog off her head..."
"...you should really look in a mirror before you call yourself that..."
"Alright, better come backs Mike, better come backs...."
"... Your hands are blistered, you can barely stand, your hair is inexplicable...."

TEARS. Dying.

I think Phoebe is my favorite friends character.... she always makes me laugh the very hardest!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttZ9jrqn790&feature=related
"CHANDLER!!"
"Oh what do ya know... it's a treat for the eyes... AND the ears..."

I miss this show terribly!

xoxo,
Alliecat

Randoms.

*RaNdOm ThInGs*

#1- All of my friends have made/ are making their plans for their summer. I refuse to do so, because I'm so sick of making huge decisions all the time.

#2- One of my roommates is engaged to this awesome guy. His name is Ryan and I've gotten to know them pretty well. I've introduced Heather and Ryan to some of my friends. On Monday Heather called me into her room to see their wedding announcement. Come to find out, his name is actually BRIAN. I've been calling him RYAN since January!!!! Yeah........ hahaha. I felt like such a tool.

#3- David, please take me to the Temple and sing to me for time and all eternity. Just watch this and you'll understand why I'm stupidly obsessed with him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9tSKLC-7pM

xoxo,
Alliecat

Awkward.

Anyone who goes to UVU will appreciate this.  How awkward is it walking down the Hall of Flags by yourself?  Usually most of these chairs are filled with people "doing homework," (staring at people walking down the hall) and this hall is huge.  Especially when you're walking down it by yourself, because everytime you do, you can feel at least 13 pairs of eyes just staring/observing/analyzing/judging you the whole entire time.... then the whole time you're saying to yourself "...never felt so awkward in my life...."  because of all this inner-turmoil going on in your brain, the hall feels 4 times longer than it is.  If you go to UVU, you know exactly what I'm talking about, because you've all felt it! AWKWARD.

xoxo,
Alliecat

Feminine.

Today in church the lesson was on the role of being a Daughter of God. It was amazing. Isn't it so sad to see that the role of a woman has been completely flip-flopped by the world? Women of the world have lost sight of what it means to be a woman because they fight so hard to be viewed the exact same as men. They want to be equal in everything. Although I do agree with this idea to an extent, I still think that the roles of men and women are two totally separate things that shouldn't be can't be competed with. Each role has so many different wonderful things to offer that the other role can't provide. Combining the masculine role of the male and the feminine role of the woman can literally create magic. Together it is such a beautiful things. It is so sad to see so many women losing sight of how divine it is to be a woman. But it is also so comforting to see amazing women of this Gospel! I look at people like my mom, sisters, aunts, cousins and friends and say "she is truly a daughter of God. She is beautiful, classy and feminine and so proud of that." What if all women had this mind set? Wouldn't the world be such a beautiful place? I am in love with this quote. IN LOVE. My new years resolution is to become the daughter of God that my Heavenly Father wants me to be, because if I become that, it will encompase everything else I want to become. This quote depicts exactly what I'm feeling and what I want to become......

"Women of God can never be like women of the world.

The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender.

There are enough women who are course; we need women who are kind.

There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined.

We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith.

We have enough greed; we need goodness.

We have enough vanity; we need virtue.

We have enough popularity; we need purity."

-Margaret D. Maduald

Thank you for teaching the world what women of God are like.

xoxo,
Alliecat

2010

Things of my 2010...

*Drank carbination for the first time in 8 years last night!!!! (the Martineles nearly burned all of my insides, but it was worth it :)

*Learned so many valuable life lessons
*Became a different person because of everything I learned

*Gained the most incredible group of friends (shout out to my LDC peeps...)

*Re-read all of the Harry Potters
*Fell even more in love with reading

*Learned the true meaning of friendship and what it takes to be a true friend.

*Sang in the April 2010 General Conference, top 3 best experiences of my life
*Managed to get only one set of stitches (My hand got in a fight with a car door... the door won,)
*Did NOT liter one time this year!!
*Learned a lot about dating and relationships

*Watched my best friend marry the love of her life

*Learned countless valuable lessons while nannying a family of 6 kids.
*Got certified to be a Turbokick instructor

*Accidently cut a huge chunk of my own hair and was forced to chop it (true story...)

*Turned 21 :)
*Started my career as a health & wellness counciler

*Went on the funnest Spring Break trip with my favorite people to DISNEYLAND!!

*Loved every second I worked at the daycare with my 5week-18 month old babies! I miss that job terribly.
*Have been very guided to my career path

*Welcomed home some of my best friends from their missions!

*Learned so much about myself
*Learned/am learning where I'm going in life

What a year! I can't believe it's already come and gone. 2010 was a year of struggles, heartache, trials, triumphs, blessings, love and laughter! I truly am so excited to see what 2011 has in store for me and I can't wait to make this year even better than last year. Happy new year!!!!

xoxo,
Alliecat

Welp...

Welp.... Guess I'm moving back down to Orem in a couple weeks! I'm so SO exctied to get back down there. Can't wait for school to start and to start my awesome new job. Yay!!! Oh, and Merry Christmas in 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

xoxo,

Alliecat