Grandpa Bennett would be PROUD.

Two weeks ago Beau, my Dad & I went range golfing at Mulligans. It was the perfect day (minus the wind) and it was such a blast. I used what some would call "miniture" golf clubs but they fit me perfect. That doesn't make me miniture though so don't get confused ;)

I do have to say that I don't have the best etiquette while golfing. The quietness kills me. I'd much rather golf with some Ingrid Michaelson playing in the background or

even some Jason Mraz.

Also the concentration that goes into golf just kills me. I much rather just look at the ball & then BAM hit it. Plain and simple. Beau & my Dad had golfing gloves (ya they're legit) and due to the fact that I don't golf that often, I didn't use a golfing glove & boy did it hurt after a while. After hitting at the range for a bit, we went to to the punting range and basically just goofed off for a bit. Lesson learned...next golfing trip I need to concentrate more & take it more serious (someday)

Tender Mercies on the 817

The Lord truly is aware of each one of us and I truly have come to know that these past few months. You see, each semester I carry a prayer in my heart hoping that I will be able to make some new friends and meet those that the Lord would have me meet. Well, the Lord has surely done that this past year.

You see...last Fall, I had a class with each one of these lovely people to the left. I had institute with Cameron (who is on the far left). I rode the bus with Sam (who is in the middle).

And I had a class with Megan and rode the bus with her when occasions would permit. They are such remarkable people and I often reflect on how lucky I am to have them in my life.

This past weekend we went to Ikea, mostly because Cameron and Sam haven't been there before (I know, crazy right?!). We had such a blast looking at things, especially Megan and I. And if you saw us interacting together, you probably would have thought that we grew up together but really, we've only known each other for maybe 5 months, if that. We all have institute together and then some and we always ride the bus together. It is such a grand adventure every time we ride the bus. We whip out mine and megan's itouches/phones and play Boogle and Farkle. We have such a wonderful together and now when people see all 4 of us get on the bus, they almost expect us to start playing those games.

They truly enrich my life so much and I know that the Lord was a major role in me becoming friends with them.

One thing we enjoy doing is going to the temple every Friday. This Friday we plan on riding the Frontrunner up to Ogden and then we'll go to the Ogden temple (hopefully) :). Riding on the Frontrunner will be such a blast compared to riding the typical UTA buses BECAUSE it has wifi, a bathroom, tables, 2 levels to choose from and so much more. It shall be such a life changing day so there will definitely be pictures to post after that.

And I don't mean to turn this in to a serious post but I know, from the friendship I have with these lovely people, that the Lord is SO aware of us and blesses us with wonderful people if we will just simply get out and be willing to meet new people. These kindred friends will always be in my life and I'm thoroughly convinced that we were kindred spirits in the pre-mortal life.

I sure am thankful for Bus Buddies!

A New Beginning

It has been a while since my last post and I apologize.

My life is taking a different turn (don't worry, its for the better),

but for the last little while, my body has been freaking out on me.

who knows why....well ok, I know why BUT that's in the past now.

And because of some past events and what not, I now have a confession...

I have situational anxiety.

I have never struggled with something as hard as I have with this.

I've had a bone graft, a tooth implant,

I've had my wisdom teether removed,

I've had stitches but NOTHING...

I mean NOTHING

can compare to the pain of anxiety.

It feels like you're having a heart attack because of the chest pressure,

as well as many other things.

AND THEN, when you have anxiety,

you over analyze every pain that you may have in your body.

For example, in the past month I've thought I've had the following:

a kidney infection

breast cancer

a heart attack (like a mentioned earlier)

appendicitis

pneumonia

an ear infection

and the list could go on and on

now I may sound crazy but if you've suffered from any type of anxiety, you understand.

However, despite this difficult month, there have been

many tender mercies in my life that constantly

remind me that things are going to be alright.

In fact, life is fabulous & will continue to be so!

I've personally come to learn that the Atonement of Jesus Christ

isn't just for sins and your struggles, its also for your sicknesses and

its a great comfort to know that my Savior understands how I feel.

SO...starting today I am not going to let my anxiety get the best of me.

I've recently read a scripture that has renewed this faith in me.

Its in D&C 6:36 & it says,

"Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not."

Therefore, I will not fear because whelp, I have nothing to fear.

I know that my Savior is aware of me & loves me more than I will ever know.

And because I know this, I know that I can get through anything.

Things will work out if I simply just put my faith in my Savior.

The Light Does Exist!

Just when I thought it would never end, IT DOES!

Science classes have NEVER been my forte.

I admit it.

My motto for my science classes has always been

"KILL IT WITH KINDNESS"

and that's just what I have done.

Luckily for me, my major (Deaf Education/Special Education)

doesn't require a lot of science classes.

Did I plan that you may ask?

Well yes indeed my friend!

Here are the classes that I have been SO "blessed" to have taken...

#1

This class was SO hard!! ok...any science class is hard for me.

BUT...the problem with this class was that the teacher had such a passion

for anatomy that he would talk EXTREMELY fast and

would leave you in the DUST!

I would even type my notes on my computer but unfortunately it didn't really help.

The hardest part of this class was learning how

to pronounce the names of all the body parts.

Who ever came up with all those names is CRAZY!!

I just like things to be simple & sweet.

Forget about the long names that you can't pronounce.

Let's just call it an arm bone, a leg bone, a head, etc. (hahahaha)

Its a BEAUTIFUL idea right?! RIGHT!!

#2

Oh chemistry. I admit, this was a little easier for me.

Just a LITTLE.

My teacher was such a cute, old man who loved bird watching.

How would I know that, you may ask?

WHELP...he told my class.

I still didn't do too hot on the tests but I managed to muddle through this class.

#3

Ok, I've already told you enough about Meteorology so we'll keep it short.

I admit, the information I learned in this class was VERY interesting.

I never really understood how many things played into Meteorology such as:

Ocean currents

El Nino/ La Nina

Wind currents

Mesoscale winds

Plate Tectonics

Latitude/Longitude

ETC....

But boy, I'm SO glad this class is over because of this one issue,

my teacher only had 50 mins each class so to squeeze everything in,

she'd talk at the speed of lightning. LITERALLY!

I'd always leave this class with my brain hurting because well....

it was on information OVERLOAD!!

All in all, I'm SO glad my science credits are over.

I can now focus on my forte....

Deaf Education/Special Education

Oh how I love ASL. mmmm....

Let's Reflect A Little Shall We....

Lately I've been thinking a lot about families. No family is perfect and each is different in their own way. Heavenly Father put us with our family members for a reason and I think many of us tend to forget that, especially when we go through certain stages in our lives and when arguments occur.

I often reflect on my family and how much they mean to me. Our family isn't perfect but its perfect to me. We do our best at saying family prayers each night and we always do our best to have family dinner, which is always so much fun. Conversations range from how our day was at work/school to how our day was in general. AND THEN....sometimes we pull out some Brian Reagan jokes or we'll start quoting some other comedians like Bill Cosby.

So anyways, my point to all this...My mom was looking at our family scrapbooks this past week and later on I started looking through them as well and I couldn't help but

laugh when I saw some pictures. We were so cute and little and now we're so cute and tall...well minus me of course. haha. But as we've grown up, I can honestly say that my family members are my best friends.

My parents are more than I could ask for. My dad always shares spiritual insights and loves to watch Psych with me. My mom is always willing to help with any project, test, party, etc that we may be having. Beau (well according to the temple workers, is my husband) hahahahaha BUT he is such a great example of service and how to work hard. Skyler is so humble about his basketball skills and is so self-discipline. And Keaton...well in a nutshell he is a great example of what it means to be friends with anyone and everyone. And he always has the funniest jokes and

stories. Even though we may get in occasional disagreements, we are

a family and we love each other.

So without further a dew, lets reflect a little....

Best Christmas Gift on the Block

Ok, maybe its not the BEST but hey, its affordable and very cute! I've set up a blog where I'm going to be selling flower headbands and clips. They are handmade by yours truly and each one is unique. Feel free to check out the blog & if you'd like a custom one...like specific colors or what not, I'm all up for making something that you'd love! :) And feel free to spread the word to your friends and so on so forth :)

http://brooke-sweetnsimple.blogspot.com/

here's a quick sample of what they look like:

(this size of headband will fit a child as well. I normally will just put one

flower for a child headband but I can make smaller flowers if you'd still like two)

Weather Girl!!

Guess what? I got it! Ok well not all of it but its coming along. I just want to show you some maps that I can understand now. HAZZAH!! Today we were forecasting for VA and some other states & my teacher made the comment of "How cool is this?! You're forecasting!" My reply was, "Yes, but it hurts my head!" haha. Its good to know that my brain is growing.

This map shows the warm front, cold front, an occluded front, the current weather conditions, the air pressure, the current wind speeds and direction. YAY that's right. All in this map!

Ok...this map basically shows similar things as the previous map BUT I just wanted to add it because...whelp it looks nifty.

Ok, you see this bad boy well...I drew a map like this today in my class. Holy hannah it was beasty! Just look and admire. You can see the air pressure, wind direction and speed, the dew point, and temperature.

Its definitely not art though...its a weather map :)

Weather Women here I come!