a time to say thanks

Jenn will home in 12 days! Next Friday! January 4, 2013! You could definitely say I'm excited.  

A little message to Sister Jennifer Jones:
   I know you might not be too excited to come home because you want to be a "full-time sister missionary forever" but I'm going to try and be as great as all of your companions put together!  I've been counting down the days since you left and it's surreal that you'll actually be here next Friday. There is no one who has inspired me throughout my life like you have.  We have been together through  all sorts of ups and downs, and you've taught me to always have a positive attitude.  You've taught me how to love people that I've never even met.  You're my study buddy, doubles partner, best friend and so much more!  I'm grateful for the friendship we've kept while you've been serving as a missionary in Nebraska and the example you've been to me.  Thank you for being my friend, loving me and showing me how to live my life.  I love you so much! 

A little message to Taylor Haws:
  Words can't really put into words how grateful I am for you.  You teach me something new everyday and help me to be more patient, loving and closer to Christ.  I love how you see the bright side of every situation.  I love the little things that make you so excited and happy (sweatpants, Clippers t-shirts, YouTube documentaries, catching nutria's in Louisiana, your AK, steak/pizza/ham/FOOD, noodling in Thatcher, the beach, your Grandpa Haws, etc).  You always take time to thank people for the things they do and that's something I always notice and appreciate.  You're athletic, smart, super attractive (that's obvious), hardworking and dedicated to your goals.  I admire how nice you are to everyone you meet and how good you are at making them feel like you're best friends within 30 seconds!  You go out of your way to do anything to make me smile when you don't need to, give the best hugs and help me improve in every aspect of my life.  I love you! 

A little message to Rachel Clark:
   I'm so glad you finally entered my life this past semester and that we're roommates!  Someone really should have set us up on a blind date much sooner so this relationship could have started a couple years ago.  You are kind, fun and selfless.   I appreciate the little notes you write me, the texts you send and your constant outpour of love for your family and friends.   We might not be the best mothers to our plants (we just need different soil, then they'll love us), but I really feel like we make a great team and we can always crack ourselves up! Haha!  I'm grateful for our friendship and for your consistent positive attitude.  You make life more fun and upbeat!  Anywho, I'm not too great at putting it into words but I am extremely grateful that we have become such good friends and I really admire you. We have the best two-man-Spanish-dance-parties known to man-kind. 

Time flies when you're having fun!

323 days until Jenn comes home!! 

It's funny how quickly I forget about my blog and how often I DON'T update it!  Happy Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year, Birthday and everything else that I have potentially missed on my four month blogging leave! Haha! At least I post Jenn's letters on her mission blog every few months to make up for it, right?  Anywho, life is sincerely AMAZING! I can't believe it's already the middle of February and that Jenn turns 22 TOMORROW!  Also being Valentine's Day tomorrow, Taylor and I are going on a hot date where I'll secretly wish Jenn were with us to make it a nice birthday/Valentine's polygadate! hahaha kidding! (not really though.. )  Taylor and I go on ton of fun dates and we're loving life.  I'll give a picture overview of my past few months! :)  Peace & blessings!      -Lex

This is from November, but isn't he cute?! 

My favorite Christmas present was talking to Sister Jones on Skype! I love her so much! 

Last semester I became really into family history, so I found it necessary to take a trip to the Cedar City, Utah cemetery and find the graves of my ancestors. It was WONDERFUL! 

Happy New Year! It was the best to celebrate with my dad and siblings in Cedar!  I'm glad Taylor could make it down from Salt Lake to party with us as well 

 Picnicking! 

Such a fun time! This was for the Color Run 5k in Tempe! 

Found these little treasures at the Peoria North Stake Center! Love it! 

Elder Brooksby and Elder Parrack are both going to make incredible missionaries.  I love these boys SO much! Take care! 

Sun's game with T! Do you like our matching jerseys? Goodwill, baby

Free date to the AZ Science Center! (on the right) 

Tandem bike riding at Tempe Town Lake! :) 

Spontaneous motorcycle rides with Baby T! 

We went to the ASU vs. Utah basketball game and
Taylor got to play a hotspot gam in the halftime show!
 He won and gets
to play again next week for $300. Such talent, I know!  

Seeing West Side Story at the Mesa Arts Center! Thank goodness for raffles and free tickets :) 

Lookin fly after church ball! 

We had the opportunity to be ushers for the VIP that went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir concert in Phoenix this past weekend!  It was great meeting new people and being representatives for the Church.   We ended up sitting in the 2nd row and loved the concert.  MoTab is what's up!



Happy 22nd Birthday, Jennifer Jones! I love you!

It's maybe about time..

              I was doing so good with the "once a month" blogging thing, but look who waited almost 3 months to do another post.  Luckily, these past three months have been filled with new interests, friendships and a lot of happiness! :)  My two absolute best friends are now out on missions (Jenn Jones and Bobby Burkey) so it's fun forming a new kind of relationship with both of them.  Lately I've become really into family history and learning about my ancestors! (I think familysearch.com has become my facebook.com.. it's weird.) It's amazing how many people have come before us that we're related to and how fun and easy it can be to learn about their lives! As my dad told me tonight on the phone, "Lex, you've caught the family history bug that I seem to have never caught."  I hope everyone catches it at one point in their lives because it's absolutely fascinating.  Anywho, I've set a lot of goals for this semester and so far I think I'm doing a better job than I expected.  (shocking, I agree!)  I put higher expectations on myself with seeing my family more, dominating school, being a "Super Sister" at writing my lil Sista Jones, spiritual goals/expectations and many more that are just random. (Getting better at harmonica than Jenn while she's gone, getting back to my old level of playing the flute and piano, becoming a "Just Dance" master, crocheting Jenn something weird for her mission, etc)   I'll do a little picture preview of life in the past few months.. :)

We left off with Sister Jones
leaving us for the MTC
in July, and I was a sad lady.
No worries, I still miss her! 

Sister Hawkes & Sister Jones in Nebraska! Jenn is absolutely
loving her mission! She gives tours at the Mormon Trail Center at
Winter Quarters and also does proselyting when she isn't there.
She is SO happy, which makes me even happier!

Jon, Taylor and Caldwell came with me to visit my dad
and family in August for a week in Cedar City, UT! It literally is the
happiest place on earth for me. I loved having them there
 and we had an amazing trip! This was before
seeing  The Music Man.  :)
August 2011

We had a long day at the lake and all ended up with some pretty
hilarious battle wounds.  We thought this would be a funny picture,
but it isn't as funny when you can't see the cuts, bruises and burns. haha!

This picture is framed 8x10 in my room. One of my favorites places,
some of my favorite people, and to top it all off we decided to wear
SUU shirts! So many reasons to obsess over this picture!

Sorry I'm so obsessed with these pictures, but they're all so cute and happy!
This was on our way to go to Mammoth Caves -so awesome!

 I love Kaitlin Rosser! Right before school started (well, for ASU and not NAU..) we went to go to California for a couple days! If you want to have an awesome time at Disneyland, definitely come with Kait and Alexis! 

August 2011

I love my job!! I help adorable Korean kids with
reading, writing and vocabulary.  I'm always laughing,
being complimented by super nice students and I've
even learned some Korean! 

안녕하세요 = Hello

(I can totally write this and say it in Korean. Boo-yah!)

Have I mentioned my awesome boyfriend yet? This is Mr. Haws! T-Haws, Prez -hahha, sorry Tay!-, Thaws,
Baby T, and I'm sure his mother would appreciate it if I tossed "Taylor" in the mix of names as well.
 He is INCREDIBLE, we have tons of fun and I like him lots :) 

 Taylor & Lexi in 2011

Taylor & Lexi in 2010!

Stopping in Vegas on our way to Cedar City!
Staci, Ryder, Taylor, Lex
October 2011

Playing in my dad's basement! I was SO happy to
be with my family in Cedar :)

We got to go up to Salt Lake for General Conference!
Both first-timers and loved it! 

ZION!!!

Cousin lovin'! McKell and I got to spend a few hours
together while we were both in SLC. So many blessings
from Conference already!! haha! 

I love these people.
Random girl, Ryder, Staci, Taylor, Alex, Greyson, Kenn, Michelle and STEW (#1 Dad!)


If it isn't evident enough, I have lots to be happy about and I'm extremely grateful for my friends, family and (especially) my beautifulsmartspiritualfunnyamazing sister Jenn.   She is a HUGE role model to me and I'm really excited for the next 461 days to just fly on by.

We only live once! Make new friends, cherish your family and SMILE! :)
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