Change Is Good

Change is good

It keeps you on your toes

It keeps life interesting

And it breaks a sometimes tedious routine

So I decided to have a change

Not a super big one

But one that required six inches of my hair

Which is now the shortest it has ever been

It may not seem super short to some

But hey this isn't your hair

And it is short to me

So just agree with me for right now that it is short

Thanks :)

So I didn't have a picture that shows how long my hair was before I cut it, so use your imaginations...it was like six or seven inches longer.

PS photo booth is way too much fun....

Weird...

Everyone has their quirks rights

Everyone has their moments of insanity and craziness

But what would the world be like without them

Pretty much a bore I would think

So because everyone is weird in their own little way
Here is a quote that pretty much sums it all up

"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love."    -Unknown

Moments and Memories

Life sometimes is bitter sweet
No one tells you how difficult times can be
No one can prepare you for the surprises, for the trials, for joys, for the sadness
All we can do is believe in the future
Having hope and faith that everything will work out in the end
Enjoying the moments and the people we share them with
Having no regrets when we look back at the kind of life we led
And forgiving ourselves for missed opportunities and chances

Life sometimes cannot be explained
Time cannot be made up
Hours, minutes and seconds pass with no way in recovering them
But the memories and the moments live on forever
The ability to recall is a blessing that is sometimes taken for granted
People who have come and gone from our lives are never really gone
Our memories keep them alive in our hearts
And following their great example keeps them a part of our lives

Words cannot express the peace and happiness felt, knowing that we will see those who have gone before us again
Knowing that we will have a second chance of getting to know and appreciating them better
No one knows how long they have on this earth
No one can really know where life is going to lead them in the next five years, in the next day or even in the next hour
But we do know where we will be when our time is done
That there is a life and home waiting for us after we die

I am so grateful to have that knowledge
I am so grateful that I have the support from my Father in Heaven and Savior
I am so grateful for the peace of mind and heart that I have felt today
I am so grateful that I have such an amazing grandpa who supported me in everything I did
I am so grateful for the memories and moments I have/had with him
I am so grateful that I will be able to see him again and be able to tell him how much I love him
I am so grateful that I will have another angel looking out for me and
I am so grateful that I have the truth of the gospel in my life and have the knowledge of the plan of salvation

I do not know where life will take me in a year or five years from now
Or what I will experience as I go through this life
But I do know that I will cherish every moment, every memory and every person that is in or will come into my life and enjoy it.

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO

Well lads and gents you can now call me an aunt to the fourth degree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep two more babes are on the way and get this, they are both due thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!! CRAZY!!!!

Yeah it's a big deal

That is all.

Just Ask

It is amazing how you think you have everything for the most part worked out and how you feel that everything you do is now a habit that usually works out for the best...and then life throws you a curve ball...you swing and you miss and end up not knowing which way is up and which way is down.

Finals will do that to you...or at least it does for me

No matter how hard you study during the year, it always seems like you forget everything and have to relearn everything within a two day span...ridiculous 

But with trials comes lessons to be learned and learning is definitely what I have experienced in the last couple of days.

I have always been one who enjoys studying by myself, figuring things out by myself, not wanting to ask for help and studying in ways that most would call cramming. But hey it worked...or at least it did last year...or was it high school...

Studying in college is definitely different than it was in high school, when life was easy...cramming, while it works in the short run, does nothing for the long run...a lesson hard learned by this individual.

Sure it took me well into college to figure out that studying in college is much more than cramming but better late then never, right?

But mostly what I have learned in the past couple of days it that it is ok to put your pride aside and to ask for help when you don't understand, both from a Father in Heaven and friends who may know a little more than you. Asking shows that you are ready and willing to learn, to understand and to grow. Plus it doesn't hurt your test score either :)

I still like learning things by myself but I now truly know that not everything can be learned by oneself and that you must be willing to ask and who knows what you might learn...or get on a stats final

Hello World

Well Ladies and Gents

I am proud to say that after months of strain, emotions with a range that could rival those on a soap opera and long hours of observation, I am officially on my way to my future.

In other words I finally have a Stinking Major!

It is Athletic Training (With the Ultimate goal of Physical Therapy)


I was accepted today and I am Super Excited.

Well there you have it.

Cleaning...Really?

Not having classes on Fridays can either be a time to be very productive....or not so much.

That is what I had to choose between today, to either be productive or not to be productive.

At first I thought it was going to be the latter since I accidentally turned my alarm off when trying to hit the snooze button and didn't get up until around 10:30 (which hasn't happened for I don't know how long).
Funny thing about sleeping in for me, is that it tends to make me lazy and want to do nothing for the rest of day.

So as I was being lazy and doing nothing, surprisingly enough I started to get bored...wow imagine that.
I walked into my apartments kitchen/living room area and saw that it wasn't in the greatest shape...just a little dirtier than I would like....actually it looked like a tornado had blown through our apartment, no joke

After thinking to myself "wow, I want to cry," I decided to take on the challenge of tackling this lovely mess and making our place shine and twinkle...I honestly should have done before and after shots, it was that bad.

And so I prepared for the daunting task--put up my hair, stayed in my pajamas, ate a couple of Flipz (chocolate covered pretzels and actually I finished the bag) and put on my ipod to rock out to some music (being alone to dance and sing to music how you want is always an enjoyment).

Aaannndddd I was off, on one of the biggest cleaning jobs that I have ever been presented with, dirty dishes in the sink, on the table, on the couches, on the floor; overflowing trash can, crumbs everywhere, stuff that I had no idea what it was everywhere; papers everywhere, tissues everywhere, stains on the counter, on the chairs, on the floor. I could go on but I think you get the gist.

Anyways, while I was making my way through this maze of messiness, I found that I was really enjoying myself. I have, for the most part, enjoyed doing work and then seeing the results of my work, but for some reason I was enjoying this more than usual. I thought to myself 'people would think me crazy if they could see how much I am enjoying this.' There is just something that is so satisfying about seeing a mess slowly being devoured and things starting to shine and twinkle :)

Work, especially the hands on kind, I have really learned to enjoy and for reasons that I really don't understand. Mostly, I think I enjoy the time just to be by myself with my thoughts. Having time to really ponder about life is hard to come by, so when I find the time to do it, I really do it. Plus being able to dance like an idiot and singing at the top of your lungs is also another reason to enjoy it.

I guess I really want to say is that I enjoy cleaning.....really.

It is a good time to reflect, to dance, to sing, and just to enjoy the slower, simpler times in life. Work, it's a good thing....there you have it. amen