TERMINATED:

Life as we know it has come to an end...

not really, but it may as well have.

So remember when I said I was playing the game assassin? Yea... I died. Sad day. I got sabotaged. You could probably say I got hog-tied and pushed down, into some snake water... {StrongBad reference anyone?...Bueller? Bueller? Yeah I always knew I was the only kid to watch that junk.}

This picture is as good as it gets considering I have no baby pictures of her on this computer.

Also, shout out to my niece. Happy 4th birthday to my favorite {only} niece! You're a keeper! :) 

They grow up so fast.

Also she's quite the drama queen if you can't tell...

Some Jokes Just Aren't That Funny... but some really are..

Let me start from the beginning of this story... So a some of the people in my ward (church group) are playing this game called assassin. For anyone who doesn't know what that is or think that is a dumb game just keep reading. It's really fun actually. Those that are playing have a spoon with a name on it and we have to "kill" that person and take their spoon and so on.. if you don't understand just google it. I'm sure there is a better description somewhere. This game has been making everyone paranoid, especially myself. If you invite people inside they can kill you, if you don't have your spoon to defend yourself you're TOAST! Anyway, that isn't the point. I was trying to do homework last night after carving pumpkins with Nat, Jake, Heather, Shan, and Viv, and I was sitting in my apartment and I just kept falling asleep. It was rough. So I decided to go outside where is was cold, I figured it would be next to impossible to fall asleep {I was right..}. So as soon as I open the door my buddy Matt came running at me and said "I'm going to kill you!!" So, I ran away! Turns out he was kidding, and I looked so cool...not. After he left I sat outside and did homework until 2 AM! Yes. Two in the morning! killme. I was super tired at that point and I wasn't finished, so I thought well my class starts at 8:30, I'll just get up early.

Well those of you that know me, I actually did. I got up at 5:20. Yes also in the morning. that is about three and a half hours of sleep. I got up ate breakfast and did homework until about 6:45, when I finally finished. The only issue was that I have to leave at seven to be at The Center on time, and I wasn't even dressed. YIKES! So i just pulled on some jeans, put a t-shirt and a hoodie on, grabbed a hair tie and ran out the door, convinced I was going to be late. It was freezing outside I was crabby and tired, and I didn't want to go sit through 3 hours of American Heritage. {Seriously, this has to be Satan's favorite subject. It's terrible.}

I got in the car and started to pull out when I noticed a lovely yellow envelop on the windshield. So I got out and grabbed it, and you can probably assume that my reaction was less than pleasant when I saw this little jewel...

I didn't see the note card until I opened it, but when I saw parking violation I almost burst into tears. It wasn't even 7:30 and I assumed my day was ruined. Turns out my friends were just playing a joke, and someone wanted to ask my sister out on a date. Now it's pretty funny, but boy let me tell you at 7:15 it sure wasn't! 

In the end I guess I have some funny friends. I'm sure grateful for them. They keep me sane :)

Gratitude. Sisterhood. College.

Lately I've been learning a lot. Which is good considering I'm in college. That's besides the point though. I can't help but feel like I'm learning life lessons I know that only I can learn, and my heart is full {to say the least}. I owe so many people a heartfelt thanks. People like my parents who have taught me to work hard, quitting isn't an option, and that even though life is going to be hard, some times too hard to stand, I can always kneel and pray and know that my Heavenly Father is listening. I owe all of my teachers, school and church, a gigantic THANK YOU! They are undoubtedly unsung hero's and I would be lost without them. I keep realizing how much they have given me, and how exhausting it must have been trying to drill it all into my head. I just hope they know I'm grateful, and it worked.

Most recently though, I owe my sister a HUGE thank you! She has been so patient with me these last few months of being my roommate. I'm so grateful that I have had this time with her before she makes some upcoming decisions. You see, if you don't know my sister, well you should. She's amazing! Heather has definitely been the best example to me. She is so valiant in her faith, and so nice to everyone (a quality I am ever working on...)! I guess you could say we are total opposites in almost every way possible. Heather is blonde and skinny and I'm brunette, and... not. She's shy and reserved, I'm super social and incredibly direct, I could go on forever. Long story short I'm happy we're friends, and I'm even happier that we're sisters.

We will be friends forever. I'm positive.

{guess what! I made this! I'm so proud! I'm really liking this sort of stuff. Maybe I'll change my major. :)}

Anyways, I didn't mean to go on a whole mushy tangent. I really did want to talk about what is going on in life right now. I feel like I don't write down all the great things that happen to me enough. I know these experiences aren't merely for me, but for me to share with others too, so this is going to be my effort at making a journal. Cool right? Maybe it will motivate me to take more pictures too...

For anyone that wants to know what is going on in my life, well I wouldn't even know where to begin. College is hard. Being away from home and family is much harder, and balancing school, work, and life is the hardest. Honestly though, I'm enjoying (almost) every second of it! Sure sometimes it's rough, but that's what makes it worth it.

I'm just trying to be true to myself, have fun, and to remember to do my homework :(.. haha. but seriously. Alright that's it for now. I'll post again when I have something post-worthy. :)