You are Beautiful

This was written by someone by the name of Nathan Crenshaw. I don't know him personally but you can read his blog here. I advise that you do. I'm betting you'll enjoy it.
I happened to come across this link on Facebook and fell in love with it. Every girl on this planet needs to read this. She deserves to read this...

You are Beautiful

February 26, 2011

I think women are beautiful. Not just a few of you, most of you. At very least I see the potential each of you has to unlock your own “beautiful.” I don’t feel bad about the remaining few females, because I know other guys will find them extremely attractive. It all evens out.

Imagine my shock when I learned that only 3% of American women see themselves as beautiful. More than four times as many confess to feeling significantly less-attractive than most other women. What?!? Where did they find such a collection of self-loathing mirror-crackers? But no, the study was well run, international in scope, and very consistent. Worse, asking my most beautiful friends if they felt beautiful usually revealed the same answer: no.

So tonight, you ladies get a full dose of the lLama.

Wow. Do you have any idea just how gorgeous you are? Drag your pretty face over to a mirror and take a long look. Are we seeing the same thing? I drive past you on the street while you’re out running, sweaty and red-faced, and I have an almost physical pain in my chest. “Good grief. If this is her exercising, what does she look like when she tries?” I see you in church, and I can’t focus on the hymns because I’m admiring your hair. Your eyes are like clear water, and your smile is like a warm breeze. You are so beautiful that I have a hard time breathing in your presence. If I could ever convince a girl like you to love me, I could die happy.

If I haven’t personally thought all of those things about you, I can promise ten other men have. At least ten. Keep looking in the mirror until you start to see that person.

TV and ads have implanted a false idea of “beauty” in your mind. There isn’t a standard set of features you have to meet. You don’t have to be blonde, have Photoshopped skin, or get plastic surgery to become beautiful. Beautiful lives in infinite varieties and combinations in very normal people. You are the standard of beauty, because you combine attractive physical features with a unique personality and talents to match. The combination is breathtaking. I wouldn’t know what to compare it against except…you.

I’m always dismayed when girls divide out their features and explain to me what is imperfect about each one: Eyes are too big, fingers are too long, nose is too short, etc., etc., etc.. Really? How can you possibly believe any of this? I can look in your eyes for hours and never get bored. Your nose is sensible and perfectly complements your face. And I really (really) want to hold your fingers between mine.

Furthermore, you’re built entirely in soft curves! When you walk past a Ferrari, the Ferrari is jealous. The curves in your eyes, your cheeks, your chin, your shoulders and arms, and especially your womanly parts. God designed you with every one of those curves to be beautiful and attractive. It was deliberate. Smile and accept it. It’s not vanity to call yourself beautiful; it’s gratitude for your birthright as a woman.

The secrets to being beautiful are not extraordinary. They are, in fact, perfectly ordinary: Be happy, and take care of yourself. Happiness unlocks everything good inside you and lets it radiate through your entire being. Choose to be the best kind of happy, and you will always be the best kind of beautiful. Taking care of your body will become a natural part of your happiness. Shower because it feels happy. Style your hair because that’s the natural thing to do with a head as gorgeous as yours. Live healthy because that’s the way to treat a beautiful body. If you’ve been slacking in your happiness or your physical care, get on it. Doing the work won’t make you beautiful–since you already are–it will simply unlock your beauty and allow you to see what’s already there.

You aren’t average. You aren’t just on the pretty side of average. You are beautiful. Live it and love it. If any man tries to tear you down, criticize your features, or make you feel un-beautiful, you shut him down immediately. “I am beautiful,” you’ll tell him, “And if you can’t believe that, I’m gone.” Don’t give him a second warning. Every girl deserves a companion who believes she is unbearably beautiful. Then doesn’t it make sense that every girl should start out by taking time to love herself and love her body?

I wish you could see your beauty like I do.

Bucket List

There are so many things I would love to do before I die...

Some of them I wish I could share with someone special...

But I'm not going to wait around forever so I suppose I'll get started on it by myself.

Here's my list so far.

Go skydiving.

[This is my friend, Josh in the red. So jealous of this!]

Bungee Jump off the tallest bridge in the world--

Millau Viaduct in Southern France.

[This bridge is 343 meters which converts to 1,125 Ft. tall.]

Swim with dolphins.

Swim with sharks.

See the Eiffel Tower.

Meet Eminem.

Snowboard.

Hike Timp Mountain- (Going this summer with daddy and BFF, Trent :] )

Move out of state for a while.

Go to Lake Powell.

Base jump.

Wake board.

Touch the Great Wall of China.

Ride in a hot air balloon.

Scuba dive.

See New York City.

[Especially Times Square]

See Phantom on Broadway.

Hike a volcano.

Ride an elephant.

Meet Justin Bieber.

Work in the music industry and the fashion industry at the same time. And rock it.

Adopt a child who needs a loving family and a safe home.

Touch Jared Leto.

Teach second grade.

Go to a rave.

Go to Colorfest.

Have a real bonfire party on a legit beach at the ocean.

Go to Ireland.

Go bowling at Pop 'N Pins in Preston, Idaho- (Where they filmed the bowling scene in Napoleon Dynamite)

Find the grave in the Salt Lake cemetery that says "Taken by the devil himself" on it.

Go back to Disney World and take pictures with every Disney Princess.

Find something cool with my name on it- (NOT the gay Winnie the Pooh key chain... :[ )

Time travel into the past and watch the Beatles perform.

[Okay maybe it's not really THAT realistic but... It would be so awesome]

Go to a real ghost town, and yes... Ghost hunt the crap out of that place.

Do 12 days of Christmas to someone.

Go on the Ferry ride at Niagara Falls

See the Mississippi River.

Meet someone suuuuper famous.

Steal a stop sign.

Steal the Jackass Blvd sign.

Go to the jungle and rain forest.

Go shopping at the Cesar Palace Mall with a rather large sum of money.

Gamble on the slots.

Meet Lady Gaga.

Take a summer road trip with some fabulous friends.

Take a train trip with BFF, Trent up to Portland and Seattle.

Ride in a taxi.

Ride in a Limo- (with the Champagne, of course.)

Buy my own house.

Be an artist like I used to be.

Learn how to play the guitar.

Run five miles in 30 minutes.

Go to a real lighthouse.

Go to Arches national Park.

Be baptized for my Great Granny who died.

Fall in real love.

Get married in the temple.

Have pretty little babies :]

Live happily ever after :]

That's just the beginning. I'm sure I'll think or more someday :]

The One & Only... Jordan Carl Martin Makin.

February 24, 2011

Today is a special day.

Today is this kids birthday.

[[Jordan Carl Martin Makin]]

He is 22 years OLD.

He is so cool.

Here are some reasons why I like this guy:

I like that he is so freakin hilarious.

I like that he is witty.

I like that he is a FABULOUS friend! I'm so lucky to have him!

I like his black rimmed glasses.

I like that he took me to a movie on Valentines because that was a depressing day.

I like that we share a strong mutual passion for Diet Coke.

I like that we have had many great conversations over a DC on the rocks.

I like that we are completely ourselves around each other. {Down to the farting... Yep, I'm serious.}

I like that we have watched many ridiculous movies together that have scarred us for life.

I like that we have also watched many GREAT movies together.

I like that we watched all of Season one of Creature comforts on Netflix.

I like that he can play the guitar.

I love his family that he comes from and the way he was raised.

I like how we made awful sugar cookies for Derek.

I like that he's a nice guy.

I like that he gives good talks in church.

I like that he helps me play wordz on Words with Frenz against his own self.

I like that he has really good taste in music.

I like that when I'm having a bad day or when I'm down, he's okay with it- He doesn't expect me to be happy alllll the time.

I like that when I am down, he does everything he can to cheer me up.

I like that he succeeds at cheering me up. Every time.

I like that his free throw percentage is like... Really good.

I like that he's still a Jazz fan even after all this Sloan/D-Will nonsense has happened.

I like that we have fun when we hang out.

I like that we became friends on Facebook and it evolved to a fabulous true friendship.

I like that he is my best friend :]

Happy birthday Jordz!!

May all your wishes come true!

30 day blog challenge... I quit you.

I hearby officially declare that I quit the 30 day blog challenge.

It's not fun when you feel like you HAVE to follow it everyday...

Plus I was terrible at actually keeping up with it... So what's the point?

There isn't one.

I wanna write whatever I wanna write.

Maybe I'll just pull from that list if I feel like blogging but can't decide what about.

The end.

PS- Stay tuned for my album review of 'The Worth of a Human Being' by Jared Pierce... Coming soon :]

Music Is My Boyfriend.

[Day 12- The Shuffle game: First twenty songs that come up on shuffle]

Oohhh boy, I love this game! :]

Currently I have 11,776 songs on my pod. Don't worry... the number is always going up.

In the words of CSS, "Music is my boyfriend". So true.

I love it way more than I'll ever be able to love a boy.

At least for a while.

Live music is my favorite thing ever.

Concerts are my favorite thing to do- The best money I can spend.

Oh how it heals my soul :]

MuSiC iS mY bOyFrIeNd ♥ ♥ ♥

1. Crazy In Love- Eminem
[[Can't you see what you do to me baby?/You make me crazy, you make me act like a maniac/I'm like a lunatic, you make me sick/You truly are the only one who can do this to me/You just make me get so crazy/I go skitzo/I get so insane/I just go skitzophrenic/One minute I want to slit your throat/The next I want to sex/You make me crazy]]

2. Call It Off- Tegan and Sara
[[Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at/Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at/But now we'll never know/I won't be sad/But in case/I'll go there everyday/To make myself feel bad/There's a chance I'll start to wonder/If this was the thing to do]]

3. Be OK- Ingrid Michaelson
[[Open me up and you will see/I’m a gallery of broken hearts/I’m beyond repair, let me be/And give me back my broken parts//Just give me back my pieces/Just give them back to me please/Just give me back my pieces/And let me hold my broken parts//I just want to be ok, be ok, be ok/I just want to be ok today]]

4. All Of This- Blink 182
[[With all of this I feel now/Everything inside of my heart/It all just seems to be how/Nothing I feel pulls at me at all/Again I waited for this to pull apart/To break my time in two/Another night with her/But I'm always wanting you]]

5. The Kids Are Sick Again- Maximo Park
[[In wasted lights/Hope takes flight/I don't mind/Losing self respect/I've done it before/And I'll do it again/I'm stifled tonight/Which is fine/I've done it before/And I'll do it again]]

6. Never Let Me Down- Kanye West Ft. Jay Z
[[That's why I hear new music/And I just don't be feeling it/Racism still alive they just be concealing it/But I know they don't want me in the damn club/They even made me show ID to get inside of Sam's Club/I did dirt and went to church to get my hands scrubbed/Swear I've been baptised at least 3 or 4 times]]

7. She Will Be Loved- Maroon 5
[[It's not always rainbows and butterflies/It's compromise that moves us along, yeah/My heart is full and my door's always open/You can come anytime you want//I don't mind spending everyday/Out on your corner in the pouring rain/Look for the girl with the broken smile/Ask her if she wants to stay awhile/And she will be loved]]

8. Ever So Sweet- The Early November
[[Ever so sweet/You make this seem/The way things go/It's not my fault/And I'll miss,I'll miss you so good/All of those nights we lost our way back home//Ever so sweet/You baked it in cakes for me/What you left behind/It hurts my teeth/Bring in the past with the postcards you sent for me/Every lie/It brings me right back down]]

9. Ode To LRC- Band of Horses
[[The town is so small/How could anybody not look you in the eyes/Or wave as you drive by//The world is such a wonderful place//The world is such a wonderful...//I see everyone before me, there was birthday sex and sleep/Some weren't getting along/Nobody's outside trying to murder/Nobody's outside, there's no one really at all]]

10. Something Vague- Bright Eyes
[[There's a dream in my brain that just won't go away/It's been stuck there since it came a few nights ago/And I'm standing on a bridge in the town where I lived/As a kid with my mom and my brothers/And then the bridge disappears and I'm standing on air/With nothing holding me/And I hang like a star/F***ing glow in the dark/For all those starving eyes to see/Like the ones we've wished on]]

11. Sirens- Angels & Airwaves
[[I do this from time to time/Where I can never wake from a bad dream/I do this from time to time/Where I can never say the things I mean//I do this from time to time/Where I like to watch you as you sleep/I do this from time to time/Where I like to think of you with me//I can hear you breathe I'm feeling the shake/And the sound of my heartbeat can't let go/Do you know I'm feeling the pain of my first love?/I let it go, can't let go]]

12. They Can't Save Us Now- Kill Hannah
[[So this is how it feels to be insane/The world looks like a movie always playing/But how can hearts so young feel so much pain?//They can't save us now/Cause we're far away from home/And there's no where else to go/They can't ever save us now/Will they ever understand we don't want to be like them? ]]

13. Letters To You- Finch
[[I want you to know that I miss you I miss you so//I'm writing again these letters to you aren't much, I know/But I'm not sleeping and you're not here/The thought stops my heart]]

14. Broken- Leona Lewis
[[I wanna run away from love/This time I have had enough/Every time I feel your touch/I'm broken/Shattered all the pieces apart/Never thought I'd fall so hard/I'm putting back together my heart/I'm broken]]

15. Got A Call- Land of Talk
[[Darkness dares to the dialtone as I sing myself to sleep/The most beauty I've seen lives in a dream/Where we laugh and want to live for the little things//Not even if I could get you back, I don't try/You weren't all that good/But I loved you like you were mine//Yeah I know how to kill, but I hate how it feels/That everyone's in love with someone else]]

16. Mixtape- Butch Walker
[[You say hello, inside I'm screaming I love you/You say goodnight, in my mind I'm sleeping next to you/You drive away from my car crash of a heart/And I don't know//But you gave me the best mixtape I have/And even all the bad songs ain't so bad/I just wish there was so much more than that/About me and you]]

17. Somebody Like you- Keith Urban
[[There's a new wind blowin like I've never known/I'm breathin' deeper than I've ever done/And it sure feels good to finally feel the way I do//I wanna love somebody/Love somebody like you//An' I'm lettin' go of all my lonely yesterdays/I've forgiven myself for the mistakes I've made/Now there's just one thing, the only thing I wanna do//I wanna love somebody/Love somebody like you]]

18. Stand Inside Your Love- Smashing Pumpkins
[[You and me/Meant to be/Immutable/Impossible/It's destiny/Pure lunacy/Incalculable/Insufferable/But for the last time/You're everything that I want and ask for/You're all that I'd dreamed]]

19. Another Day In Paradise- Copeland
[[She calls out to the man on the street, "Sir, can you help me?/It's cold and I've nowhere to sleep. Is there somewhere you can tell me?"/He walks on, doesn't look back, he pretends he can't hear her/He starts to whistle as he crosses the street, seems embarrassed to be there//Oh, think twice, it's just another day for you and me in paradise]]

20. The Runaways- Anberlin
[[Turn and time and time will tell/Time will tell or tear us apart/You're miles and miles and miles away/Silence reveals where we really are//You only stand to break my heart/I can tell it by the way you runaway/Runaway girl]]

 

Well, it's currently 6:18 AM... Time to go to bed.

I'm wondering if it's even worth it to sleep at this point.

Stuuuuupid insomnia. Blahh.

Dear Bridget... Signed, Sincerely, Me.

[Day 11- Write a letter to someone who has hurt you recently]

The only person that has really hurt me lately is myself... It's time I figure some things out.

Dear Bridget,

I realize that it's been a difficult year for you. There have been many days that you feel like you are completely hopeless, completely helpless... Like nothing is going to be okay... Like you'll never be able to breathe again. But I'm writing to tell you that it's not true. I know exactly how you feel every single morning when you wake up. I know that it takes every ounce of courage that you have to put another smile on and go about your day. I just need you to stop and realize that it's okay to hurt for a little while. It's okay to feel fragile while you're healing, because someday, I promise you, once you're healed you will be so incredibly strong. You will be immovable. You will be someone that others will look up to. They will love you, respect you, and want to follow in your footsteps in the way that you live your life with grace and compassion. You will be a positive and strong example to your children and they will be learning from the best because you finally were able to face your struggles and embrace your challenges and learn from them. You grew and you became who you were striving to be all those years.

You have got to stop torturing yourself and running from love. Your whole life, ever since you were a little girl, you loved love. I know you still do. So why are you running from everything like it's your worst nightmare? Yes, you need to find yourself and heal before you can give your heart to another, but that doesn't mean you can't build lasting friendships with people and let them love you for who you are right now. You still have a generous heart with so much to offer, even if it isn't flawless for the time being. Stop and look around you for a minute. You have a few of the worlds greatest friends. Look at Jordan. He's had an open ear and has been willing to listen from day one. He makes you laugh like no one else can and he has a fabulous family that you love to be around. Look at Trent. He helped you through a broken heart and he's always going to have your back... You need to let him know that you are always going to have his as well because he feels like you've become a stranger to him. You still need him... Let yourself trust him again. Look at Bryan. He has a sincerely sweet and caring heart. Who else would jump up and make you a turkey and cheese sandwich when you're hungry? Look at the amazing women you work with. They are your other family and they love you and want the best for you. Work hard and help them whenever you can. Listen to them when they want to tell you about something because you are trustworthy and everyone deserves a listening ear. Someday, a wonderful, charming and sweet guy will come into your life and will be mesmerized by you because you are what he has been waiting for. Become your best self because this man will deserve it. You will deserve his love and you will be happy together.

You still have your family... Even though you aren't always going to get along and you have your differences, they're still your family. You're sealed to them for time and all eternity and that's a commitment from them to be there for you day in and day out for the rest of your life. Love them, even though sometimes they are the ones that let you down most. Forgive them for their shortcomings. Let them know when you need their help because they want to be a part of your life. Tell them you love them. They need to hear it just like you need to hear it. Love the fact that you have an adorable kitty that runs to the door to greet you every time you come home. Take care of her and love her.

Say your prayers daily. Your Heavenly Father loves you the most out of anyone. He knows you and your heart like I know you and your heart... But even better. He understands that you hurt and that you feel more than you wish you did, but he knows that you need these trails and difficult times to learn something important because he has a plan for you. You are not wasted space. You have a purpose here on this earth and he needs to prepare you for whatever it is that he has in store for you. It's not going to be easy. There will be so many days that you want to give up, but you must push forward. Keep going to church. That's the only place that you will feel completely peaceful for a while and it will help you deal with and sort out everything else in your life. Don't do these things for anybody else. Do them for you. That's when you will benefit from your decisions the most.

Lastly, open your heart to all the wonderful things in your life. It has been closed off to everything for so long. You'll only die faster that way. Love people. Appreciate the beautiful blue sky. Enjoy the chirping birds in the Spring, the sunshine in the Summer, the changing leaves in the Fall, and the snow in the Winter. Do not take anything for granted because you never know when you will loose it.

I need you to remember these things because sometimes I think you forget about the wonderful things that you have been blessed with. You torture yourself and you feel like you aren't good enough or that  you aren't worthy of other peoples love and support... It's not fair to you to trick yourself into believing those things. There will be days when you feel like you are all you have. Those are the days that you need to learn how to stand on your own two feet all by yourself because that's how you learn. If you can't learn to love yourself, how do you expect to love anyone else? You are strong. Don't forget that.

You will be okay someday. You will get your hearts desire because your Heavenly father would never leave you unhappy. You just need to work hard and do your part in getting yourself there, and leave the rest to him. Trust in him.

You aren't such bad company. LOVE YOURSELF.

Sincerely,

Me.

Technology Shmecknology.

I have defiantly slacked MAJOR at this whole 30 day blog challenge thing. And since lately, I'm trying to not be a bum and give up on things... I'm going to finish.

[Day 10- Something you don't leave the house without]

That's easy. My phone, duh. Cell phones make the world go round. Take a little trip down memory lane and remember the time before you had a cell phone... Weird right? I mean, everyone was actually somewhat productive instead of wasting hours shooting pissed off birds at poor little innocent pigs, or wasting our lives on Facebook mobile... We actually probably drove safer too because we weren't constantly texting. Okay maybe that's not true. Lets be honest... We all had phones before we started driving so... We've been distracted from day one. Terrible.

I just got a sweet new GPS Droid. It's so great. now I can basically do anything I want on one little device... Even Wordz with Frenz! ( On the go :] )

Also, I don't leave my house without my ipod, duh. My ipod is my first love. I would be crushed, devastated beyond belief if I were to loose my ipod. Every time I even miss place it and have to actually look for it, I practically have a heart attack. Music is my constant.

Thank the heavens for technology. We'd be so bored all the time without it...

We don't wanna be so bored we do something stupid like this kid... Yikes.

There has GOT to be some better things to do with your time...

50 things to do when you're bored:

1. Count the number of people who die in Avatar.
2. Play solitaire on your computer... Blindfolded.
3. Go for a drive... Blindfolded (only for the really reckless).
4. Sing all the songs on all the Beatles albums in descending chronological order.
5. Sit in the park with a Reuben sandwich and rate all the males or females who pass you by.
6. Buy a goldfish and stare at it for hours until you get eye-strain.

7. Give your goldfish a perm.
8. Invent an extinct language and experiment with it at your the local Pizza Hut.
9. Be GOD for a day.

10. Walk your neighbor’s Iguana.
11. End world hunger.
12. End your hunger by jogging down to McDonald’s (works well for those unsuccessful at ending world hunger).
13. Drink all the alcohol you can find in the house.
14. Try to catch twenty-nine grapes in your mouth in a row. If you miss one... Start over.
15. Dye your hair to match the colors of the Zimbabwe flag.

16. Practice you Haiku writing skills.

17. Tweet to God.
18. Wait for his answer reciting The Lord’s Prayer backwards while standing on your head.
19. Learn the two hundred and seventeenth page of the Yellow Pages by heart.
20. Put the two hundred and seventeenth page of the Yellow Pages to music.
21. Set up an obstacle course in your living room and invite over your great-grandmother.
22.  Mine for gold. If you find any, send me an email and I’ll forward you my bank account number.
23. Mow your carpet.
24. Vacuum your lawn.
25. Get a job telling jokes at funerals.
26. Sculpture the Mona Lisa out of ice-cubes and attain world fame.
27. Find the Holy Grail.
28. Disprove the theory that cats have nine lives.
29. Run for president.

30. Write and produce the sequel to Seinfeld.
31. Build a full scale pyramid in your backyard.
32. Invent X-ray vision and sell it at adult stores.
33. Rent the Brooklyn Bridge to tourists by the hour.
34. Invent an automatic sushi dispenser.
35. Run for Pope.
36. Kidnap Barbie and get ransom money from Ken.
37. Refuse to return Barbie until the Monopoly money is replaced with real bills.
38. Spend a weekend in Hugh Hefner’s jacuzzi.
39. Spend another weekend in Hugh Hefner’s jacuzzi after first removing Hugh.
40. Skydive nude over the Vatican.
41. Ride a Hippogriff.
42.  Go bowling with a watermelon.
43. Phone all your ex's, tell them “I’ve just won the lottery and…” then disconnect.
44. Volunteer to serve in Vietnam.
45. Teach your pet rock to play dead.
46. Answer cute ads from Craig’s List.
47. Answer not so cute ads from Craig’s List.
48. Play April Fools pranks in May.
49. Come up with incredibly stupid merchandise that can be sold in gift shops... Then go and try to sell your ideas.
50. Sponsor the Annual Parrot Throwing Competition in South Kensington.

Be Mine... Be My Valentine.

I'm not bitter, or a hater at all... :] BUUUT...

This is cute. She has a fabulous voice!

Kina Grannis- Valentine

I'm not really a fan of Valentines. don't get me wrong, I love love. I love love stories, and chick flicks... but I guess I don't want to love someone... Anytime soon. Or never. Whatever :]

Happy Valentines to all the

Valentines Day lovers!

No matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself.

"You know what's wrong with you, Miss Whoever-you-are? You're chicken, you've got no guts. You're afraid to stick out your chin and say, 'Okay, life's a fact, people do fall in love, people do belong to each other, because that's the only chance anybody's got for real happiness.' You call yourself a free spirit, a wild thing, and you're terrified somebody's gonna stick you in a cage. Well baby, you're already in that cage. You built it yourself. And it's not bounded in the west by Tulip, Texas, or in the east by Somali-land. It's wherever you go. Because no matter where you run, you just end up running into yourself."

-Paul Varjak; Breakfast at Tiffany's

[OTH] & [CREATURE COMFORTS]

[Day 09- A TV show you're currently addicted to]

Okay well duhh... Everyone knows I love One Tree Hill. The music is amazing. I have quite the collection of music and I find a lot of it through OTH. They've had lots of guest appearances from bands and musicians who play at club Tric. The show also has some great quotes. I love quotes- I'm always looking for good ones. I love how the characters interact with each other. They have strong friendships and I love that considering I love my friends.

Also... It really doesn't hurt that the boys are really not bad to look at... :]

The gorgeous Chad Michael Murray

The beautiful James Lafferty

Austin Nichols... The man who WILL be my husband.

[L.O.V.E]

The babe, Stephen Colleti.

Also, recently my friend Jordan and I have been watching this show on Netflix called Creature Comforts... It's hilarious.

Its a claymation show made by the same guys who make Wallace and Gromit. They interviewed hundreds of Americans across the country on different topics... Anything from feeding time, to medications they take.

This is the old cat couple. The lady cat is such a cute little grandma.

This is a mother and Son. The son is a total dick to the mom, but it's hilarious.

These are the lovebirds. She totally understands him but he's a typical guy. He doesn't get anything :]

It's great. If you have Netflix, WATCH IT!

War Sweater

Wakey!Wakey!

War Sweater EP



It Can't Rain Forever...

At some point you have to let go of the past and accept the fact that things are never going to go back to the way they used to be. Sure, you'll miss the old days, your old friends, your old happy-go-lucky self... But it gets better. It has to doesn't it? You're never left with less than your hearts desire in the end. If you feel like you have been, then stop worrying my dear... Your future is still being shaped. You'll get what you wished for. If you dont, you'll get something even better.

Hanging on for Hope

The New Amsterdams

Worse for the Wear

Like A Willow Bending With The Storm...

[Day 08- A song that matches your mood]

Hope For The Hopeless- A Fine Frenzy

This is a powerful song, considering I've been searching for a little extra hope for the last year. It's been a tough year, but I feel like it honestly can't be too much longer til things start working out the way I always hoped they would. I think I hit my breaking point last Friday. It's always darkest before the dawn, right?
     I will be forever grateful to my wonderful parents who have always been there for me and helped me out of some very tough places. I'm thankful for a father who would do anything for me, including rescuing me when I'm stranded in Provo all alone. He also brings me king size Reese's home after a horrible meltdown. I'm thankful for my mother who always has an open shoulder for me to cry on for hours. She tells me over and over that everything will work out, that I WILL be okay. They both make incredible sacrifices to help me in my hour of need.
     I am also thankful for my fabulous friend Jordan, who cares, and that I oddly trust, considering I don't trust anyone... He's really been a great friend and has shown me that true friends really do still exist.

Stitch in your knitted brow
And you don't know how

You're gonna get it out
Crushed under heavy chest
Trying to catch your breath
But it always beats you by a step, all right now

Making the best of it
Playing the hand you get
You're not alone in this

[[There's hope for the hopeless
There's hope for the hopeless
There's hope...]]

Cold in a summer breeze
Yeah, you're shivering

On your bended knees

Still, when you're heart is sore

And the heavens pour
Like a willow bending with the storm, you'll make it

Running against the wind
Playing the cards you get

Something is bound to give

There's hope for the hopeless
There's hope for the hopeless
There's hope
There's hope
There's hope

There's hope...

Be The Change

I've come to the conclusion that life is never going to be easy. That's just the way it is.

Why? Because we all have things we are here for...Things we are meant to do.

If we didn't, life wouldn't be nearly as difficult.

Everything happens for a reason. If you find yourself wondering why you're still struggling and things aren't letting up, you're obviously not learning the leason that's trying to be taught. Try figuring out whatever it is that you're missing. Make some changes and look at your life from a different perspective.

You might be surprised at what you find.

My Own Little Zoo.

[Day 07- A photo of an animal you'd love to keep as a pet.]

Baby polar bear! He's just an adorable fur ball of cute!

Plus because this guy grows up to be the Christmas Coke mascot...

Umm HELLO!

GENIUS!

I'd keep this guy. He's so beautiful.

He'd make a pretty great watch dog.

Bottlenose Dolphin. Look how cute and smiley he is :]

My dream is to swim with dolphins. I'm determined to do it someday.

Why not just swim everyday with my OWN?