Goodly Parents.

I like the way Nephi, fom the Book of Mormon, put it...I have been blessed with goodly parents.

And I have!

My brother and sisters are amazing because of these two people.

I can't even begin to tell you how incredible my parents are, BUT I'm going to certainly try!

Ladies first...

Tonya Irene Dole Sinataonga Ah Quin Horlacher

(I don't know how to spell Sinataonga. Hopefully that's right.)

My dear, sweet, funny, sarcastic, spiritual, amazing, beautiful Mom. This lady is amazing! I remember my mom used to have a shirt that said "One Amazing Woman" on the back of it and she was so embarrassed to wear it so she only wore it when she cleaned, but every time she wore it I would always say, "that's the perfect shirt for you Mom" and she would always roll her eyes (haha). The truth is that she is one amazing woman. She is always thinking of everyone else. She's the most thoughtful person I know. She's always happy (except for when the house isn't clean, but what mom isn't like that? Ha!) She loves clean everything. She is stylish. She is hilarious. She loves to joke around. She's sassy. She is such a hard worker, can I just mention this lady works 2 jobs on top of being the most incredible mother. She is so in tune with the spirit. She is a true example of Christ. She always teaches with love. She is the most supportive person ever. She knows how to give true empathy. Every time I'm going through something hard or something exciting, anything, my mom is always the person right next to me feeling exactly what I'm feeling. Looking back, she's always encouraged me and lifted me up in everything. She always made me feel like I could do anything, and not just do it, but do it well. She truly is my role model and I am so grateful for her and her humble example. I love you Mom! Thank you for the AMAZING woman you are!

Richard "Bryan" Horlacher

My funny funny Dad! My dad is literally one of the funniest guys you will ever meet. Part of the reason why he is so funny is because he laughs at himself, he has mad sound effects, and he will literally drill the joke into the ground (haha). But that's why I love him. He tries to put on a big tough guy front but really he's a teddy bear. He works extremely hard to give our family such a wonderful life. He's always pink (as you can tell from the picture haha.) He loves war and action movies. He cries in heart felt movies (he bawls in Charly every time.) He's always willing to give his strong opinion. He's an amazing coach that loves his athletes. He's taught me to never give up and when time are hard give a little more. He loves to tell old stories, he's famous for "when I was your age...) He loves to cook and he is a dang good cook, everything he makes is completely his own, no recipes. He loves loves loves memories, talking about memories, making memories, planning for future memories, you name it. He loves to laugh. He easy going. He has such a strong testimony and I love when he shares it. He has a happy, cheerful countenance. He lives in a house full of divas and no matter what he is always loving to all of his girls, he's always trying to make their day better. The same goes in life, no matter how hard the situation is he is always trying to make it a little better, and vice versa, no matter how amazing the situation is he is trying to make it a little better and really soaking it in. He knows how to enjoy life. I love you Dad and I'm grateful for you! You're amazing!

I love my family and I am so grateful for them! They are the light of my life!! Thank goodness for eternal families! I love you all!!!!!!!

Sibling Loving.

So I was talking with Jeff the other day and for some reason I randomly just started talking about my family and the things I love about each and every one of them. I think with the knowledge that Cec is going to be heading off to college and our family is going to change has really got me going. I know that change is inevitable in life but it is hard to face. I will admit that I was too scared to leave for college. I was scared to be the change in the family. I was scared of missing out on their lives. Scared of not being with the people I love, and I know love me, every day. Scared of life. I'm grateful for Cec's example and for her courage to do the inevitable. She truly is amazing.

With that I just would like to brag for a second about how awesome my family is, starting with the youngest for once...

Sydnee Tierra Horlacher

Syd is sweet. She will do anything that anyone asks her. I'm always amazed when I ask her to get me a glass or chocolate milk, or turn off a light, or get me a blanket, anything, she will always do it. I admit that sometimes I will purposely ask to see if she will tell me no, but she always does it. I love how she always asks me to pick out an outfit for her and she won't let me go until I have everything set out from her shoes to her accessories. I love the random girls nights we have where I take her out on dates and pay for everything and teach her date etiquette and try to teach her how to answer questions. (She has the tendency to say "I don't know" to any question asked, haha.) She really looks up to her older brother and sisters and always gets excited when people tell her she looks like Cecilee's twin. She is boy crazy. Loves her ipod. Paints her nails all the time. Loves borrowing my clothes. Is admired by her friends. Is an awesome cheerleader and soccer player. She's fun to be around. Laughs at everything I say (she makes me feel funny and I love it.) Is always easy going. Loves any kind of food. And is beautiful inside and out, I love you Syd!

Trevor Richard Horlacher

Trev is humbly awesome. This kid is hilarious. I will always remember he had a school assignment where he had to relate each family member to an animal and state why they were that animal. It melted my heart because he said, "Cambria is like a puppy, because she is fun and playful but she can be your best friend too." Is that not the sweetest thing ever?  He truly is one of my best friends. Another story, when Paula (my best friend/foreign exchange student from Brazil) went home I had to go to girls state the week she left so I said my goodbyes a week early. When I got home I wasn't prepared to see all her stuff gone. I walked up to my room, glanced at the corner where all her clothes had been and started bawling. I came downstairs and was laying on the couch, curled up in a ball crying when I see my little brother walk back in and sit on the couch next to me. Next thing I know he's changing the channel to the show I like, he goes and grabs a blanket for me and a cup of milk with a roll of oreos. He then sat down and watched the show and ate oreos with me. That just warmed my heart but made me cry even more to see how much he loved me. This kid is hilarious. He loves to tell jokes. He loves all animals. He's athletic. He's terrified of girls. He loves loud music. Loves oreos. Leaves a mess everywhere he goes. He loves to have adventures with Navy, and they do some pretty crazy things. Not to mention he's handsome. But the best thing is his big heart. I love you Trev!

Cecilee Ah Quin Horlacher

 My Cec-so-sweet. Cec is truly one of my very best friends. We are 13 months apart and have been attached by the hip from the day she was born. Cec is strong, both physically and spiritually. She's super sassy. But also the sweetest person you will ever know. She will do anything for you. She is fun. She is athletic. She is naturally good at everything she does. She is absolutely gorgeous. Me and Cec have so many funny memories. We just always have fun. Whether it's trying to sing along to a cat commercial, fathers day shopping in Big Lots for 2 hours with a guy creepin' the whole time, pretending mom's spankings hurt then laughing in our room about it, drifting the van on accident, getting our car stuck in a corner of a parking lot and needing someone to drive it out for us, playing weird leg war games, pretending to clean our room, watching White Chicks and quoting every line, anything! But along with fun, she is always there to pick me up when I'm sad or give me a hug when I need one. She is one of the most understanding and forgiving people you will ever meet. She is always willing to give her opinion with confidence. She is a hard worker. This girl is amazing!! It's going to be hard not having her home when she goes off to college but I'm proud of her. Even though we both are workaholics but the time that we do get to spend together is always amazing. I love my sister and I am so proud of her. I'm proud to call her my sister and my best friend! You're gonna have a blast in Kansas, and everyone is going to love you, BUT remember..."There's no place like home." I love you Cec!

Stay tuned for my parents and how amazing they are! :) But for now, have a wonderful day! Tell your family you love them...

Excited For The Day.

Today I just feel eager. 

I'm excited to get a day off of everything.

I literally feel like I could conquer the world today.

Not really sure why, but I do!

Here's a quote that explains how I'm feeling today...

"Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. Be a self-starter. Let your first hour set the theme of success and positive action that is certain to echo through your entire day. Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all. You were not born to fail."

-Og Mandino

With that, I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Better Than "ANYTHING" Cake.

Monday all day I had the yearning for dessert all day! Specifically, Better than "anything" cake! So I texted my mom to know what ingredients we had and what ingredients we needed then as soon as I was off I ran to the grocery store then booked it straight home to start on my masterpiece. I had to have it made before the Bachelorette was on so I could enjoy it while I watched, haha. So I thought I would share this easy recipe since it is delicious!

Better Than "ANYTHING" Cake AKA Better Than "Sex" Cake:

Ingredients:

• A chocolate cake mix, any kind really, my favorite to use is the triple chocolate cake mix.
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk.
• 1 bottle of Hershey's caramel ice cream topping.
• 8 ounces whipped topping.
• 2 Heath candy bars, crushed (Skor bars or Nestle's Heath bits will also work, if you can find them)

Directions: 

1. Mix cake as directed on package. 

2. Bake the cake about 30 minutes or until it tests done. 

3. As soon as it comes out of the oven, poke holes all over it with a fork and pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over the cake, followed by the caramel. 

4. Refrigerate overnight. (Or if your like me, until you can't wait any longer, still tastes good trust me.) 

5. Shortly before serving, spread whipped topping over cake and sprinkle with crushed Heath bars.

6.  Enjoy!

   P.S...I did not see Sean going home at all! BUT that just solidifies that she chooses Jef! :) 

Become.

Loved this and had to share!

Have a magical Monday :)

P.S. Bachelorette is on tonight! ;)

Sunday Gratitude!

Today my heart literally feels like it's going to explode with gratitude.

Gratitude for my life.

For my family.

For my friends.

For my car.

For my job.

For my clothes.

For food.

For modern technology.

For blankets. (Weird but I LOVE BLANKETS.)

For my home.

For desserts.

For dance.

For my hobbies.

For my talents.

For Mindy Gledhill's talent of amazing, soul shaking music.

For education.

For every single thing in my life.

BUT ESPECIALLY for the gospel.

For the Plan of Salvation.

For the atonement.

And most importantly for my Father in Heaven and my Savior.

I feel that experiences good or bad, trials, happy moments, sad moments, sunny days, cloudy days, all things we go through in this life are meant to help us. They are put in our lives to give us direction. To give us opportunities to gain understanding. But mostly to point us towards heaven. And today I'm catching a glimpse of all the blessings I have and from where they come.  I guess today I really just want to be a little more like my Savior. We all aren't perfect, and we never will be in this life. Good news is...one day we can be, but only through our Savior. I believe that starting with a little gratitude we can be a little more like our Savior everyday! 

Here's one of my many favorite songs by Mindy Gledhill :) 

Enjoy!

Awful.

MAN I AM AWFUL AT BLOGGING LATELY! 

:(

And the sad thing is...I love blogging.

Anyway I guess an update is in need.

Lately.

• Still love my job! I have the greatest boss ever, she works with my schedule, makes every day exciting, and she's a good friend! My job rocks!
• Cecilee is now a graduate and just got a scholarship to play soccer in Kansas. "There's no place like home." I'm SOOOO excited for her but I don't want her to leave. I just try not to think about the fact that I won't see her every day :( well I'm tearing up so I'm gonna stop at that.
• I'm not good yet. BUT I have always loved photography so I'm trying to learn to be good so that people will want me to do some work for them one day! :) But it's a lot of fun and I can honestly say that I love doing it!
• I'm addicted to the Bachelorette. Who's going home next week?? I say Arie haha.
• I had a rerun of the whole college crap again, but this time I cried less and was much calmer. I only freaked for 2 hours as opposed to 2 weeks last time.
• I still dance all the time and I LOVE IT! I teach two cheer classes and a hip hop class and I love all the kids so much! It's soooooo much fun!
• I'm trying to learn how to jazz dance. I'm taking jazz with a bunch of 10 year olds but I don't care. It's more fun that way, they think I'm good when really I'm awful, it's great! :)
• I'm the "Community Service and Humanitarian Chair" in my YSA ward. So if you have any fun service projects or ideas please feel free to share.
• I still have the world's greatest boyfriends and feel so blessed to have him in my life. Love you Jeff!
• I've been more grateful for my family and friends after a tragedy took place with an amazing family. You never know when your time here on Earth is over so that's why we need to make the most of everything we do. Especially the relationships we have in this life, we need to make the most of them and let every single person know they are loved! :) If you were looking for a goal, make that the goal for the day and let me know how it goes!
• Another season of Dixie Chix is over, but this time we didn't have the championship title. But oh well, it was still a fun season!
• I LOVE TO SHOP! It's kind of a crime lately. Within the last two weeks I've gotten...prepare yourself...4 pair of pants (3 were colored skinnies which I desperately needed), 1 pair of shorts, 4 cardigans, 2 cute casual t-shirts, 2 dressy covers, 2 other random shirts, 1 dress, 1 pair of shoes, a bracelet, and a bag. I might have missed some but let's just pretend we don't know. BUT the good news is...everything was on sale, and Jeff bought a few of the things, so really it wasn't that much. HAHA. Don't judge me. I'm not shopping for like 3 months now so it all balances out! P.S. updated my fashion blog...check it out here!
• Everything Else!!!! Since the last time I blogged I've been to Oceanside, California and had a wonderful time. I've been to the "So you think you can dance" camp they had here in St. George and learned choreography from Twitch, Allison, and Ivan, all are incredible dancers. (This is bad to admit but I had no idea who any of them were when I went to the camp, woops.) I went to a City and Colour and Avett Brothers concert and had an awesome time up in Salt Lake! City Creek Mall is legit, I went to temple square for the first time and it was gorgeous, and I've discovered I love downtown SLC! I've seen Alladin once and Hairspray twice and loved both of them, definitely worth seeing. And last but not least...I get happier every day! :)

Well that's it for the update! Hopefully I can get back into the routine of blogging. But until next time, count your blessing, love your family, smile at absolutely everyone you pass, tell someone you love them every day, say your prayers, listen to good music, eat at least one not so healthy thing every day, and just be happy! :)

Here's a few pictures to go along with the updates...

 My first attempt at photography. Cec is gorgeous so it was easy.

 Cec's graduation!

 Another attempt at photography. :) Aren't they the cutest??

 Oceanside, California. LOVE.

 Best boyfriend ever and I in Oceanside!

 My wonderful family! I'm so grateful that families are forever!

 Us sad about the end of the season. Well most of us. HAHA.

 Is there something wrong with this picture? HAHA. I was busting up forever so I had to share it. Hopefully this leaves you with a good laugh!