Birthday!!

Well it's my big sister's birthday today and I just wanted to give her a little praise. Those of you who know Kasey know that she is the epitomy of T.L.C ( tender, love and care). Growing up, she was always the peacemaker and leader. She never wants to hurt anyone or leave anyone out. She has so many friends because people flock to her caring and generous nature. I am so lucky to have been her little sister and got to watch her every move. I can't even think of a time when she did something and I said to my self, "Well now I'll know not to do that". She is now a mother of two adorable boys. She shows me every time i'm with her how a mother is to be loving, patient and supportive. When she lived up in Utah we got really close and I miss being around her. I get so excited when I know I get to visit AZ.

So Kasey, Happy Birthday! I love you so much and think you are such an amazing person! Have a good day and fun time in Cali. Landon and I wish we could be there with you!

What's in a name?...

We girls know that when we grow up and get married, we get a new name. His. This can be quite exciting. Its almost like you start over as a completely different person.

I have loved being Landon's. Learning to respond to Mrs. Fowler will, however, take some time. I have also learned that changing your name is not as simple as it seems it should. The marriage should somehow magically change your last name on anything and everything that identifies you.

I don't know if I'm a rare case but it has been a hassle for me to get my name changed on everything from my diploma, to my passport, to my drivers license, to my car, to my social security card, to my bank account.

I now understand why landon's sister in law was so eager to marry Landon's brother because she was already a "fowler" (luckily an unrelated fowler). You're probably wondering what the picture has to do with this post... well let me explain. I called to get my address changed on my bank statement. The customer service lady asked me my name and I told her, Courtney Fowler. I proceeded to give her my information and she said that it was all taken care of and to have a nice night "Mrs. Flowers".

As I looked online at my account information, I saw that she had changed my name as well as my address to Courtney S. Flowers. I was pretty upset because this was the 3rd time I had called Wellsfargo. The first time the guy entered in my city as "Probo Utah" so I had to call to correct that. The 2nd time, the number on the address was typed incorrectly and now, my bank statements were going to be sent to a Mrs. Flowers. haha

Landon told me to get used to it because in India, he succumbed to letting the Indian's call him Elder Flower because it was useless to try and correct them. So I've now become content with the fact that I will be called Mrs. Flowers many times again in my lifetime. Maybe Landon and I should consider both changing our name to the Flower's! They're beautiful and smell nice which is exactly what we are!

Conquering the Cougar

Well it has been a while since I've posted. I guess I feel like my life is not that interesting for other people to read about. But I thought I could be able to think of this blog more as a personal journal that will be fun to look back at over the years.

Well the biggest thing that has happened is on April 23, 2009 I graduated from BYU with a 3.79 GPA and received my Bachelor's Degree in Speech Language Pathology! It didn't really seem like a big deal to me because I guess in my mind I always figured I would graduate from college. But I realize that this really is a big achievement considering many people don't get the chance to finish school. I also probably don't feel like it was real because I am still going to be enrolled in school for the next 3 years as I continue on to get my Master's Degree. So I think that once school is completely over, I'll be able to take a deep breath and sigh with relief that I made it. No offense to anyone who majored in elementary education or marriage family human development... but I'm kinda wishing I would have gone that route so I could just be done with school. But I know becoming a speech therapist will be a great opportunity for me to serve others and I will find great joy and satisfaction knowing that I changed someones life for the better.

My family came to see my get my diploma. I am so lucky to have such amazing parents who have supported me over the years. My dad works so hard so that he can provide financially and I am eternally indebted to him. My mom is probably one of the smartest women I know, and she has always been my biggest fan in pushing me to get my degree. They took the long drive up and it was great to get to see them! Even my brother Brian came to the ceremony. What a trooper. Its a pretty long and boring ceremony just so you can hear my name be called among a thousand others and be lost again in the midst of the sea of blue caps and gowns. But it meant a lot to have them there. My in-laws also came down and that was so great to have their support as well. My family is the best!

I made some really good friends these past four years. One of my best friends name is Mandy Goodfellow. We had most of our classes together our last few years at BYU so we got to see a lot of each other. She is the most school driven and critical person I know. haha Luckily she rubbed off on me to make me work a little harder in school, and I think I rubbed off on her to get her to party and not stress out and work so hard. We made a good pair. Unfortunately she is going to grad school in Texas and so we won't be seeing much of each other. But I just want her to know how great it was becoming good friends and that she'll for sure be getting my family Christmas cards for the rest of our lives!