Letters From the Undeceased

Dear EverybodyNose,

I am so SORRY that I have been neglecting you. I'm a terrible blogger.

Love,

Lazy Blog Author

Dear Fellow Bloggers,

I apologize from the bottom of my heart for neglecting you all. I'm a terrible blog friend.

Love,

Person Who Needs to Catch Up On Your Lives

Dear Life I've Been Living Lately,

You have ups, downs, and in-betweens. You make me laugh, cry, scream, and cry some more. Thanks for showing me what it's all about.

Love,

Natalie

Pictures and a Letter

These lovely works of art come from the brilliance and talent that belong to Mary and Susannah! They both currently reside on my ribbon board in the woman cave. But I decided to not be selfish and share their amazingness with all of you! Praises and props to Mary because I LOVE this!

It's so...ME!!!

Click on it to make it bigger and tell me that it does not scream Natalie!

(I mean other than the fact that it's my name!)

And this....Oh Susannah.

She knows not how I treasure this.

The girl is obviously me.....

10 points to anyone who can guess who the boy is.

Dear 3-Day-Weekend:

Oh my dear friend!

Thank you so much for coming!

Right in the nick of time no less.

Bless your soul, we shall have great times together!

Love,

RatalieNose

Editor In Chief

(I've always wanted to say that!)

If I Could Write a Letter To Me

Dear Future Natalie,

Greetings from the past! At this moment in time, you are 16 years old. It's the summer before your junior year. You love to sing, talk, flirt, eat and blog! You have a plan for your life, did it happen? Are you the 3rd grade teacher you thought you'd be? Are you married to Prince Charming and raising your babies? Or did you go on a mission first? The 16 year old you has thought about that....only time will tell.

Being a sixteen year old girl, you naturally are quite....how do I put this....

BOY CRAZY.

You have lots of crushes.....

But the boy that truly has your heart is your nephew Warren, who just turned six yesterday.

You also adore his sisters, Abigail, Avery and Madeleine Rose.

You probably have several more nieces and nephews now.... I'm sure you're still playing with them and acting like a nut!

You start summer school tomorrow. You're not happy about it, but it'll be worth it come fall. If you don't take history now, then you can't do student council, and we both know how much you want to do that! Also, this summer you're going to be participating in ASU Star Talk program. For two weeks in July you'll be living in the ASU dorms. In the morning, you'll be learning the chinese language, and in the afternoon and evening, you'll be learning about the culture! You're VERY excited! Ever since you went to Paris, you've wanted to learn about the world around you and about the way other people live.

You have several mottos that you live your life by:


"Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass,

it's about learning to dance in the rain."

"Go big or go home."

"Love it or Hate it, its your life. Live it."

I'll see you in the mirror in a couple years,

Natalie

To My Children

Dear Babies,

Yes I'm calling you my babies, though you're probably much older than that, especially if you're reading this by yourself. But I'll let you in on a little secret, you will always be my baby! Even when you're old I will love you just as much, and probably even more, than the day you were born and I held you in my arms. I can't wait to be your mom! To play games with you, to teach you things, and have you teach me things!

You're going to grow, and the older you get, the more I'll want you to stay my little one forever. But I'll always be there to support you in all your hopes and dreams!


Maybe we'll have similar interests. Maybe we'll have a fun hobby we love to do together! Maybe we won't. Either way, it doesn't matter. We'll still have fun!

As you grow up, I promise to teach you everything I know. Especially the really important things. There are three things I really want you to know.

1. You are Loved.

2. You're a Child of God

3. We can be together Forever!

There's so much more I want to tell you, but it'll have to wait till you're here with me.

Know that I love you with all my heart, and I always will.

Love,

Mom

Miscellaneous Madness

Yes, yesterday I sounded like a Negative Nelly.

(Scroll down for exhibit A.)

But the truth is,

life is pretty swell right now.

Today was my last full day of school.

My big sister is getting hitched tomorrow to her own personal Prince Charming.


Therefore, we have alot of great family in town AND...
Summer is just around the corner!

Never mind

the fact that I have two finals tomorrow that I am extremely nervous about.

Never mind

the fact that I'm blogging instead of studying.

Never mind

the fact that I'm going to miss my sister VERY VERY much and will probably ball me eyes out all day tomorrow.

Fact:

Kris Allen is the foxiest thing since George Clooney.

Fact:

Adam Lambert scares me.

Fact:

I RatalieNose officially suffer from this condition:

OBD

Obsessive Blogging Disorder

Sad.

But true.

Well not really sad....

I personally love it!!!

Letter:

Dear Two People Who Selected the Last Option On My Poll,

If I don't know you:

I'm sorry that that is your opinion of me....

if there's something I can do to change it, let me know!

If I do know you and you're joking:

Haha you're so funny.

If I know you and you're serious:

SAD DAY!!!!

Love,

RatalieNose

To My Husband

Dear Prince Charming,

I've waited a long time to find to you. You've been on my mind for what seems like forever. I think about you constantly, what kind of man you are, how our life together will be. And you know what? It makes me so happy! Because I just know that you're everything I'll ever want. I can't wait to start our forever together.

So I feel like I need to thank you. Thank you for keeping yourself clean and waiting for me. I've always dreams of being taken to the Temple by a worthy priesthood holder, and now, here you are! Also, thanks for being willing to put up with me for Eternity. I know it won't be easy. I can be a difficult person sometimes but as time goes on, things will get easier, I'm sure of it.

Now there are some things I should warn you about. First of all, I'm a disorganized pack rat. I'll do everything in my power to make our house one of order, but I'm not making any promises. Also, when I get really excited about things, I get a tad obsessive. So don't be worried if I start freaking out about something little, it will pass. Thirdly, you should know that I have quite a temper that is really easy to flare. My death stares have been known to kill. (Pun intended.) I'll do my best to not get mad at you but again, no promises. Well there are many more things I should warn you about, but I think I'll let you discover those one your own.

Charming, I know our marriage won't be perfect. Whose is? We're not always going to agree. We'll probably fight once in awhile, maybe more than that. But we'll work through the hard times, and our relationship will get that much stronger. No matter what happens, I promise that I will always love you. I promise to be a good mother to our children, (I really want a big family!) I promise to cook for you, do your laundry and keep your house as functional as possible. (Notice how the word "Clean" is not mentioned.)

If it's just the two of us, I don't know how long our love will last. But, lucky for us, we have someone else on our side. If we always rely on the Lord, if we do what our leaders ask and if we love the Lord more than ourselves, we should be just fine. He will help our love to grow and flourish and I know that we'll be very happy.

I love you with all my heart,

Natalie Rose

(Your Princess)