Sunday Goodness

Remember, it's always better to look up.

-President Thomas S. Monson

I was going through deleting stuff from my phone and I came across this note.  I remember putting it in there but it was a good reminder today.

Also church today was all about charity.  Charity is the pure love of Christ.  It was kind of ironic since me and Hil were walking into church talking about how we weren't being very Christlike to our residents who were bugging us lately.  So my goal is to be more Christlike and charitable this week and just in general.  I think the easiest way to be Christlike and charitable is to look at the bigger picture around you instead of focusing on yourself and only doing what you want to do.  While I was listening to the talks today in church, the time I helped the lady over Christmas came to mind.  All we really need to do is look around and take a step back from our lives.  So hopefully I can be a better person.  It'll be rough.  A lot of the time and especially this semester where I'm busy with school I just want me time.  But everything will work out better if I'm helping others.

This has been super rambling-y but oh well.

The end.

Oh and here's the quote of my day.

Just breathe everyone.  Everything will be okay.

Boys are difficult.

"I hate when you think that this is going to be the guy who is different from all the rest.  Who started out as someone that only my head could conjure up.  Who was so sweet.  Who made me almost start to doubt the guy I've dreamt about for years.  But... it seems I was mistaken.  I guess this is why I only dream about one guy.  Why the lesson to be learned is don't fall, not after a week.  Keep your heart out of it until you know his heart is in it."
Lindsey and I are always in the same position with boys it seems.  We both have that one boy who we know we could love forever if only they knew.  And that one boy that we have literally dreamt about for years.  We look into the future and we see them by our sides.  But they don't know it.  So we look at other guys, and sometimes one comes along and we give them a try.  But it never quite seems to work out.  Or it hasn't yet at least.
The other night I was with my friends Kate and Tiana.  We were talking with this kid Jordan.  He was saying how some girls had him read this blog of how not to treat girls or things to not call or say to girls.  We decided to make our own blog that is us rambling about boys and venting about them and just giving them advice I guess.  Feel free to check it out.  And if you're a boy, make sure you're not being "that boy" that is doing the things that bug us.  I know we don't speak for all girls, but I bet we speak for a lot of them.

Love finds you.  You don't find love.

Thank you One Tree Hill for those words of wisdom.

This Summer

I want to invest in a beach cruiser and go on bike rides.

And take a picture like this.  Because it looks fun.

Enjoy a Good Laugh

I know I had a good laugh.

Healing Begins

This is an AMAZING song.  I decided to go check out some more of Tenth Avenue North's songs since the few that I had heard were good.  What a good prompting that turned out to be!  I listened to this song and I just keep listening to it because it makes me feel better.  It lets my healing begin.

I know I've made some silly mistakes in my life, but I've learned a lot from them.  Now all I've got to do is heal from them.  That's probably the hard part right now.  But I can get through it.  I've got some really great friends that are always there for me and the gospel is never far away.

Things Ariel Taught Me

I didn't write this, but I found it and I certainly enjoyed it.

THINGS ARIEL TAUGHT ME

by Vanessa King

Ariel.  In 1989, she was who every young girl wanted to be.  This Little Mermaid proved that if you work hard and play your cards right, you can have your cake and eat it too… on a boat, with your Prince and fireworks.  Complete with a little emotional growth learned along her road to happiness, she is living-cartoon proof that you can achieve everything you want out of life, circumstances be damned.

Let’s face it: even now, I want to be her – drop-dead gorgeous, amazing hair, can sing like you wouldn’t believe, owner of the perkiest boobs EVER, former undersea Princess, rule breaker, trouble maker, problem solver, Prince-marrier and just naive enough to be cute.  Even though for most of the movie she didn’t speak, if you really listen, this redhead speaks volumes.

All these years later, I’ve realized Ariel schooled me on some very important tips on growing up:

- Never show up late to a party your parents are throwing.  Hell will break loose and you’ll be blamed.

- You don’t have to be satisfied with the status quo: it’s okay to push the envelope, just remember to watch out for sharks.

- One cavern can hold a lot of wonders and being a little bit of a hoarder is okay as long as nobody knows about it.  You’re totally screwed if your Dad finds out, though.

- Everyone needs a Dinglehopper.  Snarfblats will get you in trouble.   So will boys.

- Jamaicans are the voice of reason.  Listen to them.

- Love at first sight is never reliable, especially when one of you may have a concussion.

- Always read the fine print on any contract you sign.  Pay extra attention to troublesome clauses that contain specific dates, mentions of “sundown” and/or “kisses of true love”.

- If you like a guy, it’s okay to make the first move.  If you don’t, there’s a chance he’ll marry someone else.

- Persistence is key.  Ambition will get you everywhere.

- Your friends really do have your back.

…and perhaps the most important think Ariel taught me?   Every woman needs her own voice.

Ariel is hitting theaters in 3D September 2013 and I will be first in line.  Until then, if anybody needs me, you’ll find me in my apartment surrounded by my gadgets and gizmos a plenty, my whoozits and whatsits galore, my thingamabobs (I’ve got 20)… but who cares?  No big deal.  I want more.

So I realized today when I was talking to Lindsey that I really do love Andrew, but maybe I need to just give some other guys a chance since he's dating some other chick anyway.  Then I saw these on Tumblr and had to share.  They're both the truth and pertain very much so to my life right now.

 

Back to School

So school started Monday and I was kind of excited for it, kind of not.  It's always nice to have something to fill up my time, but other times I can't help but wish I was out of school, married and taking care of kids or simply something else besides taking care of obnoxious 18 year olds.
I would honestly be perfectly fine to just move out into an apartment, find a job that pays, and give someone else my position right now because I'm so tired of it.
The real story to this blog post however is to talk about this semester.  I'm taking Nutrition in the Life Cycle, Nutrition of the Infant and Child, Human Physiology and corresponding lab, Principles of Chemistry I and corresponding lab, and the gym class.  All in all, 16 credits.  They all go towards my major and it's scary to think that I'm so far along in college already.  I have two more years left of school including this semester, maybe less if I go to summer school!  It seems like not long ago that I was just a little sophomore in high school who was super shy and had no idea what I wanted to do with my life, let alone if I even wanted to go to college!  Time really does go by so fast...
My goals this semester are to stay on top of my homework, not fall behind in chemistry, and to remember to enjoy life still.  That means go out on weekends, know when to say yes and when to say no to things, get away from housing (a lot), and just be myself.  I also don't want to stress myself out too much.  My hair is finally growing and seems to be doing alright; it just needs to stay that way!
I also really want to try and find a job.  My current plan is to stay here over the summer, take a chemistry class, and work so I can earn as much money as I possibly can.  Money really and truly sucks in my life right now.  Money should just grow on trees or school should be a million times less expensive.  Either one would be a miracle though.
This has officially been the most random post ever though and I should just go to bed.  So hopefully this weekend relieves my buildup of stress/grief/anxiety/frustrations/whatever-it-is-that-I'm-feeling at the world and then I'll be much happier.