Christmas Eve Eve

Shaelee, Heidi & Marnie

 The day before Christmas Eve is one of my favorite days.

I spend this day with Marnie and Shaelee. We started this tradition last year, in our first year of friendship. Our tradition includes an expensive dinner, temple square lights, and City Creek.

This year, we decided to eat at the Cheesecake Factory. We knew it would be busy but that is just part of the holiday. We started our reservation and then explored the lights on temple square. Can you say cold? haha. There was a chilly wind and so we made our way quickly to City Creek. Re-created our picture from last year. Played in the Disney Store. Walked around Macy's. Basically passing the time till we could order our food. Once we were seated at Cheesecake Factory we quickly ordered, ate our food, and ordered cheesecake to go. I ordered Parmesan-Herb Crusted Chicken with mashed potatoes. Oh my goodness, it was heaven. I would definitely recommend it to a friend. Once we paid, we headed home. We were all excited to give gifts. You could tell that we really knew each other this year compared to last year. It would be safe to say that we all left happy campers. 

I love Christmas.

Traditions, Traditions, TRRRAAADDDIITTIIONNSSS

If you didn't sing the title like the song from Fiddler on the Roof, you may need to reevaluate your life. Lately I have been trying to think of blog posts that I could write.  It is difficult to "blog about my life" when my life rarely changes. I wish that I was more exciting and I had more to share. But I don't. So for now, I will just make things up and we will see where this takes us.

I was reading on some blog that I found on Pinterest that an enticing post could be to write about traditions. 

This seems fitting considering the time of year. 

My family traditions are 'bizarre' or so I have been told. Just kidding. They are fairly normal. Bizarre is just my favorite world to describe my family because that is the world my sister-in-law used at her first Thanksgiving with us. Memorable moments. ha. Anyways, my Christmas typically spans over three days. 

CHRISTMAS EVE:

It starts on Christmas Eve when we go to my Grandparents on the Anderson side. The basement is always decorated and everyone brings lots of food. We have ham or roast. It's a surprise. We all gather. We pray. We eat. It's always a good time with the cousins. Once everyone is finished we clean up. Many hands makes light work. It is insane how quick that downstairs is transformed. After dinner we do a pinata. I know. We are white. Get over it. On a general rule you have to be under the age of 12 to even attempt the pinata. I think the best part is watching the pinata almost hit people. Never sit by the counter if you come to the Anderson Christmas Eve Party. Next up, presents. We do draw names in two groups. One for the children and one for the adults. Yours truly has been in the adult drawing for two years. That's right, I'm an a-dult. The last round of the Christmas Eve Party is the Nativity. I was always an angel. Obviously. The last few years I have been 'directing' or singing also known as getting out of the acting thing. At the conclusion of the Nativity the family sings Silent Night together. By this time it is usually 10:00 and so everyone heads home and anxiously awaits the arrival of the man in the suit.

CHRISTMAS:

 Since all the kids sleep downstairs, Santa leaves the gifts upstairs. Every year, us kids would gather together and we would sneak upstairs into the living room. If you know our house you know that to get to the living room you know we have to walk past the family room which is off limits for obvious reasons. Once we are in the living room, one brother would play Christmas songs as we all sang along: 'caroling' if you will. Once we felt like the parentals knew we were upstairs we would go and convince to come out of their room. They always try to tell us Santa didn't come and that the presents aren't as good as we think they will be. Once we go to the family room, we are always blown away by the sight. Christmas morning really is magical. The kids open presents one by one so we can all see what everyone got. Well that and to make the Christmas magic last just a little longer. Once all the presents are open I always want to go back to bed because I am overwhelmed. That is just how I feel after receiving so many gifts. But going back to bed isn't exactly an option. The day has just begun. We head off to the Grandparents on the Larrabee side. We eat yummy food all day. Sausage fondue anyone? Visiting, naps, testing the new gadgets, and more gift giving is how the typical day goes. Since I'm not married the day is pretty lax. The poor married siblings have to juggle so much more than I do. After the party is over, we head home and watch some Christmas movie. (and by we, I usually mean me and any other individual who wants to join.) 

DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS:

This day is practically as religious as Christmas. Believe me. I worked the 26th last year and I was deeply missed. This is the day we celebrate Christmas with the Anderson family. This day we travel to each house of the cousins and we 'show' our Christmas. It is an easy way to tell everyone what you got in one large sweep. If you know how big my Anderson Family is you will understand how repetitive it can become. This tradition comes from years before I was born when all the older cousins were young. It was a time for the cousins to basically play with the toys that they other cousins got. I love the day after Christmas because we spend many hours with the cousins. 

So that is an outline of my Christmas. And I am pretty excited to Celebrate fully this year.

Meme, Brandt, Jennie, Joe, Keshia & Heidi
Christmas 2014

This Was Something Devine (see what I did there?)

I still can't believe that I met Hailey Devine.

I have been following her on social media since I moved to college.

I feel like Hailey is one of my friends.

She is inspirational, talented, and not to mention, her daughter is the cutest.

I apologize for my squinty eyes but that is what happens when I am extremely happy. And this was an extremely happy moment.

If you don't follow the Devines, you need to get to it, right now.

You won't regret it. And if you do, are we even friends?

Follow Hailey here.



Friends Do Things Together

Friendships are hard.

Well, relationships in general are not a walk in the park. I struggle with friendships because I like being alone. An introvert if you prefer. 

All my life I have had this rule that I could hang out once a week. (I made this rule in elementary, not my parents, but me.) Of course, as life moved forward I was dancing multiple times a week, working, and singing. All of these activities had some of my 'best friends' and because of this, I didn't really need to make an effort to hang out with people. I loved doing all these extracurricular activities because each activity had different people. What I am saying is, in high school it was easy to hang out with friends. But then I graduated and my friendships haven't exactly been the same. 

I have learned in the past two(ish) years that best friends forever doesn't mean diddly-squat. More like best friends for the day, month, year. -And I really don't mean this to hurt feelings or point out certain people I am just saying how things are for me.

I love my friends but I honestly don't have the time and energy to fit everyone in on a regular basis. So if we communicate in some way at least twice a year, consider yourself very lucky. Adulthood makes everyone busy and I understand that. I have a few friends from high school that I am still in touch with. I consider Jami one of my best friends even though we rarely talk and hang out. Our lives are crazy busy and it is hard to stay all caught up. Yet, when we see each other we get caught up with each other's lives and it is like no time has past. I considered this a great relationship because time doesn't affect us. But I also take it for granted. I forget to send her a message to see how she is doing. I just assume that life is okay and I will hear about it next time we hang out. It really is a bad mentality but I am only human.

Beside, it is okay to occasionally catch up with people's lives by looking at their Facebook profile. And I count that as effort.

Anyways, thanks for reading my ramblings.

Heidi & Jami

All Is Merry & Bright

I want everyone to know that I made a gingerbread house. There is a picture below (not completed) but you get the idea. I am not creative when it comes to making things with my hands but after a few hours I was starting to get the hang of it. It was fun spending hours with my mom and her cousins. They always know how to laugh and have a good time. [I guess that is where I learned it.]

Peppermint Gingerbread House

Shaelee, Marnie, & Heidi

I also made Christmas Sugar Cookies with Marnie and Shaelee. This was a first time as well. Turns out, sugar cookies are not my thing. I kept breaking the cookies. Poor Marnie's cookies. They never had a chance.

All I know is that Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat. It is time to celebrate so don't mind me while I cram my homework into one week so I can celebrate Christmas to the fullest. 

So blast the Christmas music, go shopping, and don't forget to decorate your tree.

Merry Christmas!!

Thanksgiving Twenty Fifteen

I love holidays. Mainly because normal life is put on pause to celebrate something of greater importance. 

Plus, great food-all the time.

Grandma Anderson's Downstairs Christmas Tree

Traverse Mountain

A year later and we are still the three amigos. 

It is fun to ponder and where our lives were last year and how things have changed.

I guess you can say that we are all growing up. There are fun things in our future, and yes, Christmas is one of those things. We have thus entered the MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR! I just love the Christmas season. We get to celebrate the greatest gift to mankind, Christ's birth. It is a season of giving and believing. Also, don't forget, Thanksgiving is a few weeks away, so be thankful that you have a wonderful life. Even if you are facing trials, just remember, that you are alive and there is people who love you.  Also, tell your loved ones how you feel. Time is too short on this earth.

Wow, that post when from happy-go-lucky to some deeper thoughts. I just want to say that we live in a crazy world and it is 100% unpredictable. So just know, if you are reading this post, I must love you!!

Shaelee, Marnie & Heidi

 

Crayola Doesn't Make The Color For Your Eyes

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If you know me, you know that Halloween isn't exactly my favorite holiday. My favorite thing about Halloween is that it is in the fall. Everything else I could live without. Yes, even the candy :). To be completely honest, if I didn't have to dress up for work, I probably wouldn't even consider "being" something for Halloween. Last year were made some awesome (see what I did there?) costumes. If you need a refresher course you can find the blog post here. We learned our lesson last year, that even though our costumes were amazing, we weren't able to wear them while doing our normal work activities. This year we decided to make something we could wear all day long. 

Marnie made the stencil for our shirts and she made the crayon box! Did I mention that is practically made my costume last year too? ;)

Heidi & Marnie

Caleb, Marnie, Heidi & Nick

Besides Halloween, my life is steady. School, work, church. But I am trying to make some plans for the future that will shake things up a bit. So stay tuned. 

Wifi

My house doesn't have wifi. Well, technically it has wifi, it just doesn't work. We basically live in a dead zone. Now, this is fine except that I am taking online classes, have assignments due by midnight, and I just need to wifi for my life to continue. I have made a a couple trips to the church to get my assignments done. So life is working out just enough for me to get by (adding a few levels of stress). 

Also, sunsets are still a favorite of mine.

Sisters

Meme, Keshia, Christina, Mom, Jennie & Heidi

These are my sisters.

Of course those that know me really know that three of them are my "sister-in-laws" but I don't like to call them that. I just like to say that I have four sisters. It tends to confuse people, so I'll ease into it. That is why if I tell a story I clarify but in all reality, I call them sisters.

HCT

Hale Center Theater is easily one of my favorite places. I forget how much I love it until I go back for another production. In the last twelve months I have been blessed to see 4 musicals: A Christmas Carol, The Little Mermaid -twice- and Oklahoma. 

Kristi, Kim, Heidi & Meme

Jennie & Heidi

I don't know about you, but it is a goal of mine to become a season ticket holder.

Hashtag: Priorities

State Fair

My siblings fancied me by taking me to the State Fair. I had never been until this year. It was different from what I expected. There was a lovely variety of people present to share the experience with.

 

Heidi, Brandt, Meme, Keshia, Joe

Meme & Brandt touching the Cow.

Joe touching the fluffy cow with Brandt in the background.

Keshia & Joe

Meme & Brandt

Brandt & Babe

Giant Yellow Slide aka best two dollars spent.

Not pictured: Alligators, Funnel Cake, Midway Carnival Games.

Flaming Gorge

Labor Day Weekend is usually spent with my family at our Condo. But this year was different and special. I was invited to spend the weekend with Marnie and her family. Flaming Gorge to her is Joe's Valley to me. So I was honored to be invited to this special place. We went boating, soaked some sun, and enjoyed having no agenda. The weather was perfect. Sunny with a slight breeze and only a few rainstorms. I will have to admit, my favorite part was not having to wake up to responsibilities.

The holiday weekend has come and gone and now it is time to dive into school and work.

Marnie & Heidi

The "Flaming" Gorge

Sunset

The Beach

LLL Activities

I had a post all typed up. It was me basically complaining about school. Not really school as much as calculus. (You know, the class I was complaining about before it even started.) But then I decided that me complaining wasn't something I wanted on this blog. This blog is great to share my thoughts and feelings but it isn't a place for me to vent all the time. So instead I am going to do a "throwback" to the time I went to Thanksgiving Point with my fam for my Dad's work party. 

First, I want to say that I knew from the start that is party would be fun. Everyone else in my family wasn't sold until we completed all the festivities. 

Second, I love acting like a little kid going through museums.
The day started out in the dinosaur museum. The coolest part was being one of about 20 people in the entire place. Jennie and I partook of all the hands on activities. My favorite part was building a dino with velcro pieces and playing in the sand/water pit. (Like I said. I am a child.)
The next stop was the Museum of Natural Curiosity. If you don't know what this place is, I provided a link you can follow that includes pictures and a brief description. Basically Barbara Barrington Jones this awesome lady (whom I have met) that donated a lot of money, over 2 million dollars, to this museum that is all about hands on experiences. There are different sections of the museum that offer different learning opportunities. I like the Kidopolis even though I didn't exactly fit in, being a grown up and all. Kidopolis takes a city and makes it kid friendly. For example they had a bank with a drive through tube and a vault full of "money." Jennie made fun of me for hanging out there since I am at a real "bank" all day. I also enjoyed watching all the engineers in the Waterworks area because you could see they were in their happy place. That entire room was based off of physics. Basically these museum was so cool that we spent a few good hours there. To finish the day we did a walk through the gardens. I have never been and when I go again, I am definitely renting a segway. The gardens were beautiful, of course. It was a lot of walking but worth it.
By the end of the day, we were all exhausted but we had a new appreciation for Thanksgiving Point. I have to say, I live in a great state that has a lot to offer, yet I have only experienced a small part.

Dad, Mom, Heidi, Jennie

Heidi in the dino cave.

Italian Garden

Waterfall Amphitheater

Tail End of Summer

Hi friends.

Gosh,

Summer has reached its end and for the fifth summer in a row, I am ready for school to start. I guess you could say I like the challenge that the fall brings. Every year while everyone is dreading going back to school, I can't wait for school to start. Don't get me wrong, I am dreading school (I signed up for Business Calculus. I am scared out of my mind). But I love what fall has to offer. Fall semester means that I am one semester closer to graduating. Fall is basically the "New Year" with 9 months of experience. I love that fall gives a promise of new beginnings. Let's not forget it won't be too hot for me to wear sweatshirts, cardigans, and slippers.  

Just like every other person, I love summer. I love having those months to relax and focus my energy on one thing. During school life gets crazy and juggling events gets tiresome after awhile. But after the months of relaxing, I feel energized and ready to take on the extra challenges. I don't know if it is because I have had so much time to myself or if this is me simply growing up. 

Two years ago I started this blog. It has been quite the adventure, hasn't it? I just feel like life is blowing by!
Let's not forget I am going to Flaming Gorge in two weeks! What another crazy thought!

Murray Park Sunset

Charmed Arm

I joined the charmed arm club in June.

I caved and bought my first Alex and Ani bracelet.

Each bracelet comes with 'positive energy' and a meaning card.

My bracelet is called "It Is What It Is" and it is perfect for almost every life situation.

The meaning card says:

Sometimes life hands you the unexpected. Embrace these twists and turns as a divine blueprint that will lead you to your destined path and remember to appreciate the journey. Life is unpredictable. Life is an adventure. Life is a blessing. It is what it is and what you make it to be. 

I love my first bracelet and I can't wait to add to my collection.

 Spontaneity - Blessing - Destiny

Joe's Valley

animal, trees, Keshia Mom & Meme, Jen & Meme, Heidi, flowers, trees, flowers, game night

Joe's Valley is one of my favorite places.

I love it for countless reasons but a few would be:

-the weather is perfect (maybe high 70's if you're lucky)

-not too many snakes (I saw one once... gross)

-biggest family reunion ever

-no schedule except breakfast is between 8 and 9:30 and dinner is between 5 and 6:30

-it is okay to not shower for a week. baby wipes. best invention.

-shooting stars

-non-stop reading

 Of course most of these things on this list you can do at any other location but Joe's Valley carries so much history. And that is something you can't recreate.

Just ask me about Fake Joe's Valley-- just not the same.

Moments With Marnie

I don't think I have written a post explaining how life gave me Marnie. So this is my post. Many years ago a new girl came to my school. It was sixth grade and we were blooming in the awkward stages of life, let's be real, I was just beginning the awkward stage. Of course she made friends with the popular group and we went on with our lives. 

Eight years later I applied for a third job at Deseret First Credit Union. At the time I thought I was crazy but turns out life was pointing me in the right direction. Working together has made me wonder where this girl has been the last eight years.

For example: I was surfing Facebook and saw an article that Krispy Kreme was celebrating 78 years. Number one, that is reason enough to eat doughnuts. Number two, Krispy Kreme was basically giving away doughnuts. All you had to do was buy one box of an assorted mix doughnuts and you get a box of glazed for 78 cents. When I saw this I got excited. I wanted to celebrate this blessed day. Immediately I sent the article to Marnie and this is the exact conversation.

Heidi: Are we busy this Friday?!?

Marnie: we are now!!!!

Heidi: 24 doughnuts for cheap.

Marnie: let's go. haha

Stating it simply, Marnie totally understands my love for carbs aka doughnuts. And our love for pizza and Disney are completely different blog posts.

When the fascinating day arrived we drove to the closest Krispy Kreme, which happens to be an estimated 23 miles away. We pulled into the parking lot, which is tiny, and there were spots that were opening but cars were sneaking in left and right so we decided to park across the street and we walked over. Let me just say, I have never felt so dangerous running across six lanes of traffic. When we walked into the building, this is what we found. So many people that we might as well be waiting in line at Disneyland. I am fairly certain with all these people that Krispy Kreme was breaking the fire code, but whatever.  We only waited in line for an hour and forty five minutes and it was definitely worth it.

Marnie & Heidi

We had to buckle in the doughnuts to protect them. Obviously.

'Merica

I love the Fourth of July. I am still trying to decide if I like the holiday because of the actual holiday or because it is the door way to Joe's Valley. To be honest, it is probably both. This year the Klopfer Family joined us to celebrate. We watched the Murray Parade, because tradition. But my favorite part of the day is fireworks. If you can't tell me your favorite kind of firework, then we probably aren't very good friends (except Marnie, I will forgive you. haha). My favorite kind of firework is the kind that look like glitter. There are examples below :) 

So, happy birthday America.

Heidi, Madison, Makenzee

Life is Fragile

In 2010, a student from Murray left this earth. The statistics say that every graduating class will have a death of some sort. My class just happened to come across that death early into our high school career. This past week, we lost another member. Now I don't feel qualified to write an amazing story about Artem Milne, for I didn't know him especially well. But what I can say is that I worked with Artem for over a year and at least I have happy memories to remember him by. I have a few memories that I would like to share. 

Any one who knows me, knows that I can feel uncomfortable driving at times. I just don't trust other drivers and so I don't tend to "experiment" or do things that I don't trust. One of these things would be backing up into a parking stall. I am fine with backing out of one but for some reason, I have never fancied the art of backing in. Artem made fun of me one day for never backing in. I explained how I had never done so before. He told me that he would talk me through it. It took a solid five minutes for me to fill satisfied with my parking job. But now, every time I back up, I think of Artem and that very first time. 

The second memory I have of him is every time my boss needed his car washed he would asked two cadets to go. One day he picked Artem and I. As we were driving the two blocks to the car wash, we almost get in an accident for a person ran a red light (slightly ironic, for we were in a undercover cop car). After the scare of almost wrecking my boss' car, Artem said "if we get in an accident, we will tell him that I was driving." At that moment, I knew that Artem was one of the better guys in this world.

Even though I wasn't extremely close to Artem, I still felt comfortable enough to say hello to him every time I saw him Whether this was in the hall way at high school, or on the street down at college. Even if we weren't besties, he still acknowledged my presence. (Which is more than most human beings do these days.)

I think we forget how temporary our lives are here on earth. We get so caught up in our day to day activities that we forget that there is an end to this earthly madness. The news is filled these days with accidents and deaths. It is tragic that so many have to leave this earth so young, and unexpected. Really, after writing all of this, I have one request: live your life. Don't let it pass you by. It is cliche, but it is entirely true. You shouldn't be living in slow motion. Seize every moment. Tell the ones you care about how you feel. Don't assume that they know. Even if they do know, it will always brighten someone's day just to hear it said out loud.

Life is a gift, that is why it is call the present.

Confidence and Courage

As of late, my life hasn't changed. I wake up each morning, do something around the house, go to work, and then come home. Because of the lack of excitement, it means lack of blog posts. But this past week I have managed to break that routine. I have seen friends from high school that I haven't seen in months or even over a year. I have seen a movie in the theaters, eaten out most nights, and tried to make a memorable summer. 

On September 25, 2014 I wrote a post called Vulnerability (click link for a refresher course). This was a post about how I see myself as an individual. Because of the feelings expressed in that post, I have never felt comfortable approaching a man and asking them on a date. It gives me anxiety because I am the Queen of Over Thinking -that is a whole other blog post. Fast forward to April of 2015. My company announced a Company Party to be held at a Salt Lake Bees Game. They also mentioned you would being a plus one. Well, I decided it was about time that I have some stones (Reba reference, any one? any one? okay, no). I RSVP'd for Heidi Anderson plus one. Quickly after doing that I freaked out. I calmed myself by saying that if all the boys I know say no then I can just talk one of my siblings or cousins. Or I could just skip the asking a boy part and go right to playing it safe. I started to ask my siblings what they were doing the night of June 13th. To my surprise, they all had plans. Rude. Now I had to fulfill my original plan. I will say right now it worked to my benefit. I pondered who I could take as my plus one. I picked a boy, and stuck with it. My co-workers thought I was going to chicken out before asking him because there were some obstacles. This "Plus One" business became more than just a date. It is a mile stone in my life because I did something I didn't think I could do, and every one else knew I could do it but whether I actually did it was another story.  I ended up asking Preston, everyone say 'hi Preston.' I can honestly say I had a fun time on this date. I may have over thought the entire night the week before. I was so nervous that all my friends probably got sick of hearing my nervous rants, but that is okay. The actual date went like this: We ate dinner, watch the baseball game, and thoroughly enjoyed some fireworks. I won't go into details about the night because that isn't what this post is about. This post is about growing self confidence. This post is to show women (even though I still feel like a little girl) that it is okay to ask a boy on a date. So what if he says no, move onto the next boy. Instead of waiting for him to notice you -lets be real, boys need a push in the right direction- take the future into your own hands and ask him.

Grow some stones. Big brass ones. (Reba again, anyone?)

Fireworks, Preston, Heidi, and SL Bees

*The inspiration for this post actually came from my sister. She came into my room saying that she was going to ask the boy she is crushing on on a date because I inspired her. I am the one that gave her confidence. That was a pretty great feeling.

Nights Worth Remembering

Life is meant to be lived eating food that is freshly baked, giggling at silly things, and singing till your throat hurts. All you need to do is find people to do those things with. I like to think I have found my people. Life brought us together, and we bonded in unimaginative ways, yet here we are, simply enjoying what life has to offer.

Every time we hang out we try to get the best photo of all three of us. Obviously, we are still working out the kinks.

Heaven

There is a special place in heaven for the professors that curve grades. I just received an email from a professor that curved my grade because I was so close to a higher grade and because I never had a late assignment. Now that is special. It just proves that hard work pays off in one way or another. 

It Is Over

This past semester was a little rough. Five online classes was a little much. Most the time I was able to keep my head above the water and there were other days I had to spend my entire Saturday catching up. It has been an adventure getting through all the classes. I am a little saddened that this semester is over just because I finally got a routine down. Now it is all going to change. This next fall semester is going to be challenging in a new set of ways. For those wondering I will be doing three online classes and two classes on UVU campus. On the bright side, according to my graduation track, I am 70% done after fall semester. That is my main motivation right now. Knowing that I am more than half way to getting my degree. It is all downhill from here.
Here is a quote from One Tree Hill that I feel is important to remember. I have to remind myself that happiness isn't going to come once I graduate, Happiness is something I can find now.

A Disney Princess

Gosh I love Disney.

It is a genius idea really. If you truly think about it, this random guy named Walt created this empire for many generations to enjoy for years and years to come. And when Walt created this empire, he created a place for imagination to become "reality." I realize that for a large portion of movies Disney took stories that already existed and Disneyfied them. Any by doing so, Disney created stories and people that I hold dearly to my heart. Let's just name a few shall we...

Tangled- Rapunzel had a dream so she chased it. Even though it wasn't exactly what her "mother" wanted. She is innocent enough to love every piece of the world. Rapunzel taught me that you should live your dream. But only if your dream doesn't stink. 

Beauty and the Beast- Belle is a strong independent woman. She loves her father enough to take his place at the palace. And THEN she is willing to forgive the Beast for treating her like property. That just shows what kind of woman she is. Honestly, if a person ever did that to me, ha, cold shoulder for life.

The Little Mermaid- Ariel saved this man's life before she even knew who he was. Of course she thought she was in love and yes she is only sixteen, but that is slightly beyond the point. After she saves his life she is willing to give up her most prized feature just to be closer to this boy. To me, that shows how important love is. I think we forget that love is worth it. We need to keep believing in love.

Cinderella- Obviously she taught me that a dream is a wish your heart makes. Keep on dreaming even if all odds are against you. Really, this girl had three enemies (step mother and sisters) plus a cat. Poor girl. Anyways, Cinderella kept dreaming even though that stinkin' step mother tried to get in the way. 

Sleeping Beauty- Aurora taught me that sleep is the real MVP. 

Hercules- Meg taught me that being a strong independent woman is perfect but it can get lonely. Letting people into your life isn't a bad thing. As long as he is Greek God of course.

So just remember to dream big. If your dreams don't scare you, they aren't big enough. Love like today is your last day to love. And just be yourself. The right people will appreciate all the little things you do.

Happiest Place On Earth

I had the chance to go to the Happiest Place On Earth, a.k.a. Disneyland!

Instead of making six videos to show the trip (haha to last time I went to Disneyland) I made a small flipgram. A flipgram is similar to instagram. You make a small slide show and put the pictures to music (well there was music but I can't figure it out... so). Please enjoy the highlights from the trip. 

I freaking love Disneyland. All I know is that even with the crowds it doesn't get old.

The music was: Pumpin' Blood by NONONO

Motivation

For one of my classes I have to write a paper about motivation. It seems ironic because I have no motivation to write this paper. 

Whenever I tell someone I am talking a full semester of online classes, they ask me how I keep up my motivation. Honestly, there is not secret. Every day I wake up and I tackle that day.Once I start thinking of my "To Do" list I lose all motivation. As long as I take it one day at at a time, I know I can do it. College is difficult in the beginning, now add the burden of teaching yourself completely with little help from professors. It gets tiring week after week.  

It Should Be Illegal To Laugh That Much

Hi Charity. I've missed your face. Snapchat is great and all but nothing compares to you in person.

 

I haven't hung out with girl since February 2014. This play date was overdue. Honestly all we did was run errands, got ice cream, and then just drove back to my house and talked in the drive way. Yet, I still laughed more this night then I had all week (which is saying something because this week was full of laughs). When I talk to this girl everything seems right in the world.

Until next time my lactose intolerant  partner in crime.