Wowzers

Today has been...intense. But that's okay. Basically, I'll explain what happened when I know the outcome. Let's just say, I was big time disappointed and hurt over something that will all make sense later on. Luckily, after I cried for a minute, I remembered a quote I found last night from President Monson's talk, Looking Back and Moving Forward:

"Mortality is a period of testing, a time to prove ourselves worthy to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. In order to be tested, we must sometimes face challenges and difficulties. At times there appears to be no light at the tunnel’s end—no dawn to break the night’s darkness. We feel surrounded by the pain of broken hearts, the disappointment of shattered dreams, and the despair of vanished hopes. We join in uttering the biblical plea “Is there no balm in Gilead?” 6 We are inclined to view our own personal misfortunes through the distorted prism of pessimism. We feel abandoned, heartbroken, alone. If you find yourself in such a situation, I plead with you to turn to our Heavenly Father in faith. He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you, but He will comfort and lead you with love through whatever storm you face."

These past few weeks I've felt so lost and I forgot about the light at the end of the tunnel. But, through some recent events and conversations, I was re-reminded that I'm not alone. Not only do I have friends and family who love me so much and want me to succeed and be happy, I have a loving Father in Heaven who can see the whole picture. He knows that if I do the right things, in the end I'll be happier than I could ever imagine! I just have to be patient, and soon enough, this rough and confusing patch will be gone!

Oh and good news: Spring Break starts in 12 days!!!!!!!!

The Ultimate Couch Heist

So this post has been waiting a long time to be posted.... But trust me, it's worth the wait.

Once upon a time there were some girls at school with a very uncomfortable couch. They desperately wanted a new one. Luckily, the first counselor in their bishopric had extra couches and gave these lovely roommates "Shaniqua". Shaniqua instantly became the best couch ever and everyone always wanted to sit on it (even though it's technically Chelsea's). One night, my friend Jeff came over. Jeff is a funny fellow. Anyways, he comes in our apartment and discovers that he has the rest of our couch at his place!!!!

Fast forward a few months....

Amy, Chelsea, Kenna, and I decided to make a bucket list. Of course, one of the first items on our list was stealing Jeff's couch. So on Wednesday, February 9th, I had crappy day...remember? So we decided it would be a good idea to steal Jeff's couch (on his birthday!).















Needless to say, moral of the story:

If you're having a bad day, steal a couch. Your day will be instantly be better!

Also...we're giving Jeff his part of Shaniqua back this week. It is going to be a sad day. But we are getting another one!!!! I'm excited!

Blog Lovin'

So I love blogging, but I mostly love reading other people's blogs. That's the main thing that keeps me from blogging on a regular basis, I get too distracted! So reading all these blogs makes me want 3 things in life:

1. A sweet wardrobe
   
2. A killer blog
3. A cute husband

The thing is...I've kind of got a head start on all of these. I feel like I have pretty cute clothes, but I don't have as much variety as my ultimate goal. I 'd also need to be able to take pictures of myself in cute clothes...which won't be happening anytime soon. Back in my hayday, I would take pictures of myself all the time, but I just can't do it anymore. I feel like I'm not sassy enough. I also get to worried about branching out and trying new things.

In order to have a killer blog, I actually need to blog. Like on a regular basis. And take pictures. And, make friends with the girls I follow in the blogging world. This requires a lot of effort in my opinion. So, I've gotta round up some motivation before my blog becomes killer!

The third one, I believe, will be the hardest to accomplish. Love is so scary. Everytime I find myself in it, it all falls apart. I'm seriously to the point now that I don't even want to deal with a boyfriend, unless I'm friends with a guy for a really really really long time first. Then I look at these blogs and look at wedding stuff, and I just want to be in love again. Something about love is so liberating, just knowing that someone loves you because of who you are, not because you're related or because they have to for whatever reason. When someone loves you, you feel like you're worth something, like you can make a difference in a world. Love gives you such a sense of security, because you feel like no matter what happens, your love will remain.

But for now, I just have to stick to loving my life just the way it is. Someday, my prince will come, and it'll all work out. I promise though, I am happier now than I've ever been, which leads me to my biggest lifetime goal:

Be happy, no matter what your life circumstance, and let that happiness radiate to those around you.

All I want to do in life is be happy, and make others happy. I guess that's the real purpose of this little blog of mine. So no matter if I ever have the ultimate wardrobe, a blog with a gazillion followers, or a cute husband (well I really do hope for a cute husband someday), this blog will always be dedicated to happiness and how happy I am with my life! Pinky Promise!

Tied Together With A Smile

I'm glad that T-Swift knows how I feel sometimes. I really appreciate it. If I could, I'd shake her hand and tell her thanks. But that will never happen. Guess I'll just have to keep that smile tied together! Maybe in a bit, I'll be smiling inside too! Oh and P.S., exactly 1 year ago, I went to the ER with my crazy fever! Crazy how time flies!

Weekend of Epic-ness

So one of my New Year's Resolutions was to have a better blog. This includes more updates, more pictures, and more followers. So far, I'm kind of failing. Good thing I still have 11 more months :)

So a couple weekends ago, my grandma set me up on a date with one of her missionaries. He's brought two friends and they invited a girl and I invited my dear friend Kenna. Of course, the boys didn't tell us exactly what was in store for the day, so we got super cute!



And I was worried because I wore my converse, because I really wanted to look cute...but my converse are so comfortable!



But we got out on the date and we looked way too cute to be in the middle of no where



It was super muddy



And the cars got stuck!





After the cars got unstuck, the boys hiked us on out to 2000 Flushes so we could fly $3 Wal-Mart kites!





It was a way fun date! Definitely Epic! And I'm glad I wore my converse since it was so muddy everywhere!



Later that night, after the boys left, I went to a casino night on campus. I wasn't planning on playing but I did...and I'm good at Blackjack! So feel free to bring me along to Vegas! (mostly for the warm weather tho, I don't really gamble) So I usually don't win anything....but I won a big barrel of cheeseballs! I don't even like cheeseballs!



All in all, it was a great weekend.

I just love my life!