Just a small something.

So this video was included in the devotional speaker's talk today.

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to attend a school that is flooding with the spirit of the Lord.

I loved the speaker's message on relying on Heavenly Father through our trials-He truly is our Savior and redeemer. I know I definitely needed to be reminded of this simple message.
I know this church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is led by God, and that our prophet Thomas S. Monson is a seer and revelator for us on earth today.  I know that the world sucks, but Heavenly Father has a plan for it all-so if I talk to Him daily and rely on Him, I can take on anything that comes my way.

Vegas & other news.

Happy Monday, everyone! After an exhausting couple weeks, i can finally say that i am at the tail end of my busy semester! It is such a relief to plan your week and not dread all the meetings/papers/tests, but to be excited to have a chance to nap maybe! haha.
Here are some pictures from the vegas trip:)

Friday Night: we drove all day and got there real late, but we had to go out and see the sights!

We went out to Downtown Vegas for a couple hours; it was so much fun! 

Our friends Heidi and Blake from AZ happened to be there that night, too so it was good to be able to see them. (no picture, sad.)

My first pull-y slot! I lost a whole dollar, but it was worth it!

Christine and I got a Shirley Temple from the bar- we were so excited, but had no idea what to do walking up to a bar..haha.

Saturday morning we woke up and went right out to the strip! We learned really quickly that you can get lost in all the buildings.

The Paris Hotel was my favorite i think. It was HUGE and i literally felt like i was in Paris! Cute little shops, cafes, CREPE' shops! (yummy). It was so much fun to just walk through the "streets" of Paris with my love.

Saturday was a lot of walking. We just wandered through the different casinos/hotels trying to live up every moment. Afternoon hit and we headed over to the Caesars palace buffet! It was a lot of money, but it was worth it. We figured you have to do it once, right? The food was amazing and there was lots of different kinds!!

That was also the day that we all got a huge head-ache :( naps were had, Ibuprofen was needed. Then we went back out to the strip. 

Storytime:

I love people. i really do. Let me tell you about my friend, Stephanie. we met at a Blackjack table on Saturday night. She was real drunk. (she had been playing for like 11 hours that day!!) Long story short, she was basically teaching us all how to play smart at the table. It was just hilarious. She even put a couple chips down for me when i was on my last chip! So nice. She freaked Devin out a little, but i thought she was fun! haha. I walked away even that night, but it was definitely one of my favorite experiences in Vegas. 

Sunday-

 

 

We went downtown and visited the Pawn Stars pawn shop!! No, the guys werent there. 

There was a line to get in, but it was cool. This was a super old car, i took a picture to send to my daddy. It was more just cool to see all the stuff they had there that we had seen from the show. 

I need to be better at taking pictures if im going to be blogging more often. ill work on it.

Sunday night--MUSE.

Standing in the huge line after we got our matching shirts!

We had great seats!

Muse puts on one of the greatest live shows ive ever seen.. its not just that they're great live, its the theatrics of it all! They had these revolving screens, i tried to get a good picture so you could see. Those screens can move/invert/theyre hollow..so in the picture above, Muse is inside the pyramid! It was just a great show. They had lazers and pyrotechnics as well. SO much fun!

Christine and I after the show:)

Vegas was great. We wore shorts! and the sun was beautiful. We got back to rexburg and it was almost 50*! the snow was finally melted...until this happened..

 

All within like an hour and a half!

Thanks for reading this novel of a post. 

Guess what? For those of you who havent heard...

I will be starting my internship with Child Protective Services in Rexburg come September!

I am so blessed! 

It was very competitive, but after 6 interview offers and 3 interviews,  i got the one i wanted!

I am so excited to go out and learn about my field through the nitty gritty that is CPS.

It will be challenging! But it will be so great!

-xoxo, lexi

March.

Happy March! 

Mission picture? ^^^

Negative.

 This week (on thurs) is the Social Work Internship Fair. 

Its basically a room full of booths with different agencies from around the area..all looking for people to take on as interns.

 I'm printing off like 15 copies of my resume, with this bad boy on it so they remember me! Hopefully i get picked by someone!

Im not interning until Fall semester, but its cool that i will know where i will be within a couple weeks!

For the family who has been asking for pictures of our humble apartment, here you go!

 bathroom

 kitchen

livingroom

The bedroom was...is always real messy so ill post that one later..maybe. haha :)

in other news: my PASSPORT came! Idk where were going, but hey-- at least now i have the option to pick up and go to Paris in the middle of the night if we feel so inclined.

Im hoping ill have time to blog next week because Dev and I are going to VEGAS this weekend!

Muse concert. laying by the pool..beautiful weather..mm!

Cant get much better than that.

School is hard. I love my hubby. Have a wonderful day.

10 months!

Oh, hello friends. 

GUESS WHAT TODAY IS!

its our 10 monthaversary of marriage!

yep.

me+this man=crazy in love still.

I couldnt ask for a better man in my life. He is the cutest, craziest, most amazing boy. 

I just love him!

Also- its the day before valentines day!

Devin and I will be spending ours at the airport.

Where are we going you ask?

ARIZONA!!

where there is sun. 

and it actually produces heat.

:)

Were excited to spend some time with the Rollender family and maybe get a sunburn? 

Happy Presidents Day, everyone. 

It's January!

Hi everyone:) guess who can blog on their phone now! #ilovemyiphone.
So here's an update on the rollenders:
-winter semester in Idaho is COLD. We've had freezing temperatures resulting in power outages, snow storms causing accidents, and ice buildups that result in hilarious falls on our butts!
-devin is off track this semester, which means he gets a break from school until April! Although, very exciting! He is studying all semester long for his dreaded MCAT which he will take in early April. He also continues to work at melaleuca practically full time. What a (busy) wonderful husband I have!
-I am finally diving head first into social work classes this semester. Something quick to share: I LOVE IT. I am amazed every single day with my professors and the lives that they've changed though their work over the years. I just hope I can be half the professional they are one day.
Sometimes I wonder if I will struggle leaving my work at work and coming home to my family and not wanting to tell devin everything that happened that day. He's my best friend and I've gotten into the habit of just telling him the details of my day! With confidentiality standards, I won't be able to do that when I get out in the field. It will be interesting and I pray that The Lord will help me in coping with the struggles I will face on a daily basis.
Were living the dream out here in the tundra! It's crazy to think we've been married for over nine months now. That's practically a year! Which is practically 5 years! Which is basically.. Time for babies:) haha. Ill keep you updated:)

just paving my own way through the knee-deep snow

<below> when the school cancelled classes due to the city-wide power outage!

November!

Hey everyone!

I know, 2 posts in one month? whats wrong with me:)

Since it is thanksgiving, i will share something that i am grateful for.

well. my biggest thing.

this is devin and i the day after we got engaged.

its been 10 months and 20 days..

326 whole days..

and about..

28,080,000 seconds

of pure HAPPY.

This man is my whole world!

I thank Heavenly Father everyday for bringing us together and making my life 14 million times better.

Im grateful that he laughs at me when i cry during my tv shows.

im grateful that he shakes his fist at me && says "whyy i otta.." when i eat the last cookie.

im grateful for his hard work to support my ice cream cravings.

im grateful for the love that he has for my crazy family.

im grateful for his Johnny Cash impressions when he sings to me.

hes making my dreams come true, this guy.

Happy thanksgiving, everyone! 

I plan on gaining at least 3 lbs :)

My lopho weekend!

 

I just love this girl.

She came to visit me this weekend in the Rexburgs!

Here are some pictures from the weekend:)

 We went to Big Judd's burger place with the rexburg family up here, which is always a good time. The burgers were huge and we felt real fat!  

 

Friday night we took a girls night and went to Sammys to get milkshakes and then went to see "the perks of being a wallflower". 

Such a great movie. Go see it. (for mature audiences, though)

And then we made some yummy truffles. It was such a fun weekend! Im so happy she came and got to hang out all the way from california. I felt special:) it was cold, but she loved it..hehe. 

Props to us, being friends since 3rd grade, even though i hated her guts!

Im happy we matured and got over our dumb things, because now she is one of my best friends and i know we will continue to be for a very very long time to come!

i love my lopho for life.

ps- people from california..see. Rexburg is fun. come visit:)