death row

day fifteen: death row meal.
(p.s. moved out wednesday... and i LOVE it!! more pictures coming)

due to my recent move out, and lack of money, I have lived on wheat thins... And so, my death row meal would look a little like this:

THANKSGIVING.

it seriously is one of my favorite meals, of ever. and with fall vastly approaching, I have an itch for pumpkin pie and hot cocoa for breakfast.

my mom makes rolls, and the best turkey ever. with a side of homemade noodles and world famous mashed potatoes. top it with some delictable salads and well all the other fixin's that are apart of thanksgiving dinner.
seriously i love it, and I cannot wait for fall to roll around the corner. i'm tired of walking to school and sweating to death.

15 years young.

august 21, 1997 I was blessed with a "little" brother.
a brother that taught me how to fight, how to defend myself.
a little brother that has brought the true meaning of patience in my life,
and a little brother who has taught me life is better when you laugh.

so happy birthday coleman, i love you more than you know. :)

it's a revolution.

day fourteen: a picture of you last year, and how you've changed.


September 21, 2011

a month and one day, one year ago i began a journey of changing.
(i know, i know. I sound like a broken record, ACL this, surgery that. but really it impacted my life more than anything has thus far.)

how I have changed:
1. good things happen to good people.
Christ doesn't punish us for being bad, and he doesn't shield bad things from happening for being good.
trials and temptation come to everyone, even the best people out there.
that was hard for me to understand, but I now get that I am strong enough to handle whatever Heavenly Father throws my way. and besides, He's there to help me through all of this.
2. people aren't always what they seem.
 I thought I had my best friend for forever. the kind of best friend that you go to college together, live next to each other when you are married, & your kids become best friends. the kind that doesn't leave me when you need them most.
news flash: she wasn't.
I've started to get to know people better, become friends with maybe the unexpected ones.
and I've stopped judging people, and have learned their story.
3. feeling sorry for yourself gets you nowhere
besides weight gain and depression, feeling sorry for myself has done NOTHING for me.
my old best friend and I aren't friends?
oh well. I deserve better anyway.
I didn't make the cheer squad?
there is always next year.
my grandpa passed away?
I'll see him again one day.
4. who cares what people think about you.
I am 4'11". yes, I could qualify for a handicapped sticker. no I am not going to get one.
my mom always tried to get me to wear heels. but heaven forbid I did, because I thought I would be judged like crazy.
guess what? who cares!
I'm changing that about myself, I don't care what people think.
like me, hate me, admire me, ignore me.
I am who I am, and I'm not going to change for anyone, but myself of course.
5. everything happens for a reason.
I am still trying to change my mantra in life. but I believe this a lot more now then I did a couple of months ago. my cousin, who really is more of an older brother, told me,
"everything will be okay in the end.
if it's not okay, it's not the end."
and you know what? I believe him.

obsessed.

day thirteen: a tv show you have become obsessed with.

I really don't watch much tv. But when I get into a series, it's hard for me to get out of that obsession.

• abc family is my go-to channel to watch tv. i am obsessed with Pretty Little Liars, and Secret-Life. and my favorite of all was Make It or Break It.
• recently my sister and I watched all three seasons of Drop Dead Diva. I am waiting patiently for the 4th season to be released.
• Prison Break was excellent. mm mm Wentworth Miller. the  1st season was by far the best
• but i think my ALL time favorite of any tv series i have watched is Friday Night Lights.
• seriously I will marry Tim Riggins.. aka Taylor Kitsch (sigh) i love him
• and now, I have heard Breaking Bad is wonderful, so my friends. I will begin that series shortly.

mary poppins' purse

day twelve: something i never leave the house without.

• totally dorky, but i never leave the house without a waterbottle.
• my camera has a perma-spot in my purse. I always take that sucker with me.
• i am a freak about making bracelets, therefore i always have a bracelet in the making along for the ride.
• a book is also in my purse at all times. you never know when you find a small crook that is perfect for reading.
• lip gloss!! my mother taught me well, "no outfit is complete without glossy lips."
• and finally, my iPhone. it is my music, my internet, my entertainment, and my phone all at once. people don't even text me (really, i'll go a day with recieving a single text) but i can't leave without it. i have to keep up on my instagram stalking.

today is tuesday

today is tuesday.

my house smells of autumn harvest

& cinnamon clove.

(thank you bath & body).

i'm ready for fall.

today is tuesday.

it is nine o'clock.

i have ran 6 miles,

toned & stretched,

and am feeling great.

today is tuesday.

& it is going to be a good day.

feel goods

I loved Gordon B. Hinkley. 

He was my prophet growing up, and i loved his goofy sense of humor and his infinite wisdom.. Some of my favorite quotes are from him.

day eleven: favorite quote(s)

"we have every reason to be optimistic in this world. 

you can't, you don't build out of pessimism or cynicism.

you look with optimism, work with faith, and things happen. things will work out.

keep trying

be believing

be happy.

don't get discouraged. things will work out."

i seriously love that man, but another prophet of God that i LOVE 

(& not just because he is extremely good looking...)

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"happily ever after is not something found only in fairytales.

you are princesses destined to become queens.

your own wondrous stroy has already begun.

your once upon a time is now."

"it is your reaction to adversity, 

not the adversity itself,

that DETERMINES how your life's story will develop."

but seriously, my all-time favorite apostle ever is Jeffrey R. Holland.

"However late you think you are, 

however many chances you think you have missed,

however many mistakes you feel you have made 

or talents you don't have,

or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled.

I testify that you ave not traveled beyond the reach of divine love.

It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ's atonement shines."