The Call

My call before it was opened.
Reading the call!
After reading where I am going! Brazil!!!
The girls after opening the call!
The three future missionaries! Michelle, on the right, leaves for the Philippines on March 2nd. I'm leaving for Brazil on April 27. And KiLeigh, left, leaves for Russia on January 12.

Time Flies

I can't believe this year is coming to a close. I remember sitting back last Christmas thinking that this year was going to drag on! So many wonderful, sad, happy, and stressful moments have happened within this last year. I can't believe all the hills that I've climbed and how many valleys I had to trudge through. One thing was constant though, and that was my love for the Gospel, and my faith in Jesus Christ. Let's look at this year in a quick over view.

Last Christmas I finally got my first kiss. Haha I was the president of the VL club for a long time, and now I'm finally out of it! I went on a private plane ride too... well kind of. The pilot and I flew to Salt Lake and back. It would have been a blast, but of course I got motion sick!

In February I turned 20. At this point all I had to do was wait 6 months and my life would be completely changed. But of course I couldn't wait that long.

Of course in April, I had this weird heart break... don't ask me what in the world I was thinking, but heart break it was. And all of my roommates moved out. I was alone in my Uncles condo living by myself.

June had some good changes. I moved out of my uncles place, and I moved up on campus with a couple of my old roommates, Steph and Erika. That was some good times. We had a lot of fun making homemade ice cream and watching TV Series during our spare time!

July Natalie got married to Jesse! We love them both and are extremely happy for them. What does this have to do with me and my accomplishments? absolutely nothing! I'm just happy for them.

August... wow what a month! At the beginning of the month I had surgery on my head to remove a benign tumor that was growing in my ear. I got a cool haircut from it! I also moved back to the west side of the valley and got some cool new roommates. Nate, my good buddy from my school years, came home from his mission! I was/am happy he is home. I just wish things could go back to us being good buddies. I guess it is my fault that we aren't. At the same time he came home I decided that I was going to go on a mission. It just felt right!

I got my mission papers in September. Don't ask me why it took me so long to fill them out... okay I'll tell you anyways. As soon as I had that first interview with the Bishop to get my mission papers. The men started coming into my life. I went on a good four dates a week for about a month solid. It was fun, and secretly I really enjoyed it. There were a couple of people that I went on more than one date with, so I wanted to see where the relationship would go. At this point I was really wondering if I was going to go on a mission or not. I also went to Vegas alone for the first time. I went with my roommates, and that was quite a culture shock!

Between September through November I had two marriage proposals... neither actually meant it, but still they asked. They both said I should just marry them instead of going on a mission. (Oh boy what to do now!) :)

I shot my first real gun the last day of October. I loved every minute of it! I can see why people now go shooting for fun!

I submitted my papers in November, and got confirmation that the call was in the mail Thanksgiving morning.

December second I got my mission call! Can you believe it? I still can't. I need to steal all of the pictures from my mom's camera, so I can post some pictures on here. It is a good thing I know not many people read this or else they would have gotten really bored by now. Let's just say I had some eye opening experiences this year, and I loved every minute of them!

I say bring on the next year!!!

Sister Jenna Lee Rounds

Sister Rounds... has a nice ring to it doesn't it? That will be my new name for the next 18 months... well not quite next. I have been called to serve in the Brazil Salvador South Mission. I will enter in the Brazil MTC on April 27, 2011. And of course I will be speaking Portuguese.

I am full of so many different emotions right now. I'm excited, scared, happy, sad, nervous and everywhere in between. But most of all I'm thankful. I am thankful for the opportunities that I will experience that will help me grow and become a better person. I am going to be flying to Brazil without my family, that alone terrifies me, but what comes after I know will be the best experience of my life.

I'll Go Where ever!

Just so you know... my call came today! I'm opening it later tonight.

100 Things I'm Thankful For

1. A job
2. Angels
3. Apple pie
4. Being able to hear
5. Bikes
6. Blankets
7. Book of Mormon
8. Bree
9. Car
10. Caroling to the old people
11. Cell phone
12. Cereal
13. Chairs
14. Christmas music
15. Christmas time
16. Cookie dough
17. Corn cob throwing contests
18. Cups
19. Dad
20. Disney movies
21. Doctors who know what they are doing
22. Dreams
23. Eric
24. Erika
25. Eternal marriage
26. Examples
27. Family Home Evening
28. Family support
29. Family time
30. Flushing toilet instead of an outhouse
31. Food in general
32. Forks
33. Funny memories
34. Gospel
35. Grandparents
36. Gym membership
37. Happiness
38. Heater
39. Heavenly Father
40. Holy ghost
41. Innocent children
42. Inside jokes
43. Institute/seminary
44. Intense tv shows
45. Jace
46. Jaimie
47. Jake
48. Jason
49. Jelly beans
50. Jesus Christ
51. Josh Groban
52. Kara
53. Karrie
54. Kate
55. Kelsey
56. Laughter
57. Lesson’s I’ve learned
58. Luke
59. Make-up
60. Math
61. Mission call that is in the mail
62. Mom
63. Movies
64. Music
65. Natalie
66. Netflix
67. Oranges
68. People who believe in me
69. Pictures
70. Pizza
71. Plan of Salvation
72. Plates
73. Priesthood
74. Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies
75. Quester gas
76. Roommates
77. Running water
78. Sam
79. School
80. Scriptures
81. Sleds
82. Snow
83. Snow tires
84. Spoons
85. Stephanie
86. Sun
87. Supporting friends
88. Temple
89. Time to think about what I’m grateful for
90. Turkeys
91. Umbrellas
92. Veterans
93. Waking up warm on a cold winters morning
94. Waking up with a good song in your head
95. Warm bed
96. Warm shower
97. Working computer
98. x-cellent mother cooking
99. Zoo
100. MOST OF ALL I’M THANKFUL FOR MY LIFE!

My life is fabulous! I wouldn't trade my trials, or my gains with anybody on this earth. I have a fantastic family who will see me through anything. As I started writing this list I was stumped at 26. Then I really got thinking. How many times do I go throughout my day thinking 'oh! I'm glad I have that!'? In fact very rarely do i think that, I always seem to dwell on the negative. Today i was reminded of the great things in my life. I came to realize that there are many everyday things I am grateful for. I can actually add more to this list, and I probably should! But I'll just be thankful for them in my own heart.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The mission papers

Yep! I'm the future missionary! Just thought I should say that! My papers are in Church Headquarters as of the 18th! We'll see where I go in approximately two weeks!

You're turn to guess where I go!!!

I shot a gun!

For Halloween this year I shot a gun! Actually three guns to be exact. Me, two of my roommates, and a good friend all went up to Kara's hometown of Burley, Idaho. Kara's dad was nice enough to take us out Saturday morning shooting. It was my first time ever shooting a real gun. Yeah I have been paintballing, but that doesn't compare to a 'real' gun! I was so nervous the entire time. Then all of a sudden I had a gun in my hands, and I was shooting! I shot a 22, a shotgun, and a pistol. I actually didn't do too bad. I shot one clay pigeon out of the air, and I killed a couple of stationary ones too. :)

Update on the Ear

As of August 2nd I'm tumor free, and as of August 26th I'm completely healed. My hair is also growing back, and quite rapidly at that! Within the next year my hair will be fully grown.... okay maybe not, but i'm wishing! Here are two pictures of my shave a month after the surgery.

Vegas Baby

I went to Vegas this past weekend with my roommates, and David. So all together there were five of us that went down. We left Thursday afternoon, and came back Sunday morning. Friday and Saturday we walked the strip all day, and looked at the different architecture of those hotels and casinos. No I did not gamble, get married, or drink. But with my roommates it was a blast! Here are just a few pictures of our little vacation!

Wierd Haircut

On August 2nd I went down to the LDS hospital in Salt Lake, and I got my surgery, and with that sugery I got the wierdest haircut.

In my ear/head I had what they call a Cholesteatoma, which is basically a tumor made up of skin cells. The good thing about this thing is that it is begnin, meaning that it is non-cancerous. But still it could be very scary.

Mom, Dad, and I took the trip early monday morning down to Salt Lake for the surgery. I was so nervous the entire time! Luckily on Sunday, the day before, I was able to get a priesthood blessing from my brother, dad, and grandpa. That sure did help with the nerves, but for some random reason my stomach was churning the entire time!

After the surgery all I really remember is being really tired, and people constantly coming in and trying to talk to me. I spent that night in the hospital for observations, which is a good thing. I had some complications, but not major ones... The next morning, Tuesday, I got to go home. I spent all week at my parentals, and I must admit I miss living there. I sure do have a good family.

Well here are some pictures that show my awesome headdress, and my weird new haircut that I'm still trying to figure out.

Summer Before your Eyes

About the third week in May, Bree and I decided to head on over to Factory Pizzaria. I had never been there before, so I was more than suprised at what it actually was. The floor was nasty, and covered in peanut shells, but the food was absolutely delicious! I would recommend it to people in a heart beat!

The second week in June the girls and dad went to Cedar City to support Kelsey's soccer team. While Kels was at the opening ceremony, dad took us up to Cedar Breaks. It was beautiful!



The night after the third Twilight came out to theaters, some old friends from high school decided we should get together and go see it. Here is us waiting for the previous show to get out so they can let us in.


On July 2nd my beloved sister got married! We are so happy for her! These are just pics that I took from my own camera. Isn't she just beautiful?!?



I even got a good picture with Grandpa Rounds!
And now a picture of the beautiful bride, and me!


The night of Nat's wedding Kelsey and I, along with some of my friends, sat on the roof of my apartment and watched the fireworks. Afterwards we went to Caspers and got their 85 cent cones.


The last weekend in July Bree and I traveled to Salt Lake to go to the Tim McGraw concert. It was my first real concert, and it was awesome!!! Funny little story... Our windshield was really dirty, and there was no window cleaning fluid in the tank. So while we were waiting in the line to park I crawled through the window and poured some water on it. I guess it kind of helped!



The next night Kiliegh and the roommates and I all traveled up to Preston to see the rodeo. I have to say I like the Cache County Rodeo more, but we'll let them think what ever they want.
Check out this kids mullet!