Smiling is my Favorite

I've been in an exceptional mood as of late. Which can be surprising considering the weather. And yet all day long you can catch me grinning away like I had gotten away with something. I had someone ask me what makes you so happy? I couldn't think of anything at first but now I have come up with some good reasons...

• My birthday is in 6 days
• I am dancing regularly again
• I am in a major that I love
• I have great roommates
• I have netflix thanks to M&D
• I finally have pretty much mastered the stick shift
• I am reading several hours a day
• My favorite person also just happens to be my boyfriend
• Cafe Rio is just down the street whenever I need it
• And yesterday in class a fellow student read over my notes for a story I'm working on and the entire time he giggled like a little girl.

Are those enough reasons for ya? :)

Christmas is over.... Let the dieting begin!

Hello all! Life is busy and hectic as always, but I embrace the chaos so it's all good in my book. Christmas was definitely different to say the least... Two days before we moved into an adorable almost 'cottage' like home in Rolla. Hooray for no more apartment! We had a darling miniature tree on our coffee table and a nice quiet Christmas Eve. My favorite presents were to name a few... My new sexy-time boots, That Thing You Do (My all-time favorite movie), and most importantly a KINDLE!!! I've downloaded 3 books already like the nerd that I am. ( Clay said that he wouldn't be surprised if I named my first child Kindle. Silly boy. Maybe for a middle name :)). Anyway, now I am back in Utah. I only was able to be with my family for 10 short days because I have to be out of my apartment tomorrow and will be homeless for the next three days until I can move into my new place. Hopefully this next year will be much less chaotic. I'm so happy to be in Utah now and to have such good roommates (who I will be living with next year. Yay!) and to have been so blessed.

Happy Holidays to all!

Happy Halloween!!!!

I hope everybody had a great holiday!

Personally Halloween isn't my favorite, but this year was so much fun!

It was filled with giving out candy on Mainstreet, bowling in costume, and watching The Birds.

A Perfect weekend to say the least. :)

Musings...

I'm beginning to become aware of the phenomenon that when people who say they are "realists" they are actually saying "I do not possess a creative bone in my body and I'm going to be a Debbie Downer and rain on your parade."

So what if life isn't just one big musical?

So what if you can't bounce on clouds?

So what if my dog can't read my inner most thoughts?

I can still dream can't I?

I know that I can't have my head in the clouds all the time.

There is still work to be done and goals to be met.

But I still have a secret ambition to be an award winning novelist/prima ballerina that gets paid in Sweetarts and Cocktail rings.

But that's my right.

So carry on all of you artists/creators/dreamers

and consider me part of your club. :)

Ciao!

The woes of an English Major.

Sometimes I write. I swear I do.

Just not what I want.

This semester I am finishing my generals so that I can just focus on my writing the next few semesters.

And I am MISERABLE.

Health, math, and spanish are all well and good, but I am much happier writing stories.

I've started writing for the school newspaper to have a creative outlet,

but it's almost as bad as writing research papers.

I'm guessing this means no career in journalsim.....

Oh Well.

I'm switching gears and will be working on a literary journal in the upcoming weeks.

Hopefully it'll fill the hole in my writer's gut.

Till then I will deal with Old movies (I watched the Original Batman and Robin this week. "Holy Bikini Batman!!! Hilarious.),

Listening to Lady Gaga (Mollie got me hooked)

And rock climbing (My new sport :)).

So Long Sweet Summer.....

I can't believe it's August already. Where did the summer go? I have been here in Orem for 3 months exactly, and I am having the time of my life. I really do think I'm supposed to be here for a reason and I'm still trying to discover why that is, but in the mean time, I'm going to keep having a blast. Here's a little taste of what I've been doing lately:

Living within driving distance of Las Vegas has been such a blessing.

Having Molls living only 10 minutes away definitely makes life more enjoyable. :)

I have two roommates Noelia and Tara. We get along so well and I consider them family.

I LOVE my ward. This is the first student ward I've been in where there are active members who actually are cool.

I've discovered a new favorite band. Imagine Dragons. Their lead singer went to the high school next to mine and I used to go to his concerts back then. Now he has grown into an amazing performer and his band is phenomenal!

This guy is a nice perk as well. Meet Clay.

Now I am officially a Junior and will be finishing my generals this next semester and then after that I will be fully immersed in my major.

Crazy stuff.

Needless to say I am uber excited to see how these next few months turn out. :)

Cutest Music Video Ever!

Things I love about this video:

Zooey Deschanel is in it.

As well as Joseph Gordon Leavitt

Quirky Dancing

Zooey's Outfit

500 Days of Summer