Swinging in the Park: A Little Bit About Me...

Ok... so I have never done this before so please be patient with me. I have decided to start a blog about my life because I am the worst journal keeper on the planet... basically! Ok so I guess I'll just start out with a little bit about me.

My name is Alena Marie Baker and I was born January 16, 1990 to two wonderful parents: Dan and Connie Baker. I am the only girl in my family which leaves me with 3 awesome brothers: Mike, Spencer, and Matt. My family is everything to me. Anytime I am with my family we always have a great time! We love to do crazy things together! My family is very sarcastic and like to crack jokes anytime it is permitted. They are my light in this world and they help me everyday. I do not know where I would be without them!

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I have a testimony that it is the only true church on the earth today. Thomas S. Monson is the prophet on the earth today and is a mouthpiece for the Lord in these latter days. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet and that he restored this church. I also have a testimony of the Book of Mormon and know that it is written by the hand of God! I love my church and it means more to me than anything on this planet. It has made me who I am today and also helps me realize my true potential of why I am here on this earth and who I will be in the future.

I attended K-3rd grade at Hillcrest Elementary School, 4th-6th at Orchard Elementary School, 7th-9th at Oak Canyon Junior High, and 10th-12th at TIMPANOGOS High School! I have always had a love for learning and have loved every one of my schools. Junior High was an amazing experience. I was actually a cheerleader for all three years... believe it or not!

Then in High School I was apart of THS' first marching band. I was a member of the Dance Guard. My senior year was incredible. I was on Student Council as Senior Class Historian. I made the slideshow for graduation which meant I was in charge of introducing it and therefore talking at graduation!

I am now up here at Utah State gaining an education and loving every minute of it! In my personal opinion, Utah State is the greatest place on earth! I am a Human Resource Management major in the Huntsman School of Business and I love it! I love learning about businesses and how they operate, what makes them successful and what doesn't. It is simply fascinating!

I have had the incredible opportunity of receiving the Ambassador Scholarship! It is a 4 year full tuition scholarship and honestly such a blessing! About 500 people applied my year and they only accept 20. What I do is I work out of the admissions office. We are in charge of recruitment and we do many things: give tours to incoming students, attend college day, put on activities on campus, go to open houses, and we are all assigned to a high school (mine is TIMPANOGOS) and we go there twice a semester and also send emails about everything going on up here at USU!