My Simple, Happy, Beautiful Life

Everyone loves this time of day. I had some excellent boy time with my friend. We talked about guys and just laughed. You know this whole dating scene is comical to me. I just laugh at all the funny things we do in order to get attention from the opposite sex. The things we saw about them, how we daydream about people we don't even know and just the ironic and hilarious situations we are put into.  I can't wait to the day when I am married and I can laugh over my single years and all the funny things we do.  This is all, I just think dating is funny.  Again, life presents some funny moments. Like today in the dollar movie theater, the cup holder fell off when I was sitting in it. It was a serious part in the movie and everyone looked me and my friend as we laughed at the broken seat. I attempted to fix it and just left it unbroken. What can you expect from a dollar movie theater though?  Anyways, I guess I have learned a lot in these last couple of weeks about th

Be happy while you are in High School. Don't stress out too much on AP tests and figuring out which college you will get into. You will get rejected from your dream college, but the backup plan will be better than the plan you had for yourself. Your boyfriend will break up with you and leave you with a broken-heart, but you will love again. Other guys will want to be with you, so don't fear that you are unlovable. You are the opposite of worthless, you are a bright daughter of God who has a lot to live for.  Don't get caught up in the small things in your life. When you are in college you will make the major life decisions that will cause stress. Just because you don't have plans on a Friday night, your life isn't over. Practice piano more and spend time on the grand piano. Once you leave for college, you will miss playing on that baby grand piano. Spend time with your family because once college starts, everything changes. Start to learn how to cook by cooking m

Sometimes life has a funny way of working itself out. Recently, I have been emailing professors for research assistant jobs. I hope to have landed these two that will be awesome. One of them would let me publish with him, and the other one I would be coding therapy sessions. They are absolutely perfect for me and I couldn't be happier If I do get them. I have learned some lessons from. You have to be proactive and make opportunities happen for you by work. I think that if you want something, just go out and get it! I didn't think I would be qualified for some of these positions ( and hopefully I can land them), but so far I have received positive feedback about my qualifications.  If I didn't put myself out there, I would of never had these opportunities. I think it is a mixture of work and luck with good timing. This can be applied to Jobs, internships, marriage and any life experience. I just have been so blessed with this week by talking to so many professors and just ha

You know what I hate? Those moments when your insecurities just seem to take over your emotions. Fear just makes you feel miserable as you look at your life situation. It is crazy because some moments you think your life is wonderful and there are so many blessings, then you start doubting as your insecurities become strong and real. You know that you are being ridiculous and you try to talk yourself out but nothing seems to work.  Tonight was just one of those nights when I asked myself those questions you avoid because they just make you feel invisible and worthless. The thing I learned from tonight is that we experience these moments where our life plan seems unclear and we just feel invisible to the world. I don't understand why some people feel a need for connection with people around them more than others. My roommate dosen't feel a need to socialize. She told me she can be alone for a day without talking to people and be perfectly content. I long for social connections

Here are things I notice about this show. I know that it is absolutely ridiculous but it is so entertaining to watch that I am drawn to it! I like to make social commentary out of the show and the characters in the show. (Lets face it...they are characters in a drama) It is interesting to see how different personalities will conflict with each other. There is a lot of contention and drama that stems from competition insecurities. There are a lot of girls who pretend to be a "better self". For example, this girl said tonight that she doesn't like wearing make-up and that usually dirt is her make-up. Of course, she would say this after she found out that Ben is a country boy and drives a tractor. You tailor your answers to convince the Bachelor you are the right person for them. Of course these techniques are used with advertising and job marketing, but the thing is what if you are selling the wrong product to the Bachelor? He picks you for the final rose but he thinks th

I didn't want to go to New Student Orientation because I felt like a junior shouldn't need to but it helped a lot! I received my free t-shirt, planner, frisbee, Y book and lunch. Not only did we receive free items, I learned more about the campus and met some transfer students. Orientation was mainly transfer students since most freshman students aren't accepted in the winter. I have realized the campus won't be that different at all compared to BYU Idaho. There is a honor code that is less strict compared to BYU Idaho's strict honor code. There is a pushed academic focus with a huge library. I love this library already because there are so many more study areas compared to the 1st and 2nd floor of BYU Idaho's library. (Lets just admit that the 3rd floor was a flirting floor where no one could work done unless you had both earplugs in). We learned about the traditions of honor, commitment and integrity. Overall, I feel like I can kinda find my way around campu