I LOVE "love"

Has a person ever made you so happy, you just want to cry??
Well, I've cried a LOT over the past week.... Because I left that person. In Sweden. At the airport.
He makes me extremely happy, plus he treats me with a ton of respect. He dazzles me, and loves me for who I am.


Enough sadness!!! I know I'll see him again :)
Plus we skype everyday, and it is the highlight of my whole day.


My last week in Sweden was amazing! And sad, saying goodbye to everyone.
That's just how life is.... and it's slightly depressing!
My friend Alyssa and I are planning on making a new country: Swederica!! (Sweden and America, in case you didn't get it....)
We're going to take all the people we know, put them on our island, and live happily ever after :) Great idea, eh??
Anyways...........
I will give you the highlights of the past few weeks! Enjoy :)

In Sweden there are a bunch of random cats and bunnies. Everywhere you go.

Gorgeous sunset on my 12 hour long date, with one amazing young man :)

There was a swan on our date... random? 

On my date I missed my train the night before... so we stayed up all night! We watched the sunset, AND the sunrise :)

In Stockholm, we lived out of these bags. And we felt homeless!

By the time we were settled in, we were STARVING.

Thus resulting dancing in front of the microwave, trying to get it to cook the food for our tummies!!

I then tucked Alyssa into bed. I think I did a grrreat job!!

Doing baptisms in the Stockholm temple= AMAZING

This is the King and Queens current castle? I believe... I could be wrong!

Walking up the smallest alley? street? In Europe.

Cutest boy ever!! I love him to pieces. He makes me very excited to have kids, that's how cute he is!

In Stockholm we were hit on by Estonian guys. They were verrry creepy! They wanted my facebook and skype name.... and my phone number. I pretended I couldn't understand them (and I kinda couldn't.... actually!) So this is me "running" away from them!

Here in America we don't have communal showers. If we do, it is rare! In Europe, the women shower together. At Festinord (a week long camp I went to for YSA) we all had to shower together!

Not us Americans! We did not rest until we found our own private shower, 25 minutes away. 

In this picture I was so happy, I wet my pants because I couldn't stop laughing!

Kebab pizza is the best thing there is. Too bad it's illegal in the U.S.!

My favorite cereal ever!! Amanda bought me this cereal to take home :)

Cliff jumping with the Hulterstrom brothers

David did a flip into the water... and had a slight face plant! I love this picture... so cool

Best friends! :)

This is Amanda's nephew... I love him to pieces as well! He drew me a picture, and made me a rose-like thing out of lego's? It was very nice of him.

Amanda's mom knitted us scarves!!!!! She bought the yarn on a Monday, and had them all made by Thursday when she gave them to us!

We could easily swim out to this floating dock thing- super fun!! We were all pushing each other off :)

Amanda I miss you soooo much :( I'm so grateful you let me stay in your house for 3 months! 

We all love each other :)

The missionaries in our ward drew us a picture for a going away present! Very nice of them.

He helped me pack all night! We got slightly distracted.... by him trying on all of my dresses!

These boys came to the airport! One last time. The "underwear" the guy on the far left is wearing.... use to be a dark purple ;) They are his swimming-wear!

All in all I learned so much at Sweden, and I had a lovely summer. I can't wait to return :)

Now... I know for a fact I'm not married (obviously!) BUT I think this is a great website we can all look at, and strive towards (in a sense) with our spouses, or future spouse :)

Click HERE to see 20 ways to make your good marriage GGGGRRRREAT!!!

Moooother Knows Best!

Soooooooooo of course too much has happened. As you all know (whoever reads this random blog) I procrastinate and don't get it done. This post will be very long, so prepare yourself :)

Just riding out bikes in Sweden. No big deal :)

Alyssa and I made a goal to do something very random every day. It's kinda working! This day we jumped in EVERY puddle in the POURING rain.

Now this is quite the story! The missionary whose hand I'm shaking- I definitely know him! He is my cousins husbands brother!!! He gets home in January, and will be going to the same college as me. This world is tooooo small :)

This adorable little boy was born a week-ish ago. Life is so amazing! I can't wait to have one of these little guys of my own. Of course I will wait, but still. You get the point...

This was our random activity for the day. Haha we're becoming very unimaginative, but I guess we're still trying eh?? We still have a blast together :)

The Hulterstrom brothers have been great friends with us!! We have grown to love them immensely. The live about 20 minutes away, and they drove to hang out with us a couple nights ago! We showed them our favorite lake that we occasionally stroll around. And skinny dip in. But not with them of course!

Last Saturday I went on a terrific date!!! Sadly enough we took verrrry few pictures. We took a boat to an island an hour and a half away in Gothenburg! It took forever to get to, but so worth it. We walked around the island.... and he packed a lunch! THEN we went swimming in the ocean. Overall it was a great day :)

I took these kiddos to the beach! We had quite a few casualties, luckily no one was injured too bad. Elsa grabbed an electric fence. I am such a great babysitter! 

This would be the lake we love to walk around. It's pretty small, but VERY gorgeous.

Having fun in the car. Alyssa has a TON of hair. People call her Taylor Swift because she's so tall, and has similar hair.

Our famous lake of course!

Another one of our random activities. Climbing up a garage!

Also we went to a lake, on our way home from institute.  We are all just great friends :)

And we like to take pictures, if ya couldn't tell!

Last week we visited Copenhagen, Denmark! It was a gorgeous city. I wouldn't want to live there.... but it was nice to visit 

Copenhagen!

We're getting closer to downtown, Copenhagen. So many bikers! They have their own lane and lights, and that's what the blue lane is for.

Did I mention there was a lot of people??

If you've been to temple square, you've seen the second-version of the Christus statue. This would be the original :)

Us after doing baptisms in the Denmark temple. It use to be a church, but the members got the church to make it a temple. I LOVED it so much! The spirit was so strong. I hadn't been to the temple in a few months (since I got my last ticket going to the temple, a week before we left....) and it was very nice to feel the spirit so strongly, and feel completely at peace.

We met a girl there that was from Utah! Very cool. She is traveling the Baltic sea with her brother and his 7 kids. I wished her luck :)

The Danish language is very close to Swedish. I think Swedish sounds a lot prettier, but maybe I'm just biased because I've been around it for so long! Danish sounds very close to Swedish, but it sounds like they have a bunch of cotton balls in their mouths.

The sunset on our way home from Denmark, on the ferry. Very beautiful!

This would be Viktor, and my good friend Heather. They are one of a kind! I love them dearly.

Viktor is.... a special person. But a lot of fun, so we keep him around :)

These guys missed their train that night, so we had a big ol sleepover at my place! Haha it was a bunch of fun, letting them borrow my PJ's and such. I'm going to miss them waaaay too much when I have to leave this wonderful country!

My blog is officially updated, and for those of you who read everything: CONGRATS!!! I am very impressed :)

Thankful

Today.... I am very thankful for a whole lot.

I have been so blessed with a loving family and I can't wait to see them again!!
My body is healthy, and I have grown to love taking care of it.
I have been able to travel to Sweden, and learn so much much more than I thought I would.
The gospel is so true. Here is a link from a missionary out in the field.
I have the best friends ever! We never ever fight, and I love them to pieces.

Skinny dipping with Heather.... and it looked like she wet her pants hahahaha

We like to have awkward dance parties

5:30 am seeing Kelsey off! These guys are in our ward here in Sweden and we have grown to love them immensely.

Haha oh dear. This young fellow is on his mission and I miss him dearly! This is when we randomly drove to Idaho to buy chips.

Haley Haws=life of the party :)

My best friend is gettin hitched to that young man next to her on 11/11/11. He still hasn't proposed yet, but they're definitely getting married.

We get along great!! And I also skyped her until 3:30 am last night. So worth it!

All in all, I am extremely happy with life right now. I have grown to love and know my savior more than I ever have before. Life is too much fun!! :)

WHAT DOES LOVE MEAN???

What Does Love Mean? See How 4-8 Year-Old Kids Describe Love. And I LOVED it, so I couldn't help but share :)

When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love. 

Rebecca- age 8

“When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.”

Billy – age 4

“Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.”

Karl – age 5

“Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs.”

Chrissy – age 6

“Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”

Terri – age 4

“Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.”

Danny – age 7

“Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss”

Emily – age 8

“Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.”

Bobby – age 7

“If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate,”

Nikka – age 6

Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday.”

Noelle – age 7

“Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well.”

Tommy – age 6

“Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.”

Elaine-age 5

“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Robert Redford.”

Chris – age 7

“Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day.”

Mary Ann – age 4

“I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.”

Lauren – age 4

“When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you.” 

Karen – age 7

“Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it’s gross.”

Mark – age 6

“You really shouldn't say ‘I love you’ unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.”

Jessica – age 8

And the final one — Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman’s yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry”

Blocked Brain

One of our few good days here, and we got to go swimming.... obviously by our swimsuits haha

Gothenburg- 2nd biggest town in Sweden by population

Läckö Slott

My favorite little shadow

I'm not in the mood to blog, but whatever.
I don't have much to say, but I'm thinking, "I should have TONS to say! I'm in Europe for the whole summer, and having a blast. Why don't I have anything to say about my experiences??"
Oh well.
I just decided I will write whatever comes to my mind, so here it goes and it might not be much.

Here are a couple more things I have learned:
-save even more money. I thought I would be spending my money. Since I had been saving for so long, it's even harder to spend money now!
-If I did learn anything from not-being-in-school, I did learn how to budget. Maybe too well, because I can't spend any of my money now!!
-It is awesome meeting Americans in Europe, because it is so random. I met the nicest lady last night who grew up in Farmington!! Very random. We talked for a while, it was sooo nice. We also met someone from Ohio? at the famous glass-blowing-place that is 5 hours away from where we live.
-The glass blowing place was super cool! People are so talented.
-If I come across as rude when I come home, don't take offence. The Swedes are very private? Reserved? I guess is a good word. When I first got here I wanted to make eye contact with everyone, and say hello like I would in Utah. Nope, not here! I think their mentality is, "Well, why say hello when we're never going to see the person ever again?" Kind of thing. Now I'm use to not looking at anyone, so I apologize in advance for when I return (which is 6 weeks this coming FRIDAY!!!)

Gorgeous, aren't we??

-I really miss my family. A lot.

-No one eats out. And if they do, it is very rarely. It is so expensive! In the states you can usually find a cheap place if you would like, ya know? But here the cheapest is probably 20+ dollars! I think that is expensive haha.
- I love the food here! I don't know if that's because it is new to me, or if it's really really really good. Both probably!
- I thought Utah weather was unpredictable, man was I wrong. Here it is much, much worse! Completely unpredictable. Summer was supposed to be here by now I would have thought. Nope. Still very cold and very wet. BUT very beautiful!
- Everyone is OBSESSED with soccer, more than I could have ever dreamed of.

WELL. That is all I can think of at the moment. Until next time :)

This is my friend Viktor! They can't get their drivers license here until they're 18, and like everything else..... it is super expensive! This is the hair cut he gave himself for his picture. And he is my friend. Sometimes (most of the time) out of pity ;)

“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She’s not perfect – you aren’t either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break – her heart. So don’t hurt her, don’t change her, don’t analyze and don’t expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she’s not there.”

- Bob Marley

ABC's

A. Age. Twenty years old. 

B. Bed size. Twin.

C. Chores I hate. Taking on and off sheets. But clean sheets are the best feeling ever!

D. Day. Wednesday, its in the middle. I'm glad the first part of the week is over, and the rest flies by.

E. Essential start to my day. Shower and pray! 

F. Favorite color. Blue. Preferably sky blue. 

G. Gold or silver. Silver for sure. No doubt about it! 

H. Height. I'm 5'6". 

I. Instrument. Little piano. Very little sadly enough.

J. Job title. Vacation? Such a hard life, at the moment ;)

K. Kids. Some day in the far future yes. 

L. Live. Currently Alingsas, Sweden. Hometown is Morgan, UT.

M. Mum's name. Gaylene.

N. Nick names. Waaaay too many to count. Molls, Batman, Rosie, Mollusk The Ostrich (please don't ask), Baño (once again, don't ask!), Molbasand, Sha Nai Nai, The unsinkable Molly Brown, Full Fart Mollie, Mollie Rose, and thats all I can think of at the moment.

O. Overnight hospital stays. None that I can remember.... Mom? Maybe when I got my tonsils out in 4th-ish grade?

P. Pet peeve. Hmmm.... one uppers.

Q. Quote. "Live in such a way that those who know you but don't know Christ, will want to know Christ because they know you."

R. Right or left handed. Right. 

S. Siblings. Oldest of 5 girls, and I LOVE it. 

T. Time I wake up. Eh, depends on the day and what I need to do. I can be a morning person if I need to be! 

U. Underwear. Of course!

V. Vegetables I dislike. Cabbage, tomatoes, and cucumbers! But being in Sweden has taught me to like cucumbers, because I eat them with EVERYTHING. They still gross me out, though.

W. Weather. I like warm weather. I'd rather be too hot than too cold any day! And I go to school in Logan, UT...

X. X-rays I've had. Multiple broken arms, and a few ankles.

Y. Yummy food. I love everything greasy like cheeseburgers, pizza, fries, CHOCOLATE.... the list goes on. I'm not too picky!

Z. Zoo. I've never been the biggest fan, but it's still fun to take kids to!

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