- xoxo J O R D I E

ATTENTION all future YMADers be prepared for many nights of exhaustion but you can't sleep because of excitement. I was up till 3 looking at the village i was going to in India on google i was so excited on Sunday I couldn't sleep a wink and that had happened multiple nights before then as well not 3 am but 1 or 2. But FYI if you have a lot of those nights the week before you leave you'll probably end up like me, and go to bed at 5 sleep till 10 wake up eat and go back to bed at 11 until 7. and it will be the best thing of your life. That happened to me yesterday and today I was so out of it, or maybe that was because I was stuck doing the HOSA blood drive all day. Which is fun when people come in, but when everyone is involved in spring sports then its not so fun and you sit in there and go crazy cause of how boring it was! Anyways I haven't been blogging on here much because I have been blogging on my YMAD blog, because YMAD has been the only thing on my mind these p...

This week is going to be INSANE, but last week was pretty dang crazy as well!! Sunday: Our YMAD Parent meeting...yes there were tears Monday: My Dr. Appointment then I went to hang out with Kaleb, Brigham, Sam and Emily. Tuesday: nannied Wednesday: Free Pie Night with YMAD and Austin's mission call opening Thursday: Ashley's Softball Game, Nannying and PLT stuff Friday: Cupcake day, running into a singer in WESTWARD THE TIDE ..Soccer game with cookie, then waffle night with Landon, Evan, Sam, The Lees and cookie Saturday: Conference, a hike, hanging out with Austin and Kaleb Sunday: (Today) Conference, cleaning and LAST YMAD MEETING. This week is going to be: Monday: Service Day at CC and all my stuff at Snow if finalized Tuesday: HOSA Blood Drive and nannying Wednesday: Young Womens Thursday: Temple trip and nannying Friday: I LEAVE FOR INDIA! I leave THIS WEEK GUYS i can't even believe it!! also somewhere in there will be hanging out wit...

I have been with YMAD since May, it has been the best experience I could have asked for, honestly. From the beginning I have had so many people discourage me by saying, "fundraising is going to be so hard, how are you going to do it?" "Deadline is getting close you need to do more you aren't gonna make it." And stuff like that. To the people who said that and were doubting my ability to successfully make it through this year long process I say, "You're wrong, I did it over $4,000 raised in a year time period. I DID IT. I am going to India in a week and I proved you wrong. I had all of my money well before each dead line, I even had more sometimes." Thank you for doubting me, it just made me drive harder and work for it more. I haven't even gone to India yet but I have learned to many things like Love- I love everyone on my expedition like family, I hate thinking about how we are going to separate and not see each other every month at our YM...

My senior year is honestly way more than anything I could have asked for. My prayers were answered and I have some best friends Idk what I could do with out them! This past Wednesday I was able to go to cookies end of the year cheer showcase,  she did amazing as always,  cookie is the cutest!! She knew where we were so she cheered to us, it was so cute. Sophie and I were so tired we were adding the stupidest things but ya know its whatever!! We had quite the crowd,  Kaleb, Brigham, emily, sam,  Tim, natalie,  Sophie,  and Channy p. It was hilarious,  we are so funny!! After we got our cute pictures with her and then we headed out.  She did so awesome and I love that girl! Now she's at nationals and I think she said she took 6th? Congrats bengals that's awesome! On Friday I Babysat the world's cutest kids! Ronan and Chris,  oh they are adorable! After that I went to sams house for a ymad sleepover, when I got there they were out in the...

this post goes out to all my cute little juniors that just ran for SBO and didn't make it, You are my heros. I know exactly what you are going through. I cried for hours on end, I was devastated, but I decided it wasn't going to define me, and I ran for Senior Class, guess what, I didn't make that either, PLT yeah lost that too. But guess what life goes on, and you'll be so grateful for everything that is happening right now. You will have a greater understanding for appreciating things, and I promise it will help you so much. There were so many people that would have been amazing for the job that didn't make it. Let me just say to you, be sad for a day or maybe even 2 but after that you are ready for bigger and better. I hated hearing this when I didn't make SBO, SCO, and PLT but I promise you it really is real, like right now I am going to India, I qualified to go to Nationals in HOSA, I am now on PLT at CC and I get so many great nights of sleep. You have s...

today i got the chance to head up to headstart today with about 100 kids from Corner Canyon, we got to CC and had some bagels the got on buses to Salt Lake, we got there and found out we were having a field day type thing with the kids, so Cassie and I got stuck with potato sack races, which we immediately ditched for bubbles, it was hilarious to watch the kids chase after the bubbles and freak out, it was so cute. I told this little girl good job for popping all of the bubbles and she came up and gave me the biggest hug, oh i wanted to squeeze her she was so adorable. After playing with that for forever we had a dance party, which was so cute, i found a little girl name Area and we danced, but her teacher got mad at me for picking her up and dancing, like what harm can come from showing a kid that you love them? but whatever, i put her down and she was mad for a little while then i got her to play with me again, her teacher was so mean to me, i was like geez lady. But i still had fun!...

On Sunday we had a pink team hang out, it was so fun, except it just reassured me that I suck at games. Maybe its just at the thorells that I suck? Haha it was hilarious though. I LOVE CHAD AND NATALIE! And I love pink team! ^^this girl is my new best friend and i love her to pieces she wouldn't let go. Monday I took a nap and it was heaven! Tuesday I nannied, and it sucked, but then Kaleb and Austin called me and I hung out with them but I bit Kaleb and they were being punks so we went to get sam then we called tim and went to visit him! He took us to In-N-Out and I just love him so much! Our conversations were so interesting but I love them! Just not when they tease me *cough* Kaleb *cough* ^^these were my rainbow kids, they were adorable and I loved them Kira, Nathanel, Ruby, Me, natalie, Oliver, Sophia, and Jesus Wednesday was INSANE, After school I went up to Washington Elementary with Natalie + pink team + brigham + blake + porter + matt. I loved it, I d...