Quote of the Day

"I don't like that man. I must get to know him better."

So, I'm hopin to have something interesting to post about this weekend, but for now it's just a quote of the day. But before that: I passed the PRAXIS! It's the test I have to take to get into the education program and I got 178. I only had to get 150. I'm pretty excited. And relieved.

C. S. Lewis

I was looking for a quote of the day, and was going to put one by C. S. Lewis because he is one of my favorites, but then I couldn't decide so I decided to put a bunch on here because he's just that good that he deserves a multiple quote post.



A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.

I sometimes wander whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.

It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.

There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way."

We are what we believe we are.

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable

We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around about drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are too easily pleased.

I've Realized . . .

My birthday is this month. I'm gonna be 23 years old. Holy Old! I've been on this earth 23 years and this is what I've learned and/or realized from my time here so far:

. . . the best smell in the world is clean clothes.

. . . the people who really love you will tell you how it is, no matter if it hurts.

. . . no matter how hard life gets, I am not alone.

. . . as much as I hate this phrase, B.T.I really works.

. . . the only time I regret things is when I don't act.

. . . laughing with friends for absolutely no reason is the best ab workout ever!

. . . reading is the best form of entertainment.

. . . lessons learned do not come easy.

. . . no matter how much you pray for something, if you get a no it's because Heavenly Father knows what's best, even if it's what you think you want.

. . . when I have no one to turn to my family is always there.

. . . the best kisses are the ones that really mean something from someone you really love.

. . . the more I learn the more I don't know.

. . . it's the bigger person who says sorry first, even if it wasn't your fault.

. . . Weezer is one of the best freakin bands ever!

. . . I need to be a better friend, sister, and daugher.

. . . Taylor Swift pretty much has a song for just about everything.

. . . the times when I've been the most myself is when I've been living the gospel.

. . . my sisters are my best friends.

. . . first impressions are usually wrong.

. . . a good pair of jeans are the key to a cute outfit.

. . . that once you get to know someone you usually end up liking them.

. . . sometimes you have to fight for what you want.

I'd like to check you for ticks...

No one specifically but that girl standing up had her bra hanging out the whole time.

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So last night I went to Brad Paisley in concert. SO GOOD! It was so much fun. Darius Rucker was there, and he was good too. He sang some Hootie songs so I was happy about that.

Me and Amberly excited for Brad Paisley!

it's almost friday!

This picture has nothing to do with the fact that it's almost Friday. I just wanted to post it. So I did. I'm glad this week is almost over. Kinda been a bummer week. I've been having a hard time this past week, just a rough month for me I guess. Memories. But I'm going to Brad Paisley on Friday!! Ya yeah!

This is what I've been doing in my spare time.

Wordle: My New Favorite Thing

My car is broken :( It's always had an over heating problem, but usually only if I've had the AC on or been driving awhile and then stop at a light. Now if I drive it at all it'll over heat. I've change the thermostat, checked the coolant, everything I can possibly think of and it's still not working. I'm hoping that it just takes a little bit to get the coolant through and if it's not that, hopefully it won't cost that much to fix.

grrrrrr . . .

So I just got home from work and nobody is awake to vent to so my blog is gonna get the brunt, haha. What a lame day. I was just super onery, I really don't know why, but it seemed that all the customers I got today were onery too and it really isn't a good combination. Or I would spend 1/2 hour explaining a bill, going over the same thing, over and over again. And then there was this really annoying boy I was sitting next to. Seriously, I wanted to ring his neck, and it takes a lot for me to want to ring someones neck. First off, he never took calls! And I was taking call after call with no break, and he was a loud talker so I couldn't hear anything but his loud annoying voice. He was talking to his friend about what a ladies man he was, how this one girl told him he gave her the chills. I seriously wanted to say to him, "Dude, it's because you freak her out" but I'm too nice to say anything like that outloud. So I had to hear him talk for pretty much my whole eight hour shift about how he gives girls chills and how he wants to get married. And then later he decided to come up with this dumb game that if you think of a word you have to use that word in a dirty sentence. So someone would say a normal, non provacative word and he'd turn it dirty, and then laugh hysterically because apparently he thinks he's funny. And then he would get up from his seat and come right behind me and kept hitting me in the back of the head with the phone cord.

Wow, I just reread this. I am onery, ha ha. And need sleep, I'm thinking. Or maybe food. Who knows. Mental note to self: sit far away from annoying boy.

Mockingjay

The third book of the Hunger Game series came out last week, and I can't put it down. I have spent pretty much all of my free time, breaks at work, riding the bus, etc. with my nose in a book trying to get it finished. So good! I don't have class today, just work, so I have dedicated most of this morning to finishing.

ummmm....

So. I haven't blogged in a long time. Like 8 months. So here's a little update. I am currently a UVU attendee now. I am applying for the teaching program in October and I couldn't be more excited! Really, I've been trying for the last three - four years of my life to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. I've switched my major multiple times. I've contemplated a mission. I even met with the bishop in pretty much every ward I was attending but with everything I've done I've never felt 100% good about any of them. But as I've been sitting in my classes I'm taking this semester I feel so good about what I'm doing! I know this is where I need to be. And it feels good to finally know that. I guess sometimes you have to try out a lot of things to find the thing that you really want to do.

Things I'm Thankful For...

With the holiday season coming up I decided to sit down and think of a some of the things I'm thankful for. I don't do this enough. So here are a few things I'm thankful for, in no particular order. This isn't all but these are things that make life what it is:

1. rain
2. the gospel
3. my family
4. good books
5. good music
6. friends that are there for me no matter what
7. repentance
8. my mom who is the most selfless person i know
9. my dad who works so hard so he can provide for his family
10. examples in my life
11. the opportunity I have to go to school
12. prayer
13. the scriptures
14. experiences i've had, even tho they really sucked sometimes
15. sunflowers
16. cloudy days
17. my camera
18. roommates, past and present

My new hobby!

so i've recently taken up knitting. my roommate knows how and she was nice enough to teach me so i'm on my way to making a scarf! i'm pretty excited!

the nerd in me

so i haven't blogged in awhile. i just really don't have time anymore.

but that's good.

busy is good.

life is good.

just working and going to school. registration is coming up and i'm once again debating what i want to do with my life. i'm thinking that maybe i'll teach elementary instead of graphic design in high school. so i'm meeting with a counselor to try and decide. either way, it'd be fun. so hopefully i'll be graduating from school within the next year or two. yay!

work is good. i got onto floor support which is the people who answers questions for everyone else. it's so nice not having to be on the phones all the time. but, i do have to take sup calls. ah!! i do admit there was one night i came home balling. like uncontrollable sobs balling, ha ha. because, i'll let you in on a little secret, i have no idea what i'm doing! ok well i do most of the time. but it's a lot to learn.

my birthday was last week. it was a good birthday. friday i went out to dinner with my roommates, saturday i hung out with christian all day, and then sunday i got to see my family. great day. i still really can't believe i'm 22. i still feel like i'm 12 except now i have bills. growing up is funny. the older i get the more i realize i don't know. and i would always imagine when i was young how i would be when i was this age. i thought i was gonna be all sophisticated and mature. psh!! maybe one day. but i guess, overall, i wouldn't trade it. this is a good age.

well, ciao for now