Jacob Hunter Boyd's Farewell. :)

I know that I have only been at college for 2 weeks, but it's never too early for a visit to my favorite place in the whole entire world...home. :) Especially if it's for one of my best friends farewell! So on Friday, me, Devon(fried from many years ago), Madison(friend for many years), and Kayti (Jacob's cousin) packed up and headed to good ol' Caldwell. Devon stayed at my house and that is the reason for the many adventures that I had while I was at home. They went like this....

 I was able to see this beautiful girl! AKA my niece AKA Ezra Hailey McIntyre. :) She, even though she hadn't seen my in a while, came right up to me and reached her hands way up high for me to hold her so I scooped her right into my arms and hugged her tight. :) I love that little girl and her adorable smile.

Next, me and Devon jumped on the 4-wheelers and rode around the farm to see what we could see then decided to try out cow riding. We weren't too successful since the cows are so intimidating and all (especially when they're staring you down...) but we gave it our all! 

 Then, we cranked out more cookies than have ever been cranked before! 203...203 cookies I tell ya! That's an insane amount of cookies and we didn't double the batch or nothin'! It was ridiculous!!! Devon even broke a spoon in the stirring process...yes...that is how intense it was.

 As I was in the kitchen chillin' with my momma, there was a huge BANG! BANG! 

I about jumped right outta my skin. I thought someone was out to get me, but then I figured out that it was just my big brother shooting one of the many cats that have decided to make my house their home. Yeah! That's what they get for stealing Steve's (my dad's cat) food! 

 And I ended my fantastic day with a ride on my brother's motorcycle. :) It was so fun and brought back tons many memories of my childhood when Ben would take me on lotsa rides just because. :) I love my big brother!!!!!

I was so grateful that I got to end my trip with listening to an amazing guy, that I have known for 17 years, talk about how excited he is to go and serve the Lord for 2 whole years. He did awesome and I know that he will do even better on his mission. He is a great friend, guy, and now missionary. :) I'm gonna miss that goofy kid! 

So all-in-all I had a fantastic trip and I already miss Caldwell and family. I can't wait to go back in a month and visit them again. :) So yeah, I'm a niece lovin', cow ridin', cookie makin', sister of a cat shootin', motorcycle ridin', and friend of a missionary goin' girl! 

And this is me! :)

I'm a College Girl, in a College World!

So here's a story...many moons ago on a crisp August 6th day, a little girl was born to a loving family in a quaint town. This little girl was their 9th child and they couldn't have been happier to have one more addition to their family. As this little girl was growing up, she watched many of her siblings go off to college and create their new lives. Every time one more of her siblings would leave, this little girl would be so sad and just wish that she could one day go off and lead a life of her own. Well 18 years later, her dream finally came true. She packed up all of her things and traveled down a long road to meet this new life of hers. As she arrived at her apartment, she got even more excited and couldn't wait for her journey to begin. Her parents were sad to leave her and she was also. It seemed that it was much harder to leave the comfort of her home than she thought, and move away to a big scary college where she felt like she was just a small child visiting her brothers and sisters. But she wasn't. This was her chance to start a new life. 

Now as you probably have guessed, that little girl is me. It feels so strange to be here at BYU-I. I still don't feel like I belong, but hopefully that will change when I start my classes tomorrow. It might be scary, but I know that I can do it. :) 

This is my desk with my LAPTOP!!!!!! :) I finally got one after years and years of waiting and wanting. :)

All my jewelry. :) and yes, I did make that earring hanger...thanks for asking!

My fantastic, amazing, cute and comfy bed. Even though the sheets smell like paint and feel like shower curtains, I still love it. :)

It's weird to say, but I am finally a college goin girl!! :) So here goes...wish me luck on my first day of school. This is me! :)

Out with the Old...In with the New. :)

You're probably asking yourself, "Why in the world did Natalie post a picture of two purses?" Aren't you? Well I will tell you why...About a year ago I was in the big city of Seattle doin some school shopping with my sister, Jessica, and my momma. Well, after we were done, we put all of our bags in our excursion and went to lunch cuz we were completely famished after shopping for hours trying to find the perfect clothes to start a new school year. I also decided to leave my purse in the car cuz my mom said that she would pay since we had bought all of our own clothes. So after our belly's were full, we went back out to our vehicle to discover everything gone....yeah. EVERYTHING. That included all of our cute school clothes and my purse. :( It was very very sad. My sister very nicely gave me her old purse that she had had since about 2004. (That is the purse on the left.) So I have had that purse for a while now and it has treated me well. Lately, Emily has been wanting me to get a new purse because she says that it looks like I stole it from a hobo. :/ So, I finally decided that, since I was about to go to college, I should probably get a more mature and less hobo-ish purse. We went to Ross and found me a new one! :) ( the one on the right.) I love it and I am very excited to start the new chapter of my life with a new purse. I am thankfully no longer a hobo purse wearing girl. This is me! :)

18 Years Old. Finally!! :)

A few days ago I turned the big 18! :) I have waited so stinkin' long for this to happen, and it finally did. Now the day wasn't how I had always wanted it to be. I always thought that I would get up and do something crazy for every second of the day. (And one of those things was going to be skydiving, but I will still get that accomplished sometime before I die!!) But that's not how my day went.... It started off with getting up early and getting dressed. I even put on a cute shirt and earings instead of my usual t-shirt. :) Next, me and Em made breakfast for guests that were staying at the ranch. Then, the next thing we did was cleaned up breakfast and made lunch. Exciting, I know. It gets a lot better, just wait. :)

The next thing that happened was that right after me and Em cleaned up lunch, I went up to my room to find flowers, a card and a present (wrapped in tin foil, might I add) from Josh. :) I immediately turned bright red couldn't stop smiling for the next hour. The present, as you can see, was a shirt. He is an amazing guy and made my day tons better. :)

The flowers from Joshua. :)

Next, Emily made me a birthday cake and it was one of my favorites. Oreo Ice Cream cake. :) She also invited Colby (on the right) to come and join the celebration. He brought me bubbles, zebra gum and a fantastic card that talks!!  Emily is one of the best sister's in the whole entire universe!! I don't know what I would do without her! :/

Me makin' my birthday wish. :) And no, I cannot tell you what I wished for. 

And that wasn't even all, after dinner was all cleaned up and we were done for the day, I got to go on a ride with Emily, Josh, and Colby. :) It was a blast!! So all-in-all, I had the best 18th birthday that I could ever ask for. And it was a team effort, Emily made me a birthday cake and made me laugh all the day long. Josh got me flowers and made me smile every second of the day. And my brothers and sisters called me and sang with their lovely voices to me and made my ears smile. And no...I wasn't being sarcastic whatsoever! ;) So even though I didn't go skydiving or by any lotto tickets, I had a fantastic, amazing, swell, awesome, and splendid day. And...This is me! :)

My Love has Been Renewed. :)

Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved horses. I was constantly trying to convince my parents to let me have one, but the answer was never what I wanted. My dad, being the farmer that he is, believed that horses were just money and hay eaters. (So basically they just sit there, eat hay, and do nothing) And then my mom didn't want to have another "child" to take care of. Now this isn't a dis on my parents my any means. They knew what was best for me and I only feel a little hole in my heart that only a horse could have filled. ;) Now, this hole is finally being filled by my job. I get to be around about tons of horses everyday! I love it!! I have ridden horses almost everyday and I just can't seem to get enough of it. (Even though I get a little saddle sore and my knees make me feel like an old woman every time I ride) My favorite horse is probably Dante. (Sorry I don't have a picture of him) He is black with a little white patch on his forehead and is kinda spunky which I like. I went on a cattle drive with him and even though he ran me into a tree, made me almost fall off of him, and gave me a large bruise on my thigh, I still like him. :)

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Me and Buckwheat. :) (Excuse my grammar...school's out.)

This is Duke. He is one of the newest horses to the ranch and he is huge. That can be explained by the fact that he is a draft horse and he's just cool like that. The cowboy next to me is Josh. He works here on the ranch with me and is awesome!!

There are tines of other horses up here, but I don't like them or know them too much yet. But yeah, there's an update on my life. I'm a farm girl that is living on a ranch cooking for hungry men everyday and riding horses anytime I want. :) This is me!

Just an Introduction :)

So here goes it. :) My name is Natalie Ann McIntyre. I have blonde hair, blue eyes, tan skin, and a crazy personality. I am the youngest of nine kids and I wouldn't change that for anything. :) Without every one of us crazies, we would not be complete. We all are a different piece of a puzzle and without that one piece, the puzzle will always be missing something. I also have 13 nieces and nephews and two more on the way. I love to play with them and make them laugh as much as possible. :) I just graduated for Vallivue High School on May 22nd, 2012. High school was such a fun time in my life, but I know that much better times are to come. I will miss the many friends that I made there, but the true ones will always stick with me. :)

My parents at my graduation. :) They helped me so much and I probably would have either dropped out, failed, or had the worst years of my life without them helping me along the way. I love you guys...to the moon and back. :)

My new home. :) 

 

Less than a week after I graduated I moved away to a job that I got with Emily at Granite Creek Guest Ranch in Ririe, Idaho. I wasn't exactly ready to move away from my parents just yet. I felt like a little bird getting shoved out of the nest to test her wings. Luckily, they were fully grown and ready to help me fly. :) It's hard being away from everyone so quickly, but I know that this is what I am supposed to be doing and that gives me a lot of comfort. I am so grateful that Emily is here with me or else I would probably be crying myself to sleep every night. After this job is over and done, I will be attending BYU-Idaho to study Physical Therapy. Or Psychology. I'm not exactly sure yet and to tell you the truth, my major will probably not be either of those..:) I will also be living with Emily up there and I am so excited to start my college life. 

Here are some random fun facts about me:
Favorite...
Color: Yellow
Movie: 13 Going on 30, Step-Up, Elf, Tangled, The Vow, Life as We Know It (many more)
Animal: Giraffe
Food: Any kind of delicious sandwich
Book: The Hunger Games
Best Friend (not including family): Kaitlyn Jensen
Places I Want to Go: Australia, Paris, London, England, Ireland, Scotland

So there I am, spelled out plainly for everyone to see. :) This is me!