A Little Thought For the Day

I think I found this somewhere

Change is a necessity of life; it can mean that we need to change direction or course in order to head in the right direction of our end goal in mind.

FEELING

I just love computers and technology so so so much! Oh boy! I wish that I could write and make music videos and express to the world all that I feel. Write, film, edit, live, breathe, be, love, share, ah it all sounds so wonderful! :)

I want to write and use all types of media that I can in order to share with the world all my thoughts, ideas, feelings; I am FEELING SO MUCH TODAY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Music, dancing, friends, college, fun, fun, fun!!!! partying, confidence, love, growing, not worrying, feeling good about myself, my appearance, taking care of myself and feeling great about WHO I AM!!!!

DJ!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Glee-Friday (Rebecca Black Cover) Totally awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Gratitude :)

I signed up to receive the "Secret Scrolls," emails from Rhona Byrne. Yesterday, I checked my email and I saw that I got one and it was an amazing one. She said that we should find 100 things to be grateful a day and if we do this then we will find a the beautiful treasure of gratitude. I've heard of people being thankful and writing them down and what not, but I've never heard of some one thinking of 100 things to be grateful in one day every day. This is something that I wish to do. I know that it is right and the more I show gratitude for what I have, the more beauty I will see in this world. I am so grateful for people who share their thoughts, insights, inspirations, etc. It helps me to be a better person. I hope that you can also find 100 things to be grateful every day and see the beauty in this world :)

Happy Thoughts from megan d. :)

North Star

What is a North Star? you may ask. Well, let us explore a little to see and know for ourselves.

If we go to dictionary.com we find that is says to look up Polaris. Okay, so we look that up and it says that it is the polestar or North Star "of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper." Okay, but what does this really mean?

I suggest that we look up polestar. I really like what dictionary.com says: polestar - "something that serves as a guiding principle;" "something that is the center of attention or attraction." Hmm....this is starting to make sense. "the brightest star that appears nearest to either celestial pole at any particular time."

Our 'north star' is something that guides us in the right direction; something that is in the center of our lives; something that we think about often; something that is always brightest and close to a celestial pole.

One of my friends said: "When you find something that doesn't change then you have a 'north star,' something reliable that can guide you."
My friend also said: "The people that have a north star will lead strong influential lives."
He then told me:
Two questions you have to ask yourself:
1. Do you have a "North Star"? (unchanging guide)
2. Do you follow your star?

Find your North Star, follow it, and live a strong influential life.

Happy Thoughts by megan d. :)

Wisdom

From a wise friend:
My closing thought for the day: I think we are different pieces of who we are meant to be for eternity at different times in our lives...I am amazed at the great things the Lord brings to pass with such imperfect and incomplete beings....but I am beginning to understand the Atonement now :)

Poem

Don't be afraid I'll take your hand
I'll be by your side all the days long
You help me and I'll help you
And together we'll make it through
Together we'll make it Home

Letter

This is a letter that i wrote to someone and I wanted to remember it forever and always, so I decided to post it up here, but I have changed any names that are mentioned in this letter, so as to allow privacy to them.

Dear Beatrice,
First off, you are doing so great! This mortal life, away from our loving Father in Heaven is so hard. We're all at different levels and I think that we sometimes forget that. That's one of the reasons why we can never compare ourselves to other people. The only person you can compare yourself to, is your old self. Day to day we change and grow. You are not the same person that you were yesterday, even though you may think you are or that your life is so mundane and the same that you don't change. But that is a lie. Even our physical body changes, so physically, you are not the same. Anytime we make a decision, and a decision can be as simple as our thoughts, we change, we grow, we progress, thus, we aren't the same as we were before and we can never go back to it; only forward, only onward. And we don't have to be sad that it will never be the same because things will only and always get better. And our loving Father in Heaven has given us a wonderful gift: memories. We can remember the good times and still enjoy them, even if it's only for a little bit and it can be with friends and family, or just in our mind. Just because we experience something in our mind does not mean it's not really, that it's not our reality.
It's interesting, Beatrice, because I had no intentions of writing this letter. I went to see a teacher, but heard that he was talking with someone, so I sat down, pulled out this sheet of paper and thought, "Hmm...I should write a letter to someone. Who should I write to? I know! I'll write to Beatrice." And then this letter happened. It is interesting to me how things work out in God's plan. I mean, not that I doubt God, but that how well and terrific, and well perfect His plan is! If we listen to the promptings of the Spirit and we do what He tells us to do, things work out, in ways that we never even dreamed of, as well as things we thought were impossible.
I like to think of my life as a great puzzle, trying to find the right pieces, all fitting together, with a border (edge pieces). I am seeing how much God's Hands really are in my life. He is in my life every single day. And not just once, either, but multiple times. Like, I have this great friend, Pedro, and I met him at work and even though I only worked there for less than a month, I found my reason for working there, BUT not until a month or two later, when I saw him at the store, got his number, then later invited him over that night of play games and I looked at him and BOOM!!! That's when I realized my purpose for working that job; it was to meet Pedro. We've hung out a few times and we really both enjoy one an other's company. Just little things I see that I know is God's Hands moving me here, moving me there, to help others, and to help myself. I don't think that at this moment in time I can express how I feel about this because it is oh so very deep inside of me. We may not know why the Spirit tells us to do somethings, but if we don't do them, we will always wonder, "What if?" Plus, by following the Spirit, even if we don't understand why He told us to do, whatever, we will feel good inside, knowing we were obedient, and that we trusted in the Lord.
My math teacher gave a little devotional in class the other day and this is something he said: When you think about others discouragement goes away. When you hit rock bottom, there's no place to look except for up (Heavenly Father). Discouragement is one of Satan's greatest struggles for us. Discouragement does not come from God. And wanting to take your life to be with God is not from God either. He put us on this fallen earth for a reason. He will call you home when it's time, not before.
That's all. Love, Megan

Your Worth, Despite What Happens In This Life

Keep positive, that's the key. When life is hard, or your 'hand' isn't a great one, or you've done something wrong in your life, stay positive. Don't think about the mess, the problems, the mistakes, the heartaches, the sins; just focus on becoming better. Learning from your experience: Where do I go from here? What can I learn from this experience? How can I help others? How can I help myself? What lessons can I learn? Can I change? Can I draw closer to Christ? What is the purpose of this experience?
Some trials come from God, some from the adversary, some are just a part of this life, and some are brought on by ourselves. But no matter what happens, really, no matter what happens, we are still worth the same. I was listening to the K-LOVE radio station and heard this beautiful analgoy: Let's say that I have a 20-dollar bill, it's worth 20 dollars, right? Would you accept it if I gave it to you? Most likely. Okay, so my 20-dollar bill gets crumpled up, are you still going to take it? It gets a little ripped and teared, will you still take it? It falls in the mud and is dirty now; will you still accept it? Yes. Why? The reason is because no matter what happens to that 20-dollar bill it is still worth 20 dollars.
It's the same for us, children of God. We may get crumpled, or ripped and teared, or dirty, but we are still worth the same. We are worth so much in the eyes of God. We are His children, of course He loves us and wants to help us and heal us. Bad things have happened, bad things are happening, and more bad things will happen, but remember that YOU are still worth the same. YOU are His child and He loves YOU and cares for YOU. Don't let anyone or anything ever tell you differently. YOU are unique because YOU are His.
You can still let your light shine even when you feel like all you have left are a few embers, there's still a little light left in you and let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

Netbook

Okay, so I bought a net book yesterday and I'm pretty excited about it. The keyboard is a little crowded, but I like it like this so much more than the big laptops where your whole arm is practically on the laptop just to reach the keyboard. Plus, this is small and compact and easy to carry around and easy to stash.

Brown Monkeys

I'm thinking about brown monkeys - I will never be able to see brown monkeys the same anymore :)

General Conference

I was able to attend the Sunday afternoon session in the Conference Center. It was very enjoyable and the dresses that the sisters in the choir wore were different on TV than they were in real life. In real life, they were more of a teal, springy, happy, jelly bean color; whereas on TV they just looked blue.

Afterwards, we, me, and two other girls I was with, headed to the car and one of them said to me,

"You're really good at taking notes."

My reply was, "No, it's just that the Lord has so much He wants me to do."

I thought it interesting that I responded in that way. I really felt like the Lord was talking to me and telling me and reminding me of the things that I must do. A few people have asked me what my favorite talk was, as expected, but this time around they all seemed to blur together, into one great message for me. On Saturday, I was in Utah, visiting my sister and brother and friend and my sister and I listened to it on the radio, but both of us fell asleep. Same thing happened in the afternoon session. I woke up once during the morning session and this is the thing that I heard and have been thinking about: Provide for yourself

I really felt the Lord was speaking to me this weekend. I wrote some things down, some notes specifically to me, but I believe that others can benefit from them too. I'll share a few of them with you.

*What are the Lord's expectations for me?

*Exercise - a natural anti-depressant

*Let go, let go, let go, let go!

*What are my spiritual gifts? talents? abilities?

*Meditation

*Invite the Spirit into my life

*If we hold back and don't share that which we have, it will be taken away from us. Don't hold back, shine and share, share and shine.

*Become intimate with the scriptures

*Keep those things which are sacred, sacred, and tucked away deep in your soul and only to be shared with God and yourself

*Be humble, but not self-righteous

*Write down daily 1. Those blessings of which I am grateful for and 2. My strengths, talents, and abilities (perhaps also my weaknesses and how I can make them into strengths)

It seems like a lot, but these were the ones that I thought could apply to others as well.

I'm really enjoying life and I loved this weekend :)

This has been Megan DeVocht

P.S. What do you think of my new layout of my blog???

Questions

Would you rather go a week without bathing, but be able to change your clothes, or a week without a change of clothes, but be able to bathe?

I would choose a week without a change of clothes but being able to bathe because I basically do that anyways.

Do you prefer reading paperback books or do you prefer reading online?

Definitely paperback

Who was your best friend while growing up?

Kayvon

What's your biggest fear?

Growing up and being who I really am

Can you daydream at night?

Yes, if you're still awake

Something I wrote and want to share with others

“Signs and wonders for faith” is looking for the sign first then to believe. It’s like wanting the end result first; wanting to eat your cake and then make it. “Signs for the good of men unto my glory” is seeking for signs after the trial of our faith as it so beautiful states in Ether 12:6; signs that are helpful to our salvation; signs that confirm our faith, not base it. Faith in Jesus Christ should be our foundation, not signs and wonders. The signs that are good to seek after are the signs that will help us to return to live with our Father in Heaven again. I really liked what it said in the Student Manual, of what we might say and what God does says. We may say, “Before I pay my tithing, I must know for sure that it is a true principle.” But God says, “First act in faith and pay your tithing, then will I give you evidence it is a true principle.” In a very simple statement, seeing isn’t believing, believing is seeing. I think of Laman and Lemeul who had many signs given unto them, yet they still did not believe.
In Mark 8:11, it helps us to see that “signs and wonders of faith is wrong: “And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.” As well as in D&C 88:65, “And if ye ask anything that is not expedient for you, it shall turn unto your condemnation.”

Something I wrote and want to share with others 2

“Signs and wonders for faith” is looking for the sign first then to believe. It’s like wanting the end result first; wanting to eat your cake and then make it. That seems to be an expectation that many people have in this day in age; buy now, pay later. Which you may say has nothing to do with this, but it does. Our society has it fixed in our minds that end results are to be acquired right now, rather than going through life and learning as we go. It’s totally like the ‘grass is greener on the other side,’ when I’m done with school, then I’ll be happy; once I get married, then I’ll be happy; instead of trying our faith and being happy with what we already have.

Discovering the Secret

My close friend told me I should watch The Secret because it helps you to be successful. I said that I would watch it the next day, but that turned into a week or two, until today, when I finally decided that I would watch it. But even the process of getting myself to watch it was interesting. I had to just do it, not planning, planning yes, on the back of my mind, but not like, 'I'm going to sit down and watch this movie.' Anyways, I watched the movie and it was absolutely amazing!!! I felt so much more energized, I felt I had more power to get what I want and to succeed in life. Success is something that I was not taught at home, but I am so grateful for this knowledge and understanding of the secret because it really does work. I mean, I haven't entirely tried it, now that I am aware of it, but something that one of the person's said in the film was that it's always going, whether you believe in it or not, whether you understand it or not, it's always going and it never stops. But, looking back at different experiences in my life, I can see that they happened, for good or for bad, because of the Secret. If you have netflix, check it out, it's now playing on instant stream. It's an hour and a half and that may seem like a long time, but, what's an hour and a half for a life time of success? Here is the official website. Check it out and begin to have power in your life from learning the secret.

This has been brought to you by Megan DeVocht, reporting live from Rexburg, Idaho

Excited about Communications!!!

Today, I had planned to go sell plasma, but.....other stuff came up, which is funny because when I don't plan anything nothing comes up and then when I do plan to do something, things come up. But these were good things. My friend, Carlee, needed my help for a 30 second info commercial for one of her classes. So I met her at 10am and we worked on that for awhile and then we went to work on a group photo project and then we parted ways for like half an hour. I ate lunch and then we met up at the radio station and let me tell you, today was soooo great! I love that feeling of being busy and slightly rushed. Every one tells me that I am so lucky because I only have one class, but no, you're all wrong. I am not lucky. It's really hard. It's hard on a different scale that I do not like. You might say that it would be easier to get my homework done and what not else, but no. One of my weaknesses is being idle and lazy; it's so easy for me to be idle which means that having so much free time is dangerous for me. I need to keep busy, I need to have stuff to do, I need places to go, places to be, people to meet and see. Otherwise, I procrastinate, waste my time, and end up doing stupid stuff and then sometimes I even get depressed because I'm so bored, but I think that the big thing is that I feel like I'm not living up to my full potential. My parents think it would be better for me to ease myself into school, but my older sister, and me as well, thinks that if I just dive in, I will do great. I really am looking forward to next semester. I'm not sure what I'm going to do this month because I might go insane! This is the photo that my friend and her group were working on and I think I might end up like this by the end of the semester:

Halluncinating and talking with people that aren't there :)

How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty

These are some quotes from Connie Hatch and Patti Breitman's book, 'How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty



"Taking good care of yourself leaves you in better shape to help someone else."



"You simply don't have the power to change someone who doesn't truly want to change. The only behavior you can change is yours."



"Say no to martyrdom. Say no to taking responsibility for problems over which you have no control. Say no to putting your life on hold while waiting for someone else to address his problem."

An Unlikely Pair

sometimes the two most unlikely people are the best together and for each other. So keep your eyes open and don't be so picky or narrow-minded. Don't settle for less, but don't reach so high that you the only thing you reach is space and rocks, and maybe an alien. You may 'hate' someone at first, but who knows, he/she may be that someone you want to spend the rest of your life with :)

Music - the heartbeat of LIFE

music can tell a story, music sets the mood, music is the heart beat of life. you can have a movie with no talking, just music, and the message would be able to get across. the music lets us know that it's scary, that it's funny, that it's serious, that it's love, that it's a special moment. music is our biggest cue in life. even for spiritual things. it helps us to know what to expect or what to feel or what to get ready for, it helps us to prepare for the 'unknown.' it helps us know the mood, the setting, even the time frame/era.

Finding the Adventure in the Simple Every Day Mundane Stuff That Makes Life :)

what makes it fun is enjoying the simple every day things of life and being grateful. seeing the adventure in your own backyard. sure, rexburg is small and there's not a lot of stuff to do that is ready at our hands, but we can have a fun time with great memories if we but open our immagination - remember how much fun you used to have when you were a kid? You could be anything you wanted and you could do anything you wanted. All you needed was immagination, sure, friends help, and maybe some props, but immagination is key. I think that's why I love being so silly, it's like being a kid forever.



my friend and i have so much fun and there is nothing grand we do, we just enjoy the simple, every day, mundane things of life. Like the library. Boy is it fun to look at the books and then blog about them :) Try something new today and have fun in the simple things :)

Looking and Feeling Cute :)

Last night I took some pictures of myself because I thought I looked so cute and I wanted to remember it and today I want to share it with all of you who read my blog. Valentines' Day was great for me yesterday. No, I do not have boyfriend, or even a guy that I am interested in, but I had fun enjoying all that the Lord gave to me yesterday, including the beautiful sunshine and clear blue skies :) I wore my new BYU-I purple sweatshirt that I had eyed earlier, around my birthday, and then finally bought on Friday, after I bought my temple clothes :) I am simply loving life and am so excited to be alive ! ! !

My dear friend Chris gave me Valentine balloons and flowers :) Yellow for friendship and peach for close friends :)

I had a lot of fun taking pictures last night :)

This is one of my favorites.

It's interesting how different my face looks from two different pictures, two different angles :)

The Break up

Today I broke up with my boyfriend, hehehe. Those of you who read this blog and who know me may think, 'What? You had a boyfriend and you didn't tell us about him?!?!?!?!?' Ok, here it is. As Jessi and I were walking home from the grocery store today - which by the way, today is a gorgeous day!!! - these thoughts came to my mind: I need to avoid sugar - wait, no! I can't avoid sugar, that's like avoiding someone, I need to confront them and let them know how I feel, so it is with sugar, I need to tell them straight up how I feel and that I'm not going to avoid 'him,' but that I'm going to break up with 'him.' And so I did :) So, technically, all this time I have had a boyfriend, hehe ;) And today I finally decided to 'break up.'

Rigoletto - One of the Bestest Fairy Tales

I just listened to this song and I just about died because of the beauty of it and all the memories and everything :)

Deep thoughts :)

I'm listening to some songs from back in the day and it brings back sooo many good memories!!! Neil listened to Erasure a lot and just now I listened to Chorus by Erasure and it was so amazing!!! I am so grateful for memories, even though they are not always perfect and 100% clear, at least we have something. Heavenly Father is so very loving and gives us so many gifts if we but open our eyes and look and see and enjoy :)

I also listened to I'm Blue, by Eiffel 65 and it was fun. I looked up the meaning of the lyrics because I like to do stuff like that and the song facts for this song was pretty cool. Check it out here.

Plus, I'm in a fabulous mood because 1. I had an awesome dream about someone who is constantly on my mind :) 2. The book, Simple Abundance, is totally helping my authentic self come out, yes I am so happy and grateful for that :) 3. I'm repenting, changing, turning to God and trying to be the daughter that He wants me to be. 4. I got a letter from my friends, Bryce, who is currently serving a mission in New York! Yeah baby! And I'm really excited to continue to write him and better develop our friendship :) 5. I did my homework last night and I got really excited to do it today, in fact, I already submitted it online! Usually I do it at night, like 9 or later...but today I did it before 3pm, that's great news for me!!! I really am so excited about life, I really do love life, yeah, sometimes I fall down, but that doesn't mean that life is over, it's a just a down/low time :) Life is a roller coaster, but I am learning that it's not as dramatic and scary as I once thought it was; instead, it's actually quite enjoyable :) It's still scary, but it's a healthy and adventurous scary - the kind that makes you get out of your comfort zone and really experience life and really feel the ocean breeze on your hot and sweaty face, but wait, you're in Rexburg, Idaho :) I love life :) And even though I may not know what all the future has to offer me, I am still looking forward to it because it is an adventure and I LOVE adventures!!!!!!!


Taken from Simple Abundance: A Day book of Comfort and Joy by Sarah Ban Breathnach, February 7

An Artist Is Someone Who Creates

"Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how...The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark."

-Agnes De Mille

Most of us feel more secure when we play it safe. We wear a string of pearls, for example, instead of the hand-painted glass beads we glimpsed and passes up at the crafts fair. Yet it is precisely those read and purple glass beads around the neck of another woman that stop us dead in our tracks. "Wow," we mumble as we pass her on the street, "that looks fantastic." We also wonder how she knew it would.

She probably didn't. She probably just took a leap in the dark and trusted her instincts. She trusted her own sense of style. The necklace whispered "Try me!" and she listened. She played at living - in a small way to be sure, but relevant all the same - by taking a chance.

Every day we're given chances to embrace the new. It could be serving focaccia at dinner tonight instead of garlic bread. It could be choosing a pair of floral socks that make our feet want to dance, instead of the plain pair we automatically reach for. It could be trading in the headband for a short, sleek sophisticated cut that really feels right.

Psychologist Susan Jeffers suggests we "take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that makes you feel great once you have done it." Today, take a real risk that can change your life: start thinking of yourself as an artist and your life as a work-in-progress. Works-in-progress are never perfect. But changes can be made to the rough draft during rewrites. Another color can be added to the canvas. The film can be tightened during editing. Art evolves. So does life. Art is never stagnant. Neither is life. The beautiful authentic life you are creating for yourself and those you love is your art. It's the highest art. "Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable," writer Brenda Ueland reminds you.

Hold that thought.

Ok, so I had to include this snippet from this book because this is one reason why I am oh so happy this joyful day, even though it's cold outside - though I hardly noticed - and it's a lot of thanks to this book and for this wonderful woman who is allowing other women to let their authentic self come out :) The lines marked in red are the ones that especially stood out to me this morning as I read them.

I am being me, Megan DeVocht and I absolutely love it!!! And this is all so new to me so of course I'm going to fall down a few times here and there and it's getting back up that really says who I am.

"Music is the heartbeat to life." Without music, life would be so dull. Music adds color to our gray lives :) Both participating in making music and also the art of listening to music and letting all of it speak to your soul, being completely open and allowing it to fill your whole being.

My friend pointed out to me that it's a beautiful day and we should go outside, but I don't really want to. I'm content with staying in the library on the computer. I almost feel torn between the two. Should I stay inside all day like I do every day or should I go outside and enjoy the warmth from the sun? Decisions decisions.

Handicapped

Chris, Carlee, and I went to the ER because Chris fell and hurt his hip and then we went to the grocery store and this is what happened. Enjoy!!!

Secret Agent Man!!! NOT

I feel like I'm on a mission to do something sneaky, like Riley and Nicolas Cage in National Treasure. And yes I did just use a character name and an actor's name. Anyways, I feel like I'm a secret mission, and it's kind of exciting. Oh, I really do wish I were on a secret mission! That would be oh so cool!!!

Ok, so mission accomplished!!!

Tour

I forgot to post this up the other night! It's a tour of our place. Enjoy!

Hmm...what to call this post? I don't know!!!

I get like this every once in awhile, where I don't post anything up here and then I binge blog and post a ton of stuff; funny, huh?

So, I changed my major...again, but good thing I haven't really done anything for it yet, haha. Last year my major was sociology, when I applied again to school for this year, my major was psychology, but then yesterday, I officially declared my major to Communication. I am so excited!!!! And I just can't hide, I can't!!!! I am really looking forward to next semester because a) I'll be taking Communication classes and b) I'll be taking more classes, haha. All this free time is killing me and my friends think that I am crazy, no, they know I am, but now they know what happens when Megan has way too much time on her hands: Homework doesn't get done, which you might think odd, but living in the library does get done, drinking water, eating with friends, basically free for whenever to hang out, but no money. Because if I was taking more classes I would have money? No, but if I was taking 12 credits I could apply for a job on campus, like cleaning out toilets, like Chris does :) Hey, it's better than mucking the stables from way back in the day, horse manure, not a pretty sight; though it smells good, not like perfume good, but like fresh and farmy-like and whole good.

I just feel like my better self, the better, maybe best me. Nah, I don't think I'm there yet. I think I am at my better self right now. Eating lunch ish with Carlee and Chris earlier today and I kept saying stuff, jokes, and who knows what else, and Chris turns to me and says, Megan, you're so bold, I like it. Me too :) It's a good bold, not like the insulting honest bold, but I don't really think that's bold. I think bold has a lot to do with courage. Be courageous enough to tell someone something, being bold, but loving :)
Dictionary.com defines bold like this:
bold
–adjective, -er, -est.
1. not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring: a bold hero
4. beyond the usual limits of conventional thought or action; imaginative.

And courage is defined as follows:

cour·age

–noun
1. the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
2. Obsolete . the heart as the source of emotion. —Idiom
3. have the courage of one's convictions, to act in accordance with one's beliefs, esp. in spite of criticism.

So, even though you may not be able to connect the dots of my random thoughts and ramblings, it is there, you just gotta open your eyes to see it :)

Thus bold and courage go hand in hand, just like two lovers sooo in love <3

Random Thoughts I wanted to share :)

Here are some thoughts from January 21, 2011 Friday:

Hanging out with Chris at Men's Chorus - wait, no, he's in Men's Chorus and I'm hanging out in the back listening because Chris invited me to come.

They are WAY awesome!!! I know a few people here too.

It's fun to see the 'behind the scenes' and then the actual performance or production is totally spectacular because you've seen the growth. I'm glad Chris invited me :) I really do love music.


While I was in there, his teacher said something that I really liked, so I sort of wrote it down.

1. "It [Barbershop singing] started out as singing in the barbershop. It's suppose to be fun." "Enjoy the experience of fun through singing." "We're here to have fun."
2. He said, it's ok to be concerned, but don't worry. Concerned helps, while worrying inhibits. Thank you Chris's teacher!

Survey # 2: If you could do anything in the world, what would it be?

• Co-write and direct a film with a huge budget
• A wife and mother
• End world famine
• I would learn to fly an airplane
• Marry the man of my dreams and have his children
• TRAVEL all around the world
• Change it
• Walk on water
• Travel around the world and help people in different societies and help people
• I would like to ride a horse on the open range with the wind in my hair and just ride to my hearts content
• Go to Harry Potter land in Florida
• Help others achieve their true potential
• Marry my boyfriend in a literal heartbeat time frame :)
• Have a big family reunion in Hawaii for a week
• I would be a wife and a stay at home mom

Survey # 1: What is it you truly need to make you happy?

I asked several of my friends this question and one of my friends wanted to know what others had said, so I am going to post them on here, but be not afraid! Your answers are anonymous. So, here are the results of this survey.

• Being loved or missed by someone
• The gospel of Jesus Christ
• Good honest friends
• The correct attitude
• Knowing that there is a God, the He has a plan for each of us, He is watching over us and that He loves and knows us each very well
• I need to be keeping the commandments
• To be around people that I love and who love me; true friends; people that make me feel good
• That's easy. That gospel. Having a testimony of Jesus Christ makes the rest fall into place :)
• Uh, pesto, no that was a joke. I'd have to say love
• The gospel of Jesus Christ
• Faith in Jesus Christ
• Satisfying relationships and accomplishing something worthwhile
• I have to say close friends
• Good weather...good friends...good music...and a bonfire :)
• A sense of being loved
• I'd say to know that I am loved
• True friends
• Ok, so eternally: eternal companion will make me happy. Temporal: nothing comes to mind but a home
• The one thing I need to truly make me happy is a hug
• To know you are on good terms with the Lord
• Living up to your potential

Feeling better

Been listening to Wicked all night last night and listening to it right now and it speaks to my soul :) Also hanging out with Chris helped a lot. And Jenny. Laughing thearpy with Laura :) Now I feel better.

Jessi

After dinner, I had fun taking pictures of Jessi while she was doing homework.





....in a turban.....

Dinner with the roomies

Dorm Dinner: One night of the week in which you cook, eat, and wash dishes, and sometimes make cookies, together as a dorm, to make friendships and to have fun. Here is our funness wrapped up in a blog entry by an eccentric confused banana brained writer, Megan.

Here we have our table set so elegantly thanks to Jessi and her marvelous mom who sent them out to her fair daughter.




Our delicious dinner consisted of chicken legs with spices added by Jessi, but alas, she could not add thyme for she had none, though I told her she had all night :) As well as cooked carrots and mashed potatoes with about a pound of butter, not so much, but we did put a lot of butter in. Put some fat on the skinnys - oh wait, that's me, haha.



I was making the mashed potatoes and they weren't done yet so Clare entertained us....




Sitting around the table, or around as we possible can,.
Sarah poses for a picture, but Jessi is just too much into her meal that she just keeps going on :)
This is Clare. Peace sister :)


After dinner, Clare got us really excited to make cookies. I'm glad I bought all that stuff at the grocery store because more than half of the ingredients were mine, but I was so glad to share them with my roomies :)
I think Sarah is gonna eat that flour......
Yummy!!! Look at our chocolate chip cookies!!!
A delicious plate of cookies!
They're going to get me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Jessi and I hanging out and me being soo excited about taking pictures and videos and updating my blog. I think I'm getting a little carried away with it tonight ;)

My roommate and friend, Jessi :)

I stayed inside almost all day today. After I did my laundry, I took a shower, and then Jessi and I went on a walk around campus.

The thing about my photography is that you never know when I'm going to take it and you never really know what your face will look like. That's what I love most: candid shots :) Catching one moment and time, freezing one moment in time, and having a record of that one moment in time :)


This is kind of blurry, but I still really like it.
The Rexburg temple is so beautiful!!!! Jessi wanted to walk up to the temple, but I didn't. Mostly because in my mind I always think that the temple is so far away, when really, here in Rexburg, it totally is not; just something I've got to get over.
And this is the Taylor building. I think it looks so gorgeous with the lights, ,the snow, the trees, and the distant sunset that was oh so beautiful, but my camera couldn't capture that beauty.

Dinner number 2

Last night, yet again, Jessi and Chris, and I got together and we made spaghetti. We had swung by the grocery store earlier to pick up some delicious asiago bread and some mint brownies. Jessi and Chris made dinner while I talked to my sister, Becky, on the phone, for about 25 minutes. :) It was really delicious and even more so because we made it. Go us!!!! Then we went bowling at the MC because Sarah wanted to introduce me to this guy in her I-group, who is also a RM. Then tonight she asked me if I would want to go out on a date with him and I said sure, "I won't say no." Fun times at BYU-I.


We even set the table and got a pitcher of water :)



Our delicious mint brownies :)

A close up of our meal
Jessi was so excited about the meal, she could hardly contain herself :)
Chris on the other hand, was very calm about it all, but thoroughly enjoyed it :)

Socks

My black argyle sock shrunk in the wash...hahaha. eets for a lit'le one now :)

Fun Times at the Laundromat :)

Ok, so my friend, Chris lives in this apartment complex that used to be a hospital and in the basement, a morgue. He's kind of scared of it and we went to check out the laundry room and guess what? There is only 1 washer and only 1 dryer with about 3 inches of water on the floor. And it's small and cramped and reminds me of my old basement in Iowa City, musty and not a place that I want to hang around in. So, Chris, Jessi, and I, piled in his car, with all his dirty laundry, and headed to the local Laundromat. Earlier, we had cooked dinner together and ate, and I really wanted some fun cereal that I had bought from the grocery store. So, I brought the cereal, milk, bowl, and spoon with me to and ate my cereal - 2 bowls :) I asked Jessi to take a picture, then I took one of my 'snack' and then I just got carried away with taking pictures and that's what I'm going to post tonight :) Pictures. Because pictures are worth 1000 words and I have many of them :) So, enjoy the pictures and don't laugh too hard or too loud :)