Life Lesson #3

Spring Fever

I have a bad case of Spring Fever: My favorite pair of gladiator sandals are starring at me from my closet just begging to be worn. My shorts and tank tops are collecting dust on their hangers. My favorite Hawaiian Tropic suntan oil that smells like coconut and bananas is taunting me from the dresser. And the new black bikini I bought a couple of weeks ago is practically screaming at me from across the room. February is possibly the most dismal, dreary month of the entire year. But luckily, there are a few things keeping me away from the winter blues...

1. SPRING BREAK IS IN A MONTH! And guess where I am planning on spending my lovely week off?

That's right... Disneyland!! My bestest friend RayCray and I are planning on road tripping there and crashing at our friend's dorm for a few days. Not only we will bask in the glow of Disney's awesomeness, but we are also planning on soaking in some MUCH needed Vitamin D on the beach, stuff our faces with loads of cheap junk food, and possibly hit up Hollywood to say hello to some celebs.

2. Olympics...

*Ahem*... need I say more? I didn't think so. Although, I was watching the freestyle arial skiers yesterday and had the sudden urge to go skiing myself. Not arial skiing, just skiing skiing. You would think after having lived in Utah my entire life I would go more often. Sadly, I've only gone a handful of times.

And a second, but much more exciting note to the Olympics: So my cousin's husband is a speed skater and is good friends with ^that dude right up there^... and guess who is coming to their house for dinner when said person returns from Vancouver? Yeah, I was speechless too. So I think I'm going to have to invite myself over that night. Just sayin'.

3. Exercise.

Strangely enough, I have found myself actually enjoying working out lately. My parents recently bought an elliptical and it's pretty fun! I hate jogging, mainly because I get killer side aches really easily, but for some reason I can go for a really long time on this before I get tired. It feels amazing! I also do a lot of different work outs on one of those big exercise balls. I learned some really cool tricks in my aerobics class last semester and so now I actually know how to use it. Let's hope all this hard work will pay off and that in a month I will be in bikini-bod shape for Spring Break vaca ;]

What is keeping you going during these bitter winter days?

Life Lesson #2

Have you ever had days where you felt like this? ^

Today is that day.

But then I read this...

"Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life."
— 2 Nephi 31:20

And now I feel a little better :]

*Sigh of Relief*

Test numero uno is done! Whew! I seriously studied from the moment I got home from school on Tuesday, until today at 5pm when I left to take my test.

I watched 6 lecture videos, read 159 pages of text book, sat through 9 1/2 of those super cheesy "educational videos" (I got through half of the last one, then gave up), took several pages of notes, and basically covered the entire time span of 10,000-300 BC in two days.

I think I even over studied a bit because my test seriously wasn't that hard. I could have very easily BS'd the essay portion.

But it feels great knowing I actually KNEW what I was talking about. I was throwing out all sorts of random crap like who Alexander the Great's father was, and how Egyptian religion dictated how they formed their government, and crazy dates that no normal person knows.

Maybe my professor will give me extra points for being extra prepared?? I don't know, maybe?

Or there is always the possibility that I only thought I knew what I was talking about, when in reality I made myself look like a total idiot...

Oh well! I guess we'll find out soon! Now I get to study for my American Indian Experiences class that I need to take by Sunday. Wish me luck!

PS- When the craziness that is this week is finally over, I will resume posting regularly. I'm planning on crossing off another item on my list very soon so stay tuned! 

My Personal Demon

Some days I miss you.
Other days I forget you.
Once in a while I hate you.
But most of the time it's like you're part of me,
and no matter how hard I try to shake you,
you always find your way back to me.

I call you my personal demon.
Although in some cases,
you are more like my guardian angel.

You protect me from being hurt.
From hurting myself.
Because nothing in this cold world hurts more than
falling in love.
Or falling out of love, for that matter.

And you are always there to remind me of that.