Do It Yourself

Hey everybody. back on the netbook :) so, Christmas is over, and everyone is getting ready to go back to school... well everyone except MEEE!!!! hahahaha. so i didn't get very good marks. ok i got bad marks this last semester, but its in the past and i cant change it. i tried while i was there, i really did, i just have gotten so distracte3d by the future and going to Ajax to be with my sister that school has kind of faded into the backdrop, and all i want to do is enjoy my life. so that's what I'm going to do.
ok yea school is important, but i mean if you're not having fun, and getting awful marks (and you were a near 4.0 student in high school) its time for a change! and nobody can change your life except you. i realized as i was stressing over exams, that in the end, whether i get an a in English or not, I'm going to be fine, and I'm going to have fun doing it!!! so that was my epiphany, and it has changed my life.
along with that, a while back my more than wise friend in the states told me that it doesn't matter how you're feeling, you should always show the facebook world that you are doing just awesome. and not only the facebook world, but the people around you in general. lets face it, nobody wants to be friends with a crabby pants. and let me tell you it shows in his life. I'm across the border from him, and his life through the pictures and status updates seems nothing short of fantastic. he makes his little baby girl seem as if she could lift weights with her pinky, just because she's that cool, but shes just a normal little lump of joy :)
so, i guess that's my little tidbit of information for the day. if you want something done, do it yourself. live a happier life, because you choose to. go get an education, because you choose to. dye your hair lime green for all i care!!! if you want to do it, the only thing getting in your way, is you.

aaaannnd while were at the do it yourself thing, i finished a gift for a friend of a friend down at weber :) here it is :)

i hope you all had a fantastic Christmas!!! later days :)

Been forever...

hola people!!! so update. last time i wrote about the eighties themed dance. so i went and it was alright, brad had to work till quarter after ten and so he didn't get there till twenty minutes to the end. after that we got ice cream and McDonald's cuz that's about the only store that was open... ha well since then brad has completely shunned me and we are no longer friends... hmm... oh well!! his loss :) so... ITS CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!! :D stinking so excited to feast in an hour or so.... AAAHH!!!!!! oh, and I'm blogging from my new NETBOOK!!!! so i will probably be blogging more often now.. hahaha. man did it ever feel good to walk out of that last exam a week ago.... holy man pits.... i am soooooo excited to go to Ontario in a couple months!!!! WOOOOHOOOO!!!!! :D love y'all!! i guess ill out pics on from the dance like my makeup and hair and all that shtufff. anyways MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! in an hour... <3 xoxoxo

The Exam Prayer

Now I lay me down to study,
I pray the Lord I don't go nutty,
If I should fail to learm this junk,
I pray the Lord I do not flunk,
And if I die don't bury me at all,
Just lay my bones in the study hall,
And pile my books upon my chest,
And tell my teachers I did my best,
So now I lay me down to rest,
And pray I pass tomorrow's test,
And if I die before I wake,
That's one less test I'll have to take.

A little lovely humor near the end of exams... get me out of here!!
Later y'all

because

dear world. i understand your reasons for being so chaotic. i mean really, its understandable. but couldja just once let me be still for a sec? enjoy the life that i was given that is passing by way too quickly? i'd appreciate that. i like my life. sometimes i have my days but doesn't everybody? there isn't even a month left of school, then its Christmas time.
i can not express how much i love Christmas and all that it entails. the music, the gorgeous white snow, the warm fires and mistletoe. the smell of Christmas baking, and love. I love the love that is felt at Christmas. whether it is from your spouse, brother, sister, mom, dad, friend, boyfriend, girlfriend, it always seems to be different when Christmas comes to town.
i watched the polar express the other day, and found myself crying on more than one occasion. why? well i honestly don't know, i just started to cry. maybe its because the music was beautiful, maybe its because i realized I'm growing up and i don't want to... maybe its because the one thing i want for Christmas is just slightly out of reach. i don't know.
 but either way, that one thing (go ahead and sue me for being corny) is a kiss under the mistletoe from Mr busy bee... hes so busy all the time. don't know if he even likes me back, but i sure do. there are so many songs that are running through my head that describe how I'm feeling. so ill just list a couple i guess..

Mistletoe- Justin Bieber
Cold December Night- Michael Buble
All I Want for Christmas is You- Mariah Carey

Yea just a few. and those are just the Christmas songs. i could go on forever with just plain old love songs. bah i gotta get my head out of the clouds. Preference is Friday, and hopefully ill remember to let you know how that goes with him. fingers crossed guys!!!

Love them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxSqeiT4f3c&feature=related
Rest of You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbFDsvfdd68&feature=related
Here I Go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C04p89G02gw&feature=relmfu
Run Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCACy8zjKHs&feature=related
Happy Never After

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiiOv41fesw&feature=relmfu
Maybe Possibly
(personnaly i prefer the acoustic un etided version...)

Frick My Life....

Two mid terms in a row.... that i managed to let slip my mind until just hours before... GOOD ONE IDIOT!!!!! well one down.... one more to go. good luck? yeah. so ready to leave.
My nieces called me this morning at 6:30 am asking when i was gonna come down there already hahaha i miss them terribly and i am more than ready for this semester to be over..... i have had more than enough of the drama that is my life. boys. school. brothers. home. parents. it just all adds up to a not so perfect picture and i  need a change. asap.
later y'all.

You cant pick your friend's nose.

hola fellow friends and others visitors!! how was your Halloween??? mine was great!! i was a cat! did my makeup and everything. sorta based it on a tutorial on YouTube... but decided to make it a little more simple, cuz I'm not a professional makeup artist by any means and haven't the amount of makeup this guy does. but anyways, the final result was this....

I was sorta impressed i must say

then...

i did this for fun!!!! :)

but anyways!!! back to the meaning and inspiration behind this post!!! so coming up in a little over two weeks is preference. also known as Sadie Hawkins. so anyways, if you followed the link, you'd have figured out the twist. i picked out my date and got cracking on brainstorming ideas... with myself.... and i got somewhere, but then my good friend Katie gave me the idea of doing something with paper mache, so basically i sat there for a little longer and came up with an idea!!!!

k, before you start to judge let me explain here. with more PICTURES!!! :)

Subject A)^

Subject B)^

Subject C)^

k so now some words of wisdom. As you can see i made a paper mache nose and finger. the final product A) had a string attached from the finger to a cardboard circle inside a tube on the inside of one of the nostrils. Inside the tube was a note B) along with a whole bunch of brown green and yellow confetti (boogers...). when he pulled on the finger, out popped the booger confetti and the note that read C). clever huh!!!! i was super happy about it... i got his room mate to hang it up on his wall. this all happened friday of last week, so the fourth. He texted me on the following monday saying "100 points for creativity." SCORE!!!! hah it worked!! and very well might i add. as of yet he has not replied. but that's totally fine, cuz i like to believe that he is thinking of an even cooler way to answer! and the fact that he has waited this long to answer means he is probably not going to say no... and if he does it will suck.. but either way i will blog about it!!!

SOOOOO now that that is over and done with, i have to head off to study for my last chemistry midterm.... poop. oh well, such is life, and the ball keeps on rollin! toodles!!! <3



Month... and a half?!?!?!

holy cowbells there is only a month and a half left of school... could December come any slower!!!!! i wanna go see Megan already!!!! i feel I've earned it. slaving over essays and textbooks.... being up till one thirty this morning was not in the game plan... but unfortunately it had to be done if i wanted to pass the course and get to go back to Ontario at any rate. dumb school.... its not easy.. at least not the route I'm taking. and its not supposed to be. what would i learn if my post secondary education wasn't a challenge??? well, NOTHING. Its supposed to be hard. but that doesn't make the all nighters and easy to bear. I'm only human, and i kinda appreciate a good snooze. lately my back has been killing me so a good snooze is hard to find. and therefore i appreciate more the good nights :) anyways, i have an English essay to finish in the next several hours. so toodles y'all!!!!! happy hump day! ;)

FISH

this blog officially has pets! go the the bottom and check it out! you can feed them by simply clicking anywhere inside their tank! (the white box) i think its so cute! well i just figured i would let you know those are there. we should name them!! ttfn! :) chem midterm tonight.. PUKE.

Livin the good life

Good morning fellow bloggers and friends :) today is going to be a good day. i can feel it. despite the fact that my English mid term is today, and its supposed to be ridiculously hard. so hopefully that works out.
any life updates? well i might be moving to live with my sister at the beginning of this year :) that ll be fun!!! well see :) it all depends on what happens in these next couple of months :) anyways, I'm off to study for English.. wahoo!! later gaters :)

Frappuccino... YES PLEASE!!!!!

So today as i was browsing my Facebook news feed as per usual, i made a lovely discovery...


THIS!!!!!!!

Ive kinda always loved the vanilla bean frappuccino, its what i get every time i hit up a Starbucks.. but i had NO idea they had a seasonal PUMPKIN SPICE frappuccino... oh my heck i am SO getting one of these on my way home from school today.. ill letcha know what its like..
SO EXCITED!!

in other news. i have a cold. shoot. hah this frappuccino might not be the greatest idea.. but whatever, i don't care right now!!!!

Song of the day :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCACy8zjKHs&NR=1
yussss. WINNING!!! ttyl

Lovers dance.

Hello everyone.
today is one of those days when my single status creeps back up on me. and its not terribly pleasant :/
is it really wrong for me to want to feel true love. a whole lot of my close friends are growing up, getting married, having kids... and its freaking me out. wanna know why?? ill tell ya
"Good" reasons...
1) I am so excited to have a family of my own someday, and watching my friends start theirs warms my heart...
2) What girl doesn't want to feel loved. And how many girls don't want to find the man of their dreams (whether he is real or not)
"Bad" reasons...
1) I don't even have a boyfriend, its like i repel them. I'm always the friend, which can be great, but really, it kinda sucks,
2) I'm only eighteen, but i feel so old.. ladies be gettin rocks. and I'm nowhere near there
3) I'm not ready... but i sooooo want to be. Marriage is kind of a big deal..

So ya.. those are the thoughts running over and over through my mind. sometimes I'm ecstatic, sometimes not so much. but overall i just kinda want to get over this bump in my life journey. Cuz that's really all it is. I know i will end up happy. And i feel its about time i find my partner and learn the lovers dance.

Epic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF_OQuu3Ap0
this is the video i was looking for... almost gives me goosebumps... holy....

It slipped out...

HELLOOOO!!!!!! so with the new school year and all, institute is starting up again, and each year, the institute puts on a few days filled with amazing fun events, also known as Welcome Out Week (WOW). and yesterday was the slip and slide at the sugar bowl... and let me tell you..... WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! i am so sore all over, and so bruised, but it was sooo worth it!! i got so muddy!!!! hahaha so basically i put a garbage bag on, covered my self in soap, and slip down a massively long tarp with a hose running water down. the things people came up with to go down this hill as creatively as possible... hahaha wow. if i can find pictures i will most definitely be posting some :) maybe i can show you a picture of my mud covered face!! :) but seriously, best. night. ever. :) then we went into walmart, soaking wet!! hah manager almost saw me.. oops!!! well anyways, hope all of you are having a wonderful time!!!! :) later :)

ps.. watch this video... until the very end.. hahahahahaha sooo good :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DakTPWX8K6M&NR=1

Get Smart

HI GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
school is back aaaaaaaaand i kinda have mixed feelings about the whole endeavour. (if that's even how you spell it..) i sorta feel great cuz its my second year and i feel sorta higher on the food chain, but at the same time, i kinda slacked off and am sorta at the same spot as a lot of the first year keeners... hahah soooooooo.....
in other news. my life has pretty much been boring and walmart infested all summer!!! i did keep myself occupied from time to time with events but mostly just boring stuff (i know i should have been blogging guys.. my bad) but now that the school year has started, i can get right back into the old blogging routine :) I'm excited now!!!!!
so yesterday i  made some wicked cute earrings with some leftover lace and stuff i had from another project that i have yet to finish... ( dumb staple gun is busted)
here ill show ya!!!

so this is what i started with. a couple of old bracelets, a cup to trace the circle onto the lace, lace, needle and thread (and embroidery thread for easier finishing touches) a fabric pencil to trace the circle, scissors to cut it out, and a couple earring hooks and jump rings..... AND!!!!!

.......VOILA!!!! yeah it was time consuming... all the wrapping in and out.. but id have to say it was a more than successful project!! yes? i love them. I'm wearing them right now!!!! if you want more details on how i did it and not just a list of materials, feel free to comment, and hopefully we can work something out ;)

in other news, my sister came up to Alberta with her daughters for a week in august this summer.. i miss them already!!!! we went to feed the horses across the way from our house... hahaha Megan was scared :) but we made her do it!! wanna snap shot??? :)

aren't they adorable!!!!! little Nolan is so precious!! he has the cutest eyes ever.....

SEE!! heart breaker right there.... :) i love them....
 well anyways, i have an email i have to send to my prof, and this post is pretty decent i think.

c ya later errrbodaay :)

SORRY!!

Hi guys!!!! i realized its been foreverrrrrrr since i posted anything :) ive missed it!!! but basically the things is is i was posting on my blog from the university library, which i had full access to, and when school ended, well things got a little tougher haha. so!!! here i am and i just figured id say a quick hello, not much has changed, its just SUMMERRRRR!!!!!! :) i loooove summer... only the best! Tan lines :) Flip flops :) Fresh cut grass :) Bridge jumping :) SLURPEES!!!! hehe yes!!!!
Soooo, ive just been workin at good ol reliable wally's... haha ive almost been there a whole year. dangit. i want a new job. buuuut on the bright side, tomorrow after work i get to go bathing suit shopping!!! im suuuper excited, its kinda hard for me to find a decent fitting swim suit at a good price. soooo i will try to post a picture tomorrow of it.. probly not on, but yea we'll see haha. love you guys!! sorry for the lame ness of being off for so long

Simply. Best.

Hello everybody, so i have pretty much had the best weekend ever. despite its ups and downs, it has opened up my eyes to everything. So, like i said, Quin is home :)
On friday, he picked me up from school ( around five) haha and took me round town doin errands, looking at dirt bikes, ya know, guy stuff, and i didnt care, cuz he was with me. Then we went to his grandma's house to chill until this bonfire that happened latter that night. We watched les miserables, and cuddled on the couch. Pretty much perfect. This guy is everything to me. He is so sweet, and knows exactly what to say, and when to say it. I'm not afraid to be myself around him.
So anyways, back to the weekend. After les mis, we went home to my place to get changed for the bonfire and so he could meet my parents. Then we stopped by quick at a friend's house to say hi.
Okay so this bonfire, not even close to a bonfire, it was dangerous. Nicole can atest to this. got close to calling the fire department haha, about the width of a small house. carazyyy

okay so here is a not so great picture of the bonfire, but anyways, you get the gist of it, singed off some hair haha, but not mine ;)
so this bonfire was another opportunity to snuggle. too cute. Then we drove home pretty late, and talked about stuff.

then the next day i went over bright and early to a friend's house to help her get her nail exam done, she's a gem. so here are the nails, first timer ;) hehe

I love em :) i catch myself with my pinky out abnormaly far haha funny times, i wonder how long it will take for them to grow out.

So anyways, after that i had to go home, but then i got a text from Quin asking if i wanted to do something, so i said yes of course :) he took me shooting first, with his 22, made originaly in the 30's, no joke. it was super fun, and i hit the target every time :) from about thirty to forty feet away, these were my very first five shots

That's right :) haha so much fun. well, then after the shooting we went to his ward rodeo, and i met his parents on the way, so nice, i love his family so far :)

So at the rodeo, he got me on a horse for the first time. Lead her through the barrels, then hopped on and got her trotting around the stadium, sooo much fun. then there was a three legged race, and i have a bruise around my ankle from it haha good memories, then there was food and some line dancing, sooo much fun, but then i got really tired so we left, only to discover the next day that we were going to be named rodeo king and queen, but we left. aaaawwee :) i wish we would have stayed, and i am well aware that it is my fault we didnt haha. but anyways, then we went over to his sister's house and watched RED again, while she wrote out wedding invitations, (such a cute couple those two) hehe and yeah, then is was sunday and it all went great

Just in case youre wondering, no, quin is not my boyfriend. we are both crazy about eachother, but realize that it wouldnt be fair to get into a long serious relationship right before he leaves on his mission. so we are best friends for now, and we will see how that goes. well, toodles!! :)

two words... Hot. Date.

!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, you so remember how last time i posted, i said that quin would be home in two weeks????? WELL!!! he's home today!! in a matter of hours i will finaly get to see him again!! He is picking me up from school at two o clock, right after my math class and the wheels will keep turning.
We will hang out some, grab a bite to eat, wqatch a some conference, mebe play some video games (haha he was so surprised when i told him i like them) then go to a bonfire :) so in total, we will have spent about ten hours together today :) soooo looking forward to this :)
Theeeeeenn!! on saturday we will both be busy doing our own thing for most of the day. i have a bridal shower to go to. (love you karlee hatch!!) Before that bridal shower she wants to do my nails cuz shes just a doll that way. ive never had them done before so it should be a fun time!! ill post pics for sure if i remember :) so then theres the bridal shower. and then he wants to do something again that night.. aaahhh!!! only dying inside today :) teehee hes so great :)
so yea :) if i can remember i will post pics of the events :) <3 ttfn!

I'm a fool

Good morning all. april fools today...
i must say i have never really liked today, im not one to pull pranks, treat others like you would like to be treated right? and im not one who likes to be played with. only one person has managed to tease me and make me smile every time, and thats quin.
this morning he sent me a text saying that he would be staying up north for another four weeks instead of two... and i just about died. then he said april fools, and laughed so hard i almost fell off my chair... in the quiet section of the library... hahaha oh man hes just the greatest. i suppose i am a fool, a fool for everything he says and does. he says all the right things. two more weeks <3

Sunshine and Cowboys :)

Today is a good day. The sun is out and it is just perfect. got my sandies on again, winter jacket is at home in the closet, (where i hope it will stay for a very long time)... I love the sun. and all the beauty it brings. the smell of fresh cut grass, gas at a gas station, chlorine in a pool. the feeling of running your fingers through warm sand on a beach. jumping into a cool pool on a hot summer day. i just love summer. and its almost here!!!! :) im so excited, cuz that also means Quin will be home :) my cowboy ;)
He's the sweetest guy ever and im just so glad i know him, says all the right things, acts goofy at just the right times. yea he has his flaws, but everyone does :) and i can live with em :) i have more than him and he still doesnt believe me, but we'll work on it.
Looking forward to a wonderful summer, full of sunshine, adventures and hot days :D

The little things

so today i am being extremely appreciative of the little things in life


'Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out'


Quote of the day today. so im pretty much the happiest girl ever. and its all my choice. yeah some things get me down, but im here in this life once and only once. im planning to make the most of it. do things right the first time, so i dont waste time.


I am at a point in my life where i am almost 100 percent satisfied with the way things are going. of course, every girl has her doubts about certain things, but its hard because its not supposed to be easy. its hard because its worth it. when you have to put your whole heart into something in order to finish it, its that much more satisfying once its done.


So recently ive become obsessed with DIY and recycling old things. like this bag for example

coolest thing ive seen, ive wanted to make a tie bag for a longtime, but this one is the coolest ive seen so far, i might just try it out :) my creativity and my mother's ginome dewing machine.. the possibilities are almost endless :)

so going back to the little things, im so looking forward to continuing on my quest of noticing the smaller things, and appreciating more the life ive been given. :)

The first day of the rest of my life

good morning. today is a new day, and its gonna be a good one. because i said so.
i am taking life into my own hands today.
because i miss you... <3 :)

Scrub days!!

so today is my scrub day. in other words. the day that i basicaly go to school in my pj's :) i <3 scrub days :) not having to worry about adjusting your outfit, cuz its sweats anyways!! :) AND! if my eyes get itchy i can just rub away!! no makeup is great :) all natural baybeh!!
i love the feeling of being free! no restrictions :) i think everybody needs to have a scrub day every once in a while. just be greasy, who cares if ppl think you look hideous!! isnt that the point?? get away from the world for a day, and just be the way god made you, beautiful no matter what others see. everything about you is you for a reason, embrace it, be yourself, love life, learn, grow, be happy!! and most importnantly, never, EVER! give up :)

Sandies :)

There is nothing more satisfying than being able to put on my summer sandals and wear them without freezing my toes off for the first time

I gots a pair of these gems in brown. and i love them to bits. i continue to look for different pairs, and there is a 19 dollar pair i found at walmart the other day. still wondering whether i should invest or not.  hmmm

theyre kinda like these ones, but in an earthy faded brown color, and they have a tiny heel. opinions?

well anyways, i just love to wear my sandals, wearing shoes and socks isnt my favorite at all. yea ill wear them, but i cant wait to take off my shoes and stretch my toes. im super into nature. i love to feel the wind in my hair, squish the sand and mud between my toes. just sit and enjoy the wonder of it all. there is so much beauty that everyday we take for granted, and i am making a goal today to take more notice of my surroundings.
this morning i woke up to a gorgeous red sunrise to the east. man this world is beautiful :)

Butterflies

"Love is like a butterfly, it goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes.
Love is like a butterfly, hold it too tight, it'll crush. Hold it too loose, it'll fly."
"You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder."

I love joshua Radin. he is such an inspiring artist, amazingly artistic lyrics. This song has been on repeat for quite some time now, and i figured i would share it :) i think that the lyrics in this song ring true to my life. i want to be able to leave my cares behind me every time i take a step forward. stuff happens, we all make mistakes, but never, ever give up.
Now of course youve noticed the quotes about butterflies and love and such. ive been told so many times to wait and it would find me, and i couldnt help but think it was a whole load of hooey. Until recently. Life has been absolutely amazing. and im not even trying, its all just happening. Ive got butterflies to no end and a smile from cheek to cheek :) something that i would have never even suspected until friday evening. THE DANCE!!!
I got asked to dance by somebody i didnt know, for the first time in over three years. yea, i almost died!! teehee, i love life, yet another lemon to add to my jug 'o' lemonade :D

i said what i meant and i meant what i said

so i did say that if i remembered to post pictures of my new belts i would. whether you care or not anymore, here they are haha

so here is the black one, but these pictures are all taken with my cell phone, so i took a closer picture so you can see the detail.

so here you can see the ruffles and details better, love this belt :)

and heres the grey belt :) also super cute, thanks momma!!!!

well anyways, i guess thats my blog for today, super boring but whatevs :) i gotta go study for math :)

I love her

i cant remember if i mentioned in a post, actualy im pretty sure i didnt but my mom has been gone for the past few weeks to visit my only sister. as you know, she did just have her baby january 27th, little nolan james :) so anyways she has been visiting them and helping them out with the baby and she had a blast. sushi from only the best places ever, dinner with my adorable nieces. man i wish i coulda gone. but alas, i had school to worry about.
so she just got home yesterday night at about six o clock and man was i ever happy to have another girl in the house for the first time in a while.. i love my mom sooo much


aint she a beaut!! :)

so every time my mom goes back to ontario she brings us something back. she got me a couple of belts and i love them :) i wish i had a picture, but i didnt take one haha mebe if i remember next time ill post some.


the black one is kinda like this cept its all ruffle, no leather, and the belt buckle is round

anyways, toodles!! :)

Lemonade

Hello readers. so ive recently rediscovered an obsession of mine. often taken for granted, but never forgotten. Snuggling. there is not much better than a good snuggle after a long hard day. just being close to someone can make problems seem so transparent and nonexistent.

but anyways, now to connect the title. so everybody knows the saying, when life hands you a lemon make lemonade. well ive been given an extremely unexpected lemon. in fact a lemon that at first i didnt want, even though it had been offered. but it looks better and better every time its put in front of me.


Dont they just look delish???

How does that relate to a good snuggle? haha well boys of course. an unexpected surprise. Colbie Caillat's Fallin For You? yeah, perfect, story of my life, right now pretty much. More specificaly the dialogue at the beginning, minus the surfing date hahaha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPCRbuL4Oh8

So yeah, i have been handed a lemon, and am looking forward to a refreshing glass of lemonade. life is great today, lets keep it that way :)

Busy Bees and Racing Cars

Good morning fellow bloggers. I realize that it has almost been two weeks, and i apologize, life is just so busy lately, and its exciting! Things are finaly starting to put themselves together right in front of me. And nobody said it was going to be easy, cuz it hasnt been. there have been so many moments where i wanted to just turn around and go back to where things were as easy as 123, but looking back at my life, i am so immensely grateful for everything that has happened. Both the good and the bad have made me who i am, and i am proud of who i am, in an un absorbed way.
I think that so often we find ourselves flustered with the everyday tasks of life-this assignment, that shift, this party, those friends- and we forget to just sit and be still. Just to sit, ant think, and remember everything that has gone by. We only have one life to live, so let's live it, and take advantage of every blessed second. Look for the blessings, the gifts.
Ive been born into a family with wonderful parents and amazing musical talent. My brother adam plays the guiter, my brother austin plays the sax, and my brother spencer plays the trumpet. they are all incredibly good at it. we all sing, and love to sing for that matter. Music is my life.
I am perfectly content with he way are going these days, what is the point in living with regret? We only live every day once, and i am glad to have this day to live out loud :)

bahahahaha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe4D2P30nKQ
okay so ive been watching my friend's youtube videos, and they are just my fave, this one in particular was simply best. try not to laugh, i would imagine its a lot funnier if you know these gals, but either way, enjoy!! :)

Completely Useless.

so idk what to blog about today, i figured i would just ramble on with some random mostly useless facts. ENJOY!!

-the U.S. government will not allow portraits of living persons to appear on stamps.
-the longest word in the english language with no vowels is rhythms
-a group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein
-there are 18 different animal shapes in the animal crackers cookie zoo :)
-people who are lying to you tend to look up and to the left (their left)
-a fly can react to something is sees and change directions in 30 milliseconds
-clinophobia is the fear of beds... (i know right!!)
-an adult giraffe's tongue can grow to 17 inches long
-in the year 2003, the U.S. government spent about 2,000,000 dollars on potato research...?
-a neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than a modern man
-a snail can sleep for three years (and our parents call us lazy!!)
-the average housewife walks 10 miles a day around the house doing her chores

well im off!! see y'all latter

just another day in the life of me

so what? its been almost a week?? good one. well my lifge isnt all that exciting anyways so you guys arent missing out. so.... today is the day ive dreaded for the last 364 days. valentines day. by the time i understood it, i discovered how much i dislike it. its the one day of the year when couples get to strut their stuff and nobody can say anything about it. yeah sure ive spent over 99 % of my life single, and look, im still here! im enjoying my life, i have friends, a family, and valentines day is just like any other. im not a huge chocolate binger so that doesnt change anything. im not currently seeing anyone nor do i want to so that doesnt change anything either. I guess the only thing that changes is that it is my good friend kinsey's birthday today and were gonna party it up.
anyways i hope you enjoyed my ramblings. happy singles awareness!

WHOOP! there it is...

So this morning on my quiet ride to university i realized i was going to be extremely late for my first class. the ride wasnt to quiet anymore. in my mind atleast. i hate.. HATE! being late for anything. probably because when i am, and i do finally get there, everybody is looking at me, and i'm not the kind of girl that likes to be in the spotlight.
so anyways, back to my story, we had just about entered town and i gave up worrying. then by the time we get to whoop up drive im all over the place again. aaah at this point im considering just going to the library (which is what i did)
and then all of a sudden, we are about half way down whoopup and i see a couple amdulances in the lane opposite to us, leaving the university, and then i see it, this black car, front end absolutely demolished... then i realize, that if we had been on time for my class, my dad would have been leaving the university and could have been in that car.... i love my dad, he is an amazing guy, and he has come pretty close to the other side so many times.
I have an amazing family, and a great life in front of me. who am i to worry about being late for a math tutorial when really, there is so much out there that i should be focusing on. so many blessings that i take for granted. like the gospel. the gospel, and music. acoustic more specifically. my father and brother are both guitarists and i hope to be able to pick it up some day.


Adam <3


Daddy <3

Life is good :)

its broken. again..

so lately life has not been the greatest. i have a 800 dollar dental bill to pay. i have school midterms to study for, and on top of all that, i just experienced the biggest heartbrake that i ever have in my entire life.
me and my first and only bf broke up around thanksgiving last year. only a few months ago right? and i was doing fine. he was gone, and he stopped talking to me, but i wasnt crying over anything, in fact i could probly say i was happy! then the other day i discovered that hes engaged to a girl he was 'friends' with while we were still dating. he took her to see the sights, i brushed it off, no big deal right? well no... only a few months later and she's got his ring on her finger...
good one maddie... you sure can pick em.. </3

Good and Bad.

so good news is today i have a date with a rly cute guy and im super excited about it. bad news??? well i woke up this morning with a massive headache.... lets cross our fingers and hope it goes away. maybe i should take a nap in the library. ok sounds good...

rocks

Hey errbody!! sorry i havent posted in a while. it has been quite the eventfull couple of days!! i guess i will just catch you up!

so on friday there was a ysa luau, not a bad dance, dances just arent ever rly the greatest for me. bad memories and all, but i also went out to eat att Montanas AND BP's that night... word to the wise, go get Montana's ribs, you won't be sorry you did.

on saturday i partied it up with ma buddies and went rock climbin at the u!!


Hurr's the group, and dont worry, we know we're attractive, extremely so :)

Those harnesses make you look extremely attractive from down below.. proof?

here you go.....

But its all worth it once you get to the top!!!!


and of course sundays i was preparing my lesson for next week. lesson numero seis!!
well see y'all round!! :)

the men...

the little man...
oka so this kid came to my till today with his parents, looked probly about eight. had three earrings... IN ONE EAR!! thats more than i have in both...

the man who got on my nerves...
this other guy came to my till and 1) had too many items for express 2) came to my till when it was closed and 3) waited till the items were all checked through to tell me that half of it was the wrong price checked through at the wrong price... thanks man...

the man who saved the day...
my daddy came to pick me up from work. love you!! :)

the man i hurt...
once upon a time i was texting my good guy friend and i just so happened to be on edge (due to reasons only understandable to my fellow women) and then i got mad for no reason at all and called him oblivious... it hurt his feelings and ive felt awfull about it since... im so sorry buddy. i didnt mean to hurt your feelings..

the almost prefect man...
hes there when i need someone to talk to. he always listens. he doesnt get mad when i make a mistake. he snuggles with me all the time. he never lets me down and hes so fun to be around. he even gives me kisse every day!! but the thing is... hes got whiskers and a big fluffy tail. hes my cat and his name is lincoln. <3 love ya

and thats it! see ya!

Nolan James :)

Well good morning everybody, i have wonderful news!! Lastnight at seven oclock my sister finaly went into the hospital to have her third child. He was born at 1:00 this morning, 7lbs 7oz. :)

I can not even begin to express the joy of being an aunt. I love my little nieces so much, i can't wait to meet the little man :) Here's some pics!!


Baby Nolan with mommy, brand new :)

Here's daddy on the tramp with his girls


Megan and her girlies Trista and Claire :) cutest kids ever


Trista and Claire at the Cinderella Dinner when hey went on a cruise as a family


Trista in one of her many dressup costumes


And here's claire :)


I am so grateful to have these little angels in my life :)

Love you megs!! <3 <3

Really?? Sure!

So yesterday i was on my way home from an outing with friends. My good friend Spencer was driving, and he turned to me and was like, 'i have decided you and nick should go out' bahaha it took me by surprise im not gonna lie. But i agreed with him anyways :). I love my dear friend spencer. He calls himself 'my boy whisperer' haha i find it slightly amusing. So anyways yeah, he said, 'i like nick, and i like maddie *puts right and left fists together in a punching motion* BAM!!' hahaha i just about peed at this point. but thats my story for today, hope you enjoyed, see y'all round :)

Well Hi

Yep, i've started a blog. Why? Well in all honesty i don't know..

I could say that it was because i need to get into the habit of writing stuff down..

Or I could say it was because my good friend Nicole convinced me that i should..

Either way, here we are. So let's get started.
only fair to dedicate this post to Nicole :)

So once upon a time i met a girl named nicole. At first we were pretty much tight. Math 20, Marshall Adrian Ethan. Life was great. And then my wonderful cousins came into the picture, and i ended up becoming a hermit... how that happened..? Idk!! But then we graduated, and i will always remember that night. Ever since graduation i would say that we've gotten closer. We text all the time, mostly about carter (which is great cuz we both love to talk about it anyways) But life's great, and i'm hoping to get to know this gal even better in the years to come. Love ya girl <3

Because we're cool like that :)