Answers

Wow, so you guys asked some good questions and here are the answers! (feel free to keep posting questions, I'll just update this post with the answers)

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Q: I was always out of the loop about this night.What really happened the night that you and Billy (or was it Jesse?) decided to steal the car and drive around town? How old were you, 15??
A: HA HA! Okay, that was actually Billy and Alisa! I was back at your house with Jesse and we were just outside talking on the lawn. Then all of a sudden we see a police car pull up and Billy and Alisa were in the back and the Police Officer told Jesse that Billy and Alisa has "stolen" a car and were in a lot of trouble. (alisa, if you remember this differently say so!) I think the car was Jesse's but since Billy was only 14 and didn't have a license and the car wasn't technically his, they considerd it stolen and Billy got a ticket. I think the police officer asked Jesse if he wanted to press charges, but I'm pretty sure he didn't :) and that was it!

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Q: What is one quality that your dad has that you wish Bobby had?
A: Wow, this is a really hard one. (Not to mention will probably get me into trouble, thanks MaryBeth!:)) They are actually SO alike it's wierd! They are both SO patient, kind, devoted to their families, and extremely hard working. I think maybe the only quality I sometimes wish Bobby had, would be my dad's ability to be serious. Any of you who know my dad would probably never describe him as "serious" because he is really funny and is always walking around saying the wierdest things, but when it's time to talk about something serious I can always turn to/talk to my dad. Back when I lived at home we had weekly "interviews" with my dad where he would talk to us one-on-one about things that were going on in our lives, help us set goals and share a scripture with us. I loved those moments because that's when I got to see a different side to my dad. I love that Bobby is a total goof and can crack me up at ANY given moment, but I can almost never get him to have a serious conversation with me. That's just not his personality. Maybe it will come with age.

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Q: What is your favorite memory with Tyler so far?
A: There are sooooo many! I think my favorite though is still the day he was born. It was around 10:30 at night (he was born at 9:30 that morning) and all the visitors had gone and Bobby was asleep on the "couch" in the corner and I was just laying in the bed and Tyler had just finished eating and was asleep on my chest. And I remember just feeling him breathe as he layed on me. It was perfectly quiet and all I could hear was him breathing and I knew at that moment that I was in love. Everything just clicked for me and I knew I would love him forever. Everything, at that moment, was right in the world. I will never forget that.

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Q: What is the biggest obstacle that you have overcome? OR What is one experience that has changed you for the better?
A: I think one experience that changed me for the better was working at Disneyworld in Florida. Going from living at home in the same neighborhood since Kindergaten, having the same friends for 12 years, to BYU with all my friends was a piece of cake. I loved living in my "bubble" and didn't EVER do anything outside of my comfort zone. Going to Florida was the first time I had ever done/gone anywhere alone and I was scared out of my mind to go, but I really wanted to do this because I knew that I would learn important lessons and experience a lot of personal growth. And although I didn't love working there, I loved my experience! Living with people from different faiths, backgrounds, and personalities. (I actually had a roommate that was VERY VERY anti-mormon. That was fun. But don't worry, she moved out about 2 weeks after living with me because apparently I brought the devil into our apartment and had scary spirits following me because I was possesed. Do you remember that MaryBeth?!) But other than that I learned A LOT about the world, about life, and about how much my religion and family meant to me. It was hard and there were so many times that I wanted to go home and just be with people I knew loved me, but looking back I'm so grateful I stuck it out. (And a lot of that is thanks to you MaryBeth!!!) I think the most important lesson I learned was how to depend on my Heavenly Father and trust that no matter how alone and lost I felt in life, He would always be there for me. I always had a testimony of the gospel, but it wasn't until I was forced to make choices that I had never been faced with before (you have to understand, I lived a VERY sheltered life growing up) and was forced to find and depend on my inner strength, that I developed true faith; faith which I've needed to fall back on numerous times since that experience 5 years ago.

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Q: how old were you when you had your first kiss?
A: 17 (I know that may shock some of you, but I promise it's true!! Remember, sheltered life!)

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Q: What is your favorite thing/feature/attribute about yourself?
A: This is probably the hardest question because I hate talking about myself! (It's only because I LOVE you Alissa that I'm answering this!) My favorite thing about myself is how I listen to other people. I LOVE talking to people about their life, their problems, and their struggles because I learn so much from them. I'm always amamzed at the strength of people to be able to overcome their trials and I enjoy being that person they feel comfortable talking to because they know I won't go blab about them to other friends or treat their concerns lightly. Sometimes all people need to do is talk to get things off their chest and I love being that person they can vent to and, hopefully, find comfort with.

Thanks guys, this was fun!