LIST TIME

5 Ways to win my heart <3

1. Go out of your way to be nice to others
2. Skip the small talk and talk about the real stuff
3. Make me laugh
4. Be strong in your beliefs and choices
5.  Say the right things at the right times

Something I feel Strongly about

• My God, and my religion
  http://mormon.org/me/F21M/Destiny
• My Family
• My friends
• Being grateful 
• Choosing to be happy

A book I love

There are so many books I love. I can't possibly choose one.

• The Icing on the Cake
• Harry Potter
• Watership Down
• The Fault in Our Stars
• A Little Princess
• Anne of Green Gables
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Things I want to say to an EX

Well you see this one's kind of tricky since I've never been in a steady relationship yet, but there are still some things I would definitely want to say to boys I've been on dates with. Actually mostly just one.


-I'm sorry that you're so good looking and hilarious and nice, and I couldn't even handle it when we went on a date. haha

Mainstream Music:

Oh my, music these days. I have to say that first of all, I like a wide variety of music from most genres.  I love country, pop, hip hop, DISNEY, some screamo, alternative, rock, classic rock, classical, jazz etc.
Mainstream music though, sometimes I wonder how that garbage even became mainstream. Like there is so much good music in the world, why would I settle for some of that crazy nonsense that they call music on the radio. Don't get me wrong, I often do listen to the music on the radio that would be called "mainstream". I like a lot of it I admit, but there still are some songs that I honestly just hate and think are just terrible, or seem like the artist is trying too hard to sound the same as every other artist, and yet still fails miserably.

Five Pet Peeves

1. Dishes in the sink instead of the counter
2. Making promises that can't be kept
3. Lies
4. Bread crumbs in the butter
5.When People pretend to not be smart for attention

What I ate today 

• Omelet with ham, bacon, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and onions
• peanut butter toast
• water
• diet coke
• a 'protein-style' burger (patty with lettuce instead of a bun) with tomatoe and ketchup
• salad with ranch dressing
• quesildilla with salsa and sour cream
•  salad with ranch dressing
• chicken breast
• french fries
• chocolate fudge ice cream with strawberries

Quotes I love

You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, "Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness." You call yourself a free spirit, a "wild thing," and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.
[takes out the ring and throws it in Holly's lap]

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison

"Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been." - Mark Twain 

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

-Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Je suis triste, mais je ne sais pas pourquoi.

 

"...The blues are because you’re getting fat and maybe it’s been raining too long; you’re just sad, that’s all. The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you’re afraid and you don’t know what you’re afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling? " - Holly Golightly

 

Je suis peur, mais je ne sais pas pourquoi.
 

I guess it's just one of those days.



 "I have acid rain in my brain and it's killing the flowers in my heart." -tumblr



*Pictures from tumblr*

Music Monday!

 "The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought."


Favorite Songs as of late!

• Comme des enfants by Coeur de Pirate
• Le Festin by Camille 
• I wanna Get Better by Bleachers
• Mirror Maru by Cashmere Cat
• Ragged Wood by Fleet Foxes
• Apartment by Young the Giant
• Private Eyes by Daryl Hall and John Oates
• Heart's Content by Brandi Carlile
• Specks by Matt Pond

CHECK EM OUT!! 

Ten Things that Make me Happy

Auburn and I! Can you believe this February weather?!

"Happiness is a state of mind.  It's just according to the way you look at things." - Walt Disney

My Top Ten things that make me happy!

1. Phone calls that make your heart hurt from missing someone because it reminds you how you truly care for someone, and appreciate their influence in your life so dearly
2. Kisses on smiles
3. Sunday afternoons with a good book, sunlight through the window and a top knot on your head
4. Spontaneous rap battles with friends
5. When something seems so funny at that moment regardless of how funny it is and you can't stop laughing
6. A good long run on a moonlit night- or even during the day in the fresh air. But long enough that you are sweaty and tired and feel accomplished at the end!
7. Handwritten letters
8. Good movies! (Of all genres)
9. When someone remembers something about me that was such a carelessly thrown out detail that it surprises me it was significant to someone's remembrance
10. When people say my name :)

"Some people are so poor, all they have is money." - Patrick Meagher

I guess I haven't blogged in forever. But when I do I feel like I always mention Auburn haha. She is just so awesome! I didn't expect at all that I would become such good friends with my roommate. I guess I was lucky. She just always has my back and sticks up for me and it's amazing how someone can support you so much and help you through the ups and downs like income smoothing (...? haha) and make it for the most part all UPS! haha


But really. Life is too short to not be really happy! So smile!

See you later Alligator!

 

So this is the end of this lovely lady being my neighbour for a while, but it's a bittersweet ending, because she is going on the adventure of a lifetime.   I'm so excited and proud of her. She is heading out to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and I have absolutely no doubt that she will do a whole lot of good, and will bless the lives of everyone she meets. I know that although I don't want to give up my friend and share her with the rest of the world, they need her too! ...I guess. :p

Anywho, I believe that everyone needs a friend like this, so I sure hope you do! Here's a few reasons why she's so great!

• You can tell her anything and she won't judge you
• She can make any awful situation look brighter and more temporary rather than permanant
• She has the ability to make anyone laugh
• She gets the good jokes, the kind that don't usually come out until after 11 pm
• She knows how to have fun
• She's responsible and kind 
• Goofy enough, but serious when it counts
• Has a strong testimony of what she believes and knows to be true
• Is always happy and excited to do new things

Anyways, I'm sure there's more but there are 9 excellent reasons right there if I do say so myself!

Wishing her all the best! And safe travels!

November without Snow

So living in Utah means we didn't get any snow until December 3.

And yes I know it's crazy to complain about the warmth for once, but honestly I just missed the snow so bad. I love it, I hate being so cold all the time where you just seem frozen and stiff but I love the snow surrounding me, making things seem brighter than they should be and softening the edges of the harsh world. I don't know.

So anyways, here is My wonderful friend Auburn and I in the middle of November. That's right, picture time!

She is so wonderful.  She's the kind of girl who thinks of others and always knows how to bring a smile and a laugh even at the literally darkest hours (2 am??) She's the kind of friend who leaves you a note and a surprise when you're having a rotten day and is a positive influence on the lives around you.  I tell ya.

"You don't get that many people in your life that you can just tell anything to." - Lauren Conrad

Good For Something More

In my Book of Mormon packet for class there is this quote:

"You are good. But it is not enough just to be good.  You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world.  The world must be a better place for your presence.  And the good that is in you must be spread to others. I do not suppose that any of us here this day will be remembered a thousand years from now. I do not suppose that we ill be remembered a century from now.  But in this world so filled with problems, so constantly threatened by dark and evil challenges, you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference.  You can become involved and speak with a strong voice for that which is right"
                      - Gordon B. Hinckley

That went along with the scripture 2 Nephi 28:21-24 "Wo unto those who are at ease in Zion."

P.S. So buried in books and homework and studying and tests, but don't worry I still come up for air every once and a while.