I love to see the temple...

I went inside today.

Man celeb crush

After many years of having a huge celeb man crush on Sean Connery, I have switched to Alan Rickman. Some bias may be involved because he stars in my favorite movie but for now we will push that aside. I liked him when I first saw Sense and Sensibility, but I couldn't commit because of Sean's daper english accent. "Bond, James Bond." But what truly won me over was this.

He loves Harry just as much as I do.

Sometimes

Life feels a little like this.

Like it did today.

Tis the season...

for these bad boys of creamy deliciousness. I'm obsessed.

Just because it's Halloween

I ran the Provo Halloween Half. 13.1 miles. 2 hours. 9 minutes.

My roommate Alli and my friend Ben somehow convinced me that running a half would be a good idea. I was skeptical. Still I paid my fees and planned on training. The training part, it never happened. I have known about this race for 10, yes 10 weeks, I still had plenty of time to get in shape. Well we all know how time has a way of speeding up when we don't want to do anything. About two weeks before I ran my first run (besides my 2.8 miles for the relay) which was about 4.8 miles. The next Tuesday I ran 5, I know this only because I made my mom come pick me up so I could measure. I felt good. I didn't feel out of shape, and supposedly the course was all down hill. Now I had run a couple of 2 milers and a few 5ks but nothing that pushed me. On Friday we drove down and stayed with my sister. Saturday we woke up at 5 and loaded the buses at 5:30. The race didn't start until 9 so we waited in the warming tent. It wasn't very warm. 9 o'clock rolled around and we were off. I pushed my body as hard as I dared, I not for having a heart attack in my 20s. 2 hours later we were finished. At the finish line someone handed me a medal, congrats you finished. I stretched a lot, found my team and then tried to relax VERY tense muscles. Let the pain begin. I couldn't walk properly for about 3 days after, and when I moved it was really, really slow. Worth it? Absolutely. If I do another one, I think I will train for it.

Called to Serve

Dear Sister Hillman,

You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. You are assigned to labor in the Ohio Cleveland Mission. In addition to your calling to share the gospel, you will be assigned to serve in the Historic Visitors' Center. It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of 18 months.

You should report to the provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, February 1, 2012.

On October 20, 2011. I opened an envelope that will change my life. I am going to Ohio, I get to teach the gospel where so much of the restoration happened, I get to teach where Joseph Smith taught. I think it's the best mission out there.

The best part about this whole thing, my best friend Jenna Davis, received and opened her call the same day I did. She will be serving in the Los Angeles Temple Mission. We enter the MTC on the same day. How lucky am I? I feel like so many people are going on missions. It's a great thing.

I am excited for this adventure. 3 1/2 months. Let the count down begin.

They're Changing

And I couldn't be happier. Fall is the best and most beautiful time of year. Bring on football, scarves, hot chocolate, pumpkin patches, harvest, raking and jumping into piles of leafs. Glorious. Don't you just wish it looked liked this year round?