It's Almost Over?!

Today was my last day in church in Freshman ward. How weird...this means that Freshman year is actually like..over? :( :? :) I don't know how I feel about this..

I'm excited to go home so I can be with my family that I haven't really been able to spend quality time with since I came to college. I'm excited to see old friends and be able to play. I'm excited for the joys of summer like flip flops, swimming, and vacations. I'm excited to have no school and get rid of those stresses. I'm so excited to be home.

I'm sad to leave behind all the fun memories I've had this year. I'm sad to leave behind my roommates, some of the most amazing girls that I've gotten to know. I'm sad to not have school, because in reality, I'm a nerd and I love it. I'm sad to lose all the freedom I've had and have to go back to rules and chores. I'm sad to say goodbye to BYU, the place where I've wanted to go to school my whole life, for 4 months.

It's crazy to think how fast it all went by. I still remember the first day I came here, crying as I left my home and parents and everything I was comfortable with. And here I am and I'll probably be crying as I leave Provo, because now everything I'm comfortable with is here. All I know is that there are going to be so many things coming my way and I really have no idea what they'll be. All I can do is have faith. Faith in my Heavenly Father that he'll lead me in the right direction. Faith in life that it will treat me ok. And faith in me that I'll do what's best for me and what I'm supposed to do. I have learned so much this year and I will never forget any of it. And there are so many wonderful people in my life that I will never want to leave behind. My life has definitely been changed for good.

Wow, I think I'm definitely a lucky one. :)

Where Should I Live?

I found a fun website that takes the things you like and then tells you where you should live! Here are my top 10:

1. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2. Providence, Rhode Island

3. New Haven, Connecticut

4. Hartford, Connecticut

5. Little Rock, Arkansas

6. Norfolk Virginia

7. Long Island, New York

8. New York City, New York

9. San Diego, California

10. Boston, Massachusetts

Ha, I guess it told me what I knew all along--I'm a city girl! I've always wanted to live in the city. Everything about big cities just amaze me and make me feel so excited. But for now...I'm here in Provo, Utah (and going back home in less than a week!). But someday.................... :)

So in SHAPE!!!

I've been working out so hard for the past few weeks. Dang, I've loved it! My friend Brooke is on the track team so whenever she doesn't go to track in the morning or doesn't have a hard workout, we go lift and run. I lifted 75 pounds the other day! I've also been learning how to hurdle and run like a champ! Hah it's been great and I've been feeling so in shape.

I have been kinda sore, but running and working out feel so good. I think I almost like it more than ballet, weirdly enough. I'm so glad that I've found something else that I like, because I feel like I've danced my whole life and I haven't really tried other things, so I'm glad I'm branching out. Anyways, I need to shower...so I better go. Before I kill everyone with my awful stench of BO! ;)

Life is LoCo :/

Dang, it's been waayyyy too long since I posted...oops!!! Sorry, the college life has got me up and running from dance parties to finals to warm weather to boys. Yep, I'm very very busy. But I decided to take a break from studying for my finals today and blog. Because I can't give up on this thing yet..haha.

Life has been so stressful. So many good and bad things have been happening.

Bad: My laptop broke down on Monday. RIGHT BEFORE FINALS AND WHEN I HAD TO WRITE AN ESSAY!!!

Good: I have great roomies that let me use their laptops and my wonderful father let me use another one of our family's laptops while he's fixing mine.

Bad: I have 3 finals this weekend. :(

Good: I'm gonna be home for the summer for good in a week and a day, and after Monday, I will be living a free life.

Bad: I get distracted WAY too easily.

Good: Because of this, I baked two cakes this weekend and cleaned our whole kitchen yesterday.

Bad: I am sooooo sore.

Good: I've been working out pretty regularly with BFF who's on the track team and I've been learning to hurdle and lift. I lifted 75 lbs yesterday! :D

Bad: I watched Glee instead of studying.

Good: I got to watch Glee!

Bad: I have work every morning at 7:50 and I'm soooooo tired.

Good: $$$$$

Bad: BOYS ARE DUMB!!! >:(

Good: I am single and loving it and partying every night with my best friends and having the time of life!!! Oh yeah! :D :D

Anyways, that's my life. This is how it goes. There are good and bad things, but it just depends on if I'm looking at the glass half full or half empty. I'm just gonna try as hard as I can to live my life free, happy, full of joy, and just for me! I would post pictures, but they're on my other laptop. So look at facebook for those...and if you're not my friend, then add me! :D

Christmas Break in Pictures

Once again, I'm behind on my blog.. :( I'm tempted to just give up on it, but I've been writing in here for so long that there's no way I can just leave it behind. Someone just needs to tell me to get off facebook and write a blog post! haha..Anyways, it will take too long to say everything that has happened, but a picture equals a thousand words right? So here are thousands of words for you detailing my Christmas break. More to come about the rest of my life! :D


Cute cousins...

Sisters. That's all I'm gonna say...

Sledding with some high school friends...


Making our yearly meal of paches...

The annual Christmas program that gets a little more crazy every year...



Christmas morning!!! Waiting on the stairs to go see what Santa brought us...

Santa brought me the prettiest barbie EVER! And a barbie book to replace the old one my mother got rid of! Yay!

All of our Christmas presents...

Playing Pictureka! with sibs and cousins (I won!)...


Celebrating my lil' sis's 3rd birthday...

Having a reunion with friends from my old ward...

New Years party with all my home town friends...

Yay!!! Happy New Year!!!

Mmm...i love Christmas. And Christmas break. And this year it was especially appreciated because I don't get to see these friends or my family nearly as much as I do now. Another Chrismas gone..except it seems to come faster every year. Is this what happens when you get older?! Don't make me grow up!!! :(