Vacation. (:

Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. Utah. UTAH. UTAH!

Ok, my point is made...I'm EXCITED! hahaha I haven't been for at LEAST 2 or 3 years and I miss my family up there SO much that it hurts. Like, my heart literally hurts because I miss them so much. haha The only thing I hate about vacations is: Packing. UGH! The worst thing to do is pack. haha Ask my family, I pretty much procrastinate packing until day OF or the night before. I am so busy that I plan on packing night before. I'm just going to stay up all night. Then sleep on the way up. (: Good plan, I think. The problem is this, I only have ONE pair of jeans!! hahaha SO. I have to get a couple pairs while I am up there. RIGHT when we get there because the jeans I have now don't work with my BOOTS! ... that is not okay. haha Anyways, I'm seriously SO thrilled to be going up. Except that I hate the cold and its freezing...who cares. Its just a week. I so wish though that I could be up there longer! But I gotta be back in time for Tori's wedding.

ALSO, I get to see Kelly while I am up there!!! HOLY crap. I'm excited...I get to see my best friend. (: AH! And I get to see a couple of other friends. Hopefully my Uncle can hook us up with free bowling or something.(; hahaha Because a lot of people are going to be up there at the same time. I gotta ask him. Well. I've got to get ready for the rest of my day. Its "greaser day" for Kylie's bday, since a couple of us will be missing her birthday dinner. :P

Until Then.

Cloud 9.

Ahhhhh. Yep. I cannot stop smiling and I just want to hold onto this happy feeling for like...EVER. hahaha I just got home from a date that I think went very well. I hope he had a great time too. Its funny how you could be having a kinda whatever day and then one event can make you say "I had a GREAT day"...that's what I am saying now. haha I'm exhausted though and have yet to pack for my Utah trip, I leave soon! AND have not even done laundry. hahaha terrible! Well. I am off, to try to go sleep.

Until then.

The Light of Christ.

In institute I always try to take notes and my notes this week were pretty awesome BECAUSE the lesson was absolutely perfect. I did not write nearly all that I wanted to. I drew a picture, because I doodle on everything haha, but it turned into something more than just a doodle. :D

SO. The sun represents the Light of Christ. The clouds and lightning are the trials, turmoil, and just ALL the bad stuff that happens to us during our lives. The flower represents us. I drew a FLOWER because they're beautiful and each one of us has a beautiful soul. Also, because they grow and push through all the bad weather. Connecting all that is rain. I see the rain as not only OUR tears that are shed through these hard times BUT the tears of our Savior. He truly did feel and STILL feels every pain, every heartache, any and ALL suffering we go through.

I came up with all of this in that amazing institute class. True inspiration comes when you are standing beside the Lord, feeling the spirit completely swell within you. I firmly believe that.
"If we still see the light of Christ through all the trials and turmoil in this world then through His light we can grow stronger everyday." My quote of the day. (:

Through the light of Christ and the atonement, we can be made better. We all struggle, make bad choices, go through heartaches, are confused, and more. BUT we also can all enjoy the little moments, be happy, love with all we have, serve others, and SO much more. There is always going to be hard times but with the right attitude they can turn out just fine. Just remember that you are never EVER alone, the Lord is always right there....waiting for you to see that He STILL has his arms outstretched for you to take hold of.

I believe my life is a journey, a test of my faith...and i'm just getting started. <3

Day 7 – Your dream wedding.

My DREAM wedding would be to be married in the Salt Lake Temple. (: That is my DREAM temple. (runner up is San Diego, closer to the beach where...) I want my reception! Yeah, I know the usual reception for an LDS wedding is a stake center. :P BUT we're talking about dream wedding here. I would LOVE love LOVE to have my reception on the beach. That would seriously be amazing. Being at my FAVORITE place on the greatest day of my life is just my dream. (:

Day 6 – A photo of an animal you’d love to keep as a pet.

Its hard to choose! haha But I think having a Cheetah would be pretty sweet. (:

another sleepless night...

haha BUT its alright. :P Who needs sleep right? Tonight my hopeless romantic, chick-flick-loving, day dreamer side comes out and I'm sitting here watching "A Walk to Remember". Debating between 3 other movies to watch after this one, chick flicks of course. haha SO. Here I am at 1:35 in the AM thinking about the mystery of life. Thinking about relationships and whatnot. NOT a thing to go over at night, i'll tell ya, it keeps you awake! haha I can't even put into words whats going through my mind. All I can say now is...I'm missing my movie writing this blog post that isn't going ANYwhere. haha Oh man. :P

I'm off to finish my movies. Until then.

Day 5 – A photo of yourself two years ago.

I've been laggin' it on this challenge and I'll be out of town next week SO i'll do a few days today. (:
Here I am 2 years ago. :D

Day 4 – A photograph with your best friend. (my great friends too.)

I have a few BEST friends. (: Lisa and Ayumi. These girls are amazing. We have known eachother since middle school. I met ayu when she returned my ugly sweater. hahaha and Lisa I didn't think I was going to like her! haha BUT then we became best friends, just like that. THEY are awesome. We need to get together real soon because I miss them like crazy. Tongs will forever make us laugh. We have had some great times together. I trust them both with my life, they are the best. I'm truly blessed by them. (:

Me and Kelly have been BEST friends for 10 years. We did Girl Scouts together. We have had some FUN times! haha I can't even begin to list all of our many memories. I love her SO much and trust her completely. Its hard to find people you just instantly click with and still click with YEARS later. But we've made it and I love her to pieces. Hurt her and I will seriously hunt you down and hurt you more. She is amazing and my best friend in this crazy world. I'm so lucky to have her as my best friend. (:

Me and DREA! [holy moly batman!] Ah, we have had some great times and in not a LONG time. I met her just last year. We used to have the BEST late night convos. haha She had me laughing into pillows at one time because I needed to be quiet and couldn't stop laughing! hahaha She amazes me with her drive, faith, and strength. I miss her EVERYday because she moved to Maine but I swear our friendship has grown stronger. I love her and I'm glad we're best friends. (:

Me and Lia! She is my SISTER. Not really but yeah. She is the best. Right now she is serving a mission and I miss her! She is doing a wonderful job and reading her e-mails just make my day! She is the best. We also met just last year and I feel like I've known her FOREVER. <3

The guys! SO. Greg here was my Dance Festival Partner and that is how we met. He asked me to be his after his quit and mine broke his arm. It was THE best. (: He is really awesome! Now he goes to college and whatnot but its crazy how when we get back together its like no time has gone by and we're back to the way it was before. He is pretty great.

Now. Ryan, we met last year at the beginning of summer. I can talk to this guy about ANYthing and he does the same to me. He is TRULY one of my greatest guy friends that I've ever had. FORreal! He is WAY nice and I feel like as friends we definitely compliment each other. I'm glad that we've become so close, I trust him completely. AND he makes things a whole lot of fun. I know I can always count on him to have my back. (:

Taylor. He likes to party. (; hahaha We met the summer of Dance Festival as well. He is Greg's best friend. He is the life of the party! I love his comments that he makes and he is going to be going on his mission here soon. He is a great guy and I'm glad we're great friends!

Brian is a good friend, met last year. He is the end of a lot of jokes but he's a good guy. haha Definitely makes things interesting! He is really good with the scriptures and whatnot so its good to know I can come to him when I need something like that.

Lets see. This is a way old picture, but me and Eric. We have had some good times. I met him when he returned from Kosovo last year. He has pretty much always been there for me, since I met him. He is slightly unconventional but awesome. haha SO. I'm glad to have him in my life. I know he's there for me as I am there for him. Its going to be wierd when he isn't here for 2 years BUT he is going to be a GREAT missionary. (: WELL. Anyways, he is a great friend that no one can take away or replace because we've been through a lot and i'm thankful for that. (: AND of course Kylie. We have been through a LOT too. She tells me everything and I tell her everything. I trust her completely. We've had some pretty BOMB summers together! haha She is another friend that even though we don't see each other like EVERYday its like we do, we just pick up where we left off. Its all good.