hello lovely people

First off I'd just like to say never go grocery shopping hungry. You'll end up spending $20 more than you expected on random junk food. Just a thought :)

Also, rootbeer barrel candies are delicious! And one more sidenote, did you know they made Mario shaped spaghettios??? Well, they do. 

All random tangents aside, I don't think I really have all that much to say today. Except that I am beyond excited for my friend and her upcoming baptism and how happy she is now she's found the Gospel. The Elders that have been teaching her are hilarious. Elder Bell and Elder Lolo ( that's not his real last name, but no one can say it correctly, so that's what everyone calls him). Funniest missionaries I have ever met! Don't get me wrong, they teach great lessons, but they make it fun. They gave talks in church a few weeks ago, and had everyone laughing. It was probably the best sacrament meeting I've ever been to. 

Yeah, I think that's really all I've got for today.

Stay awesome!! :)

" You are confined ONLY by the walls you build yourself" - Unknown

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it IS true!

I know it's not Wednesday, but I just had to post. I've got so much on my mind and in my heart that I had to share with all of you lovely people.
First, the Gospel is real and true ladies and gentlemen. I now have no doubt in my mind that the Lord really does look out for us and answers our prayers and questions. The reason I am writing this is because a non-member friend of mine is currently investigating and is on the road to baptism and it is SO COOL to see how her life is falling in place because she has opened herself up to the Gospel and let the light of Christ into her life. Not only is this helping her know it's true, but me as well. I was having some doubts about if I knew that the Gospel was absolutely true, but now I know for sure. It is true, and it is amazing.

Second, I just wanted to say that art is a great stress relief. That's all :) Sometimes I just need to calm down, so I'll pick up my pencil and drawing pad and start drawing. Today it was hair. I like drawing hair.

Anyways. The Gospel is true and amazing. Have a great day!!

i'm still here

Sorry for not blogging last week I was busy getting ready to go home for the 3 day weekend.
I have come to the decision that Wednesday will be my blog days, because it is my least busy day. So, keep a look out for new posts every Wednesday :)
So, recap of the past two weeks. Valentine's Day was on Friday. Nothing exciting there, except that I was driving the 3 hours up north to where I call home :) Nothing really that interesting happened last week. I think I need to go looking for interesting things so that I have more things to blog about. I feel like my blog is kind of bleh. It needs more.
There was ONE awesome thing that happened last week. A friend of mine started having the Missionaries come and teach her. I can't even start to express how excited I am for her taking this step in her life. They were over twice last week (I missed one of the meetings), and again tonight. I really enjoy the lessons as well. I've been having some doubts, but between the missionary lessons and the missionary letters from my best friend, it's all coming together and I am starting to figure things out. And in doing so, I have noticed that I feel better about everything. I am happier and less stressed about school and life and all around just awesome :)
I am no longer a teenager. As of the 16th, I have officially started my twenties..... Yup. I am now 20, the big Two-Oh, two decades. But really, the only difference between the evening of the 15th and the morning of the 16th is that all my social media profiles now say 20 instead of 19. That, and according to the current wedding trends, I am due to get married..... Or not. I think that 22-23 is a good age to get married. Maybe i'm just a little old fashioned, but I think that you should be able to support yourself and have a general direction of where your life is headed before you start thinking about getting married.  Oh, wow, I've gone off on a tangent. Oops.
Anyways, long story short, there needs to be more exciting and interesting (free) things going on around here. Where's all the fun?

Random question/thought. I was thinking (very dangerous) and I was wondering where all of my readers are from. How far does my little blog reach? Just a thought.

"You were given THIS LIFE because you are STRONG ENOUGH to live it" - Unknown

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wednesday, wednesday, wednesday!

I bet you read the title in an announcer's voice. It's okay to admit it. This is a no judgement zone.

Is anyone else sick of snow yet? I think it's dandy until around mid January. After that, it's just a bother. Not to mention it's way to cold. Isn't it close to summer yet? Well, in the states. I'm sure the weather is great over in Australia right about now. Anyone up for a little winter vacation?

"Life is like a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving." -Albert Einstein

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just another manic monday

Hello there!
It's Monday. Which would normally be just an okay day for me, except there was something waiting for me in my P.O. box when I came back from a long day of ever so lovely college classes. Any guesses?? I'll give you a hint. Actually, I'll just tell you because I was (and still am) super excited about it. It was a letter from my best friend who is serving an LDS mission in Oregon. I always get excited when I get letters, but today was different. I've been stressing a lot over a few things, and today wasn't the best of days. So when I opened my P.O. box not expecting to find anything, and found a letter, that frown turned upside down. It is amazing to know that God knows exactly when we need a little pick-me-up, and mine was in the form of a letter from my best friend. And then I read the letter and all of the stress I was feeling seemed to disappear for a moment. I love that I can always rely on those letters to lift me up and make my day, and week, better than they were without them. I am ever so grateful that I have such amazing friends who know exactly what I need to hear and when I need to hear it.

That's all I really have for today.

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