Let's get started!

 Well I spoke with my matchmaker tonight! She is great I really look forward to working with her. She did ask me not to talk to my friends about the assignments she gives me because I need to just listen to her. Basically she is my go to for all my questions if I want to text a man I need to text her first and make sure it is a good idea and so forth. I need this. I need someone who knows what works and what doesn’t to teach me how to date. We talked about my past dating experiences and my likes and dislikes. She thought I looked much younger than I do which I always love hearing. I had a teacher recently who thought I was 20! All I can say is thank you!

I am really looking forward to this journey. I want it to work I really do and if it doesn’t in the end at least I will be able to say I tried everything in my power…right?

Pray for me! I need it!

I cannot really think of a name for her any suggestions? I guess I can use her actual name since I posted her link but I like having an alias for everyone!

update

It is official I have a matchmaker! Just sent her the times I am available for a good chat later this week!

 Wish me luck!

Matchmaker?!?!

                         

Oh yes I have found what I have been looking for!!! I have always wanted a matchmaker! ALWAYS! And now I have found one and not just any one a Mormon Matchmaker! Tonight she and I chatted via Skype for the first time and I am hoping this is going to work out well for me!

Basically she is going to be completely honest with me and after setting me up on dates she will talk to the guy and get insight from them on what I may be doing wrong and pass that constructive criticism on to me. Cuz I gotta tell ya folks I don’t know where it goes wrong with me!

So wish me luck on this journey!

Oh and I am back in the singles ward for the last 8 months I am eligible but I wouldn’t mind leaving sooner if ya know what I am talking about ;)

A friend also set me up with a man he baptized in Malaysia who is actually from Nigeria…he is smitten I am leery lol!

Sorry I am not the blogger I used to be but hopefully some more dates will be rolling in and entertainment will abound!

oh check out her site themormonmatchmaker.com
also fun to watch themormonbachelorette.com

100 things about wonderful me!

A friend of mine did this and I thought I would give it a try as well so here are 100 things about me!

1.      I believe the toilet paper should ALWAYS go over the roll

2.      I am a tv junkie…to the point of the past 2 weeks I have spent 2 hours at the gym on Monday nights to watch the Bachelorette :)

3.      I luv pizza

4.      I am a member of the true church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

5.      I work as a pharmacy technician

6.      I love to sing; in choirs, solo, in the shower, walking through a parking lot, at work, in the gym oh and definitely in the car.

7.      I served a mission for my church in the Philippines.

8.      I love Steak. Almost became a vegetarian as a teen till my dad reminded me of the gloriousness of steak.

9.      My dream vacation would be on a beach in the Mediterranean

10.  My favorite color is purple

11.  My worst blind date was with a guy who told me he was blind as we were driving to a hockey game….my question then how will you see the puck? Oh and he didn’t like swimming because he felt dirty…ugh

12.  My best blind date and well date was with a guy I never saw again. You know I did have steak that night…coincidence?

13.  I have two fantastic sisters

14. One wonderful brother

15. And Saintly parents

16. I love them all

17. I love to bake…but have lost the enthusiasm

18.  I want to run a marathon

19. I want to be married in the temple someday

20. My favorite show growing us was Home Improvement

21. Then Friends

22. And now hmmm Community or Modern family or How I Met Your Mother…..

23. I love the smell of a charcoal grill at the park

24. I last cried during a huggies commercial

25. I am a great gift giver

26. One of my favorite songs is All the Small Things by Blink 182

27. Guilty pleasure…watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians and all shows related to them.

28. I never want to leave Arizona (but open to it if it is for love….oh cheesy)

29. I can watch Disney channel shows all day…Wizards of Waverly Place is a fav

30. Favorite movie While You Were Sleeping

31. Oh I love Saturday Night Live

32. Love the movie Hot Rod

33. Adore music videos

34. First music video I remember is Madonna Like a Prayer….to this date one of my favorite songs.

35. Most memorable tv moments there are two Michael Jackson’s half time during the super bowl and Ricky Martin shaking his Bon bon on the Grammy’s for the first time.

36. I used to eat a whole box of Hohos in one sitting

37. I do not like whip cream

38. I love Diet Coke

39. My grandparents lived on a channel off of a lake I loved waterskiing as a teen

40. I miss girls camp as a young girl….so fun

41. I absolutely love Christmas

42. I listen to Christmas music year round

43. I do not like video games

44. I am a photographer

45. I am a Aries and sometimes like to read my horoscope

46. I have 25 journals I have filled

47. I always wanted 10 kids…I think I am down to 3 or 4 now

48. It is June and I still have Easter and St. Patrick’s day décor out

49. I am a student! I only have a year and a half left till I can teach elementary school!

50. I grew up in San Jose, California

51. I played water polo in high school

52. I have a great memory when it comes to junk….Suri Cruise was born April 18^th, 2006 and Pinks real name is Alicia.

53. I am going to Brittney Spear’s concert on WEDNESDAY!!!!!!

54. Oh I have been to over 60 concerts

55. I think Vin Diesl had a sexy voice

56. My best friend and I have been besties for 14 years!!! Pretty amazing if you as me.

57. I have never snow skied…really am not a fan of the cold

58. I love the heat, today it was 113…..love it!

59. I was able to witness my bff’s oldest daughter’s entrance into the world…amazing.

60. I have donated my hair twice to locks of love

61. My favorite snack right now is carrots dipped in ranch cottage cheese…yummmm

62. I performed in the Tabernacle on Temple Square in an awesome choir conducted by Rob Gardner

63. And for the Prophet! (he fell asleep during some but the crashing drums woke him up :))

64. One of my most embarrassing moments was at institute I was the stand and walking down to say hi to my bestie and I didn’t realize there was a step and I fell there were over a hundred people in the chapel….so awkward

65. Oh I have been pulled over a couple times (in my early years of driving) and the officer thought I was drunk…just tired and I swear there was no one else on the road. No idea where he came from.

66. I LOVE, Love, LOVE babies

67. I do not love ice cream

68. I sleep on my back and my back only

69. I have an afghan my sweet grandmother made for me when I was 14 and I still take it everywhere with me…don’t judge

70. I did not like Pride and Prejudice when I first saw it so my friend gave me the book for Christmas and now I love P and P

71. I love Pat Tillman and am grateful for his and all other men and woman who have died in our fight for freedom

72. I stand with Israel

73. I have won a 3 hour limo ride, movie tickets, diamondback tickets, a flat screen tv, a parking space for a month all just for being awesome

74. I have miniature dachshund

75. I could eat donuts every day and be happy

76. I have fallen off a treadmill

77. I love spin class. Sometimes I go in the spin room and do my own routine to the music I love.

78.  So this is taking a few days to type out so NOW the last time I cried was Saturday at a baby shower for a friend who has been struggling with infertility was able to adopt a beautiful baby boy. Baby boy’s twin cousins were there and their mother whom I adore as well. Any ways I was holding 3 month old baby girl and I was making her smile it was just so sweet…tear!

79. I did 6 miles on the treadmill tonight….lots of sprints…ya baby!

80.  I love taking photos especially of children

81. I love the character shaped macaroni and cheese

82. Got caught jaywalking once and was scared to death to ever do it again

83. I used to drive a 1974 Volkswagen bug…I miss you

84. I have never seen an episode of the Simpsons

85. I met Dallin H. Oaks an apostle of the Lord when I was on my mission. Have a picture and everything. When he was speaking I couldn’t figure out why he looked different then realized he was not wearing a suit and his white shirt had short sleeves…weird lol

86. I am running a half marathon in November and hopefully a full one in next June with Cate!

87. My celebrity crush would be Ryan Reynolds from his Two guys a Girl and a Pizza place days humor and his Proposal body! Lol

88. This is getting really hard…I want to give up…that is something right?

89. Did I say that I sleep on my back and never move all night

90. I’ve only been to Disneyland once and it was when I was 14. It was awesome

91. Camelback mountain is my favorite hike

92. My favorite hymn is The Lord is my Shepherd

93. I love giraffes

94. I love candy! Growing up Nerds and Dweebs were my favorite

95. I love volunteering for races and special events like the special Olympics! The smile on those kids faces in priceless

96. I love the Aloha festival and go every year for the Kahlua pig and Hawaiian shaved ice

97. I love being in charge

98. I may complain some but I am so happy being me!

99. I love my family sooooooooooooooo much!

100.                     I love the Lord with all my heart and know the gospel has been restored and is true!!! I am so blessed!

I know this was a lot and some I went on tangents but I hope it was fun for you all!

I am back in school and will hopefully being having some blind dates coming up I have 5 prospects and I found a Mormon matchmaker…a dream come true!!! Stay tuned!

apoligize

Sorry everyone I don't know if it is because I don't have school right now and blogging is part o my procrastination or if I just have nothing to really say. The loss of Dylan is still on my mind but I am comforted by reading the comments people leave on his obituary each day. Sadly as of the 8th that will come to an end...and the day I can't hear his voice on his voice mail will be tough but I know he is in a wonderful place and look forward to doing his temple work in the future! I saw Al this weekend at a wedding of all places. I really didn't think he would be there but I walked in and there he was in line right in front of me....we talked and got all caught up....very anticlimactic. Other than that I really got nothing....enjoying no school right now and working a lot. Oh and working out as much as possible. goal this week with some family members is 5 workouts! I am down 1 and it is only Monday whoo hoo!!!!

when you thought you knew someone....

It is amazing how in an instant your perspective on something or someone can change. Today I finally found an obituary for Dylan which was a huge relief. He did pass away on May 1^st and the memorial is tomorrow in Florida. So as I am reading and agreeing with everything said it gets to the part of those he left behind on this earth…

He has two kids

How on earth did I not know this. He and I had some deep conversations even on our first date. One night on our lunch break he told me a story he said he had never told anyone. He said he felt so comfortable with me and just wanted to tell me but he couldn’t tell me that? Seriously when I read it my stomach just sunk and it hurt bad.

Of course I just want to brush that knowledge aside and just remember the Dylan I knew and loved but ugh I feel so lied too. I can’t shake it. I look at his picture now and think what else didn’t you tell me? Not that he had to tell me anything! I know I should just focus on the Dylan I knew but it is not going well.

This weekend has been one of the hardest weekends of my life. Thursday night after I found out I barely slept and eating is just a chore that hurts my stomach. My contacts are fogged over from the salt from my tears and I am sure my neighbors are wondering who is dying with all the wailing I am sure they have heard. But now I am mad and I really do not want to be.

I just want to go forward with what I had planned and that is taking his name to the temple. It is interesting how our relationship hopefully prepared him for the other side. I like to think that once he crossed over and hugged his Grandma and Grandpa and other friends who preceded him in death that he looked around and said “Aw snap Madison was right!”

So he and I met last October in a math class. He sat on the other side of the room facing me. His smile was to die for and I was immediately attracted to his sense of humor and enthusiasm. One night we talked about when we first met and he said that I just kept smiling at him and he just couldn’t stop looking at me. It was the third week when he finally came and sat by me and immediately we started talking about the church I don’t remember why. Others around us joined in the conversation. Dylan was half black this was right after conference when there was something going around about Elder Packer’s talk and people thinking he said whites couldn’t marry blacks…I don’t know when he mentioned it I was lost. But my favorite is this other guy that was talking to us said “what would happen if you went and had a drink with now?” He was shocked by my answer of nothing I laughed and explained that we are not kicked out for every infraction we have repentance we are human and make mistakes but we are not thrown into the streets and abandon for our sins. It made me laugh. Dylan and I continued our conversation on our lunch and he even wrote me a note telling me how impressed he was for being able to remain a virgin for so long and encouraged me not to settle. (Oh boys!)

That night I emailed him the talk that he had heard was so offensive but obviously only when taken out of context. I told him if he ever had any questions please ask. He emailed me back and said it was crazy he was totally going to email me as well. He said “you possess a strength that I have never seen in anyone I have come across in my journey here on this earth” I think that was the biggest compliment I have ever received. He then asked me out for that weekend. We met at a park that was in between our homes and just walked around and the sat and just talked it was lovely.

I know this is long and it is going to have to be continued another time….

facebook is a curse and a blessing

So remember my friend Dylan I mentioned in a couple post my non member friend well I found out through facebook last night he passed away. Last night had to be the most frustrating and gut wrenching night of my life. There were no answers on his page as to exactly when or how. I messaged a couple of his friends begging them to call me but most were in bed already seeing as they live in Florida. Dylan and I have no mutual friends. Our friendship was strictly the two of us.  

Finally someone got back to me this morning but all he knew was he was in a motorcycle crash and he was not wearing a helmet. Which is exactly what I thought happened. Dylan and I  talked about his riding all the time and he even said he knew if he crashed a helmet wouldn’t matter because he rides fast so either way he would be dead. He would talk about how much his mom hated that he even had a bike every time we were on that subject. He was always riding at insane speeds.

It is so weird I have no idea if the funeral already happened or if there is a memorial here because his family is in Florida. I don’t want to make this about me but I never seem to get closure on things. Dylan and I for the past month and half were talking on the phone 3 nights a week and texting every day. We were pretty close and I am devastated he was a great friend and always made me laugh. He served our country honorably and was an amazing man and will be missed.

I love you Dylan! Till we meet again.