"I Was Enchanted to Meet You."

New Years... yup, it's that time again.

Generally at this time I'm a pretty excited person. There's all sorts of parties going on and hey, a whole new year is about to begin! But I'm gonna be honest, I'm kinda dreading tomorrow. 2013. Time's just flying by.

I've been looking forward to this year since like... 8th grade. Graduation - college - adulthood - It all looked so exciting five years ago. And now, the closer it gets, the more I wish I could just hide out in high-school.

This last semester has been amazing. Not necessarily academically, though it hasn't been too shabby in that respect. Relationship-wise though, things have never been better. I guess everyone hits a point where they finally know which friendships are genuine and which ones are not so much. Senior year has definitely done that for me. And I am absolutely terrified of leaving these people this fall for college. Maybe I shouldn't be, but I am.

I guess it's just time to cowboy up.

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On another unrelated note, I got a calender for Christmas and on the packaging was this quote that I really liked. You can tell I liked it because I cut it out and stuck it to my door. Yup.

"Just think, you're here not by chance, but by God's choosing. His hand formed you and made you the person you are. He compares you to no one else - you are one of a kind. You lack nothing that his grace can't give you. He has allowed you to be here at this time in history to fulfill his special purpose for this generation."

Spot on.

"Being Happy Takes Alot of Practice... Doesn't It?"

I realize that I'm not a very good blogger/journal keeper. But I've got two words for you...

Senior year.

Now, I'm not making excuses for myself. Well, kinda. I know that we've been told time and time again to keep a record of our lives and experiences... so, I'm going to keep trying to get better at this.

So, over the past few months, things have kinda kicked up a notch.  The month of November was kind of like one giant application. Scholarship applications, college applications, job applications... If I never see another application in my life, I'll be cool with it. It was probably one of the most stressful times I have ever had to experience, thus far.

However, I lived, and have two finished applications in at BYU Provo and BYU Idaho. Step one... check.

But November had it's highlights, to be sure. I got to spend a whole six days with two of my favorite people in the world, one of which who traveled by plane just to see us. That week went by kind of fast, filled with Black Friday shopping, too much junk food, way late nights, and lots of conversations about our favorite men. Needless to say, I needed a week of complete and total teenage normalcy. Who knows how many more I'll get before it's time to grow up?

So, also during the month of November, I re-read a book that I'd studied in or around middle school called, "Carry On Mr. Bowditch". Now, it's not like my favorite book or even close to it. I consider it worth reading, but I'm not going to go and recommend it to everyone I know and the rest of the world. But, regardless, there are some pretty quotable lines from said book and one of them has kinda stuck with me over the last few weeks.

Okay, so the book is all about this guy, Nathanial Bowditch, who faces just about every trial that a person should never have to. Well, he has this friend, Elizabeth (who, of course, he ends up falling in love with and marrying), who says at one point something along the lines of, "Being happy takes alot of practice, doesn't it?".

I couldn't agree more.

I know that sometimes it's easy to allow the actions of others to persuade our emotions. I am so guilty when it comes to this. It doesn't take much more than a look or a comment from someone to completely throw off my day. Or week, sometimes. Too often, I find that my happiness depends on what other people think of me, say to me (or don't say to me), and how they act around me. How retarded is that?

Well, after reading this book and having that little moment of inspiration, I've decided to practice being happy. If you want to be good at something, you have to put effort into it. Like playing an instrument, learning a language, training a habit, etc. Basically, I'm going to start getting my practice in.

December has just started, the Christmas season is upon us. I have some incredibly amazing friends, both old and more recent. I have one semester left of highschool. My Senior prom is coming up. And in less than nine months, I'll have the opportunity to go on a whole new adventure. So, I'm pretty sure, this is a great time to be happy.

I've done alot of growing up the last couple months. I've had a chance to experience new things, both good and bad. I've had to make important decisions that I haven't even had to think about before. But I am one dang, lucky girl and I can't wait to see what the next few months/years have got for me!

Never Gonna Know If You Never Even Try!

WELL. Today got off to kind of a lazy start, I won't lie. I slept through my alarm and ended up missing seminary (which was kinda disappointing because I look forward to going on Mondays). So after sleeping in, I decided to give myself a relaxed day. Here's what it was supposed to look like...

That's right. Harry Potter and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies (my all-time favorites). However, my plans were changed this afternoon when we got a call from a friend who's reindeer had escaped and was now running loose in a bunch of hayfields.

Well, it's not like I could say no to an adventure like that! So, my afternoon was spent running around Bodenburg loop chasing a rouge reindeer. And in the end, it was I who made the catch (not that that's extremely impressive considering the deer was exhausted from running around for three straight hours, BUT STILL.) It was fabulous.

Anyway. Other than this fantastic story of my day, I have a couple pictures that I wouldn't mind sharing with you. So I'll do that now.

 (Butters was getting nosy with the camera.)

(The view from my pasture. Am I not the luckiest person ever?)

 (It's that time of year! Fluffy horses are the best. And those ears are my favorite, won't lie.)

(This kid makes me laugh. Crazy!)

 (So for photography class, we have to take portraits using only window light. Here's one I got today, of my full-time model.)

Well, that's a wrap. Until next time!

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50 Ways to Say Goodbye - Train 

(This song just makes my life better.) 

All Day, Every Day

When I made the decision earlier this year to (mostly) get out of the animal raising business, I naturally thought that would mean life would calm down a little.

HA. That's a laugh.

The drama started about, oh, ten days ago. Henry, one of my reindeer steers, started having problems with his right eye. So, like the farmers we are, my mother and I decided to go the "fix-all" route and try penicillin and electrolytes. For those of you who don't know, they're kinda like the duct tape and WD40 of the livestock world.

Unfortunately, however, by Tuesday morning when I went to do morning feedings things were not looking good. Henry was in a lot of pain and his eye looked downright freaky: milky white and blood shot. So, my electrolytes having failed me, I did the next best thing and called around to find a vet.

Luckily, I got ahold of Dr. Susan Dent and she was able to come out within the next few hours. Within the first few seconds of the examination, Dr. Dent let me know that Henry's eye was pretty much passed saving. Chances that he'll ever regain sight there are pretty slim. However, she was pretty optimistic about the rest of Henry and got to work.

Praying like crazy, I held him in a head lock while she gave him two injections into his eye; anti-inflamatory and antibiotics. Then, using cat gut (which was kind of interesting), Dr. Dent sewed his eye shut. I won't lie to you... I couldn't really watch. It kinda disturbed me.

Henry did great though and to finish it off, he got a sub-q shot of Nuflor antibiotics. Now, we just have to wash his eye out with saline and administer antibiotics four-six times daily. It's really not that bad; it could be so much worse.

All in all, my life hasn't really calmed down, even lacking sheep, goats, and poultry. Fabulous.

 (Henry's sewn eye. Hopefully it doesn't hurt much anymore...)

 (Today Henry was back to his perky self. This is his good side.)

 (The cutest deer that ever existed, aka, Benjamin. Even though he's almost all growed up, he's just a kid a heart.)

 (My big, beautiful Borie with her quarter horse walk.)

(Kayleena's fluffy pony, Princess Buttercup.)

 (As you may have noticed, I photograph Titan alot. He's just very photogenic.)

And I was going to post a song for today, but instead, it's a mini-playlist kinda day. So here you go...

-Light Up the Sky - The Afters
(I'm a convert. They're amazing.^)

-I Forgive You - Kelly Clarkson

-Back to Back - The Ready Set

-The Only One - Hot Chelle Rae

-Good Girl - Carrie Underwood
(And a little bit o' country to wrap the whole thing up.^)

Perspective

The last couple days have been kinda tough. You know when all those little things just kinda get to you? Yeah, that's how it was for me. It seemed like every time I turned around, something even worse would happen.

For example, at one point during these last few days, I was deep in the "doldrums" so to speak, driving home, and I was seriously doubting things could get much more miserable... then I hit a cat.

So all in all, I was a mess.

Well, this morning I woke up to General Conference and I got a chance to listen to our prophet, Thomas S. Monson speak. And that was exactly what I needed. He spoke about how easy it is to, in our world today, see all of the negative things around us. Because there's a boat-load of them. (I'm paraphrasing.) However, we need to flip that around and take a look at all of our blessings. Because there's even more of those. President Monson said to be sure not to discount even the small, seemingly trivial blessings. And by doing this, we can find even greater happiness.

Well, after hearing that, obviously I couldn't continue being a downer and decided that today I would make a list of my blessings. And since I type better than I can write, I'm going to do that here. Now, this list might turn out to be quite extensive, or maybe not, I don't know, but there's no reason for you to feel obligated to read it if it does. This for me more than for you. Sorry.

Alright, I'll get started now.

Blessings:
 "I am thankful for..."

1. My whole physical body.
2. My health.
3. My family... each and every member of it.
4. My home.
5. My close, best friends.
6. My other friends, that sometimes I might not appreciate as much...
7. My education.
8. The 4-H program. (Don't know where I'd be without it.)
9. My teachers/leaders through the church, youth court, 4-H, and all the other programs I'm in.
10. The Young Women's program.
11. Technology.
12. Christ's atonement.
13. Our prophet and his apostles.
14. And all other church leaders and those who make it all possible.
15. Missionaries.
16. This country that I live in.
17. The freedoms and privileges that I have.
18. Music.
19. The ability to drive;vehicles to drive.
20. My teeth.
21. Safety and security.
22. My horse.
23. My reindeer.
24. The opportunity I have to hold a job.
25. My camera and photography.
26. Our military.
27. My older brother Donny who serves in the military.
28. My older sister Stacy who's my example and friend.
29. The ability to feel sadness sometimes so I can appreciate happiness.
30. The opportunity I'll have to go to college.
31. The opportunity I had to be born into this church.
32. The scriptures.
33. The hours of practice that helped me to learn piano.
34. Alaska.
35. The mountains.
36. Books.
37. Jessie.
38. Running water.
39. Electricity.
40. Warmth.
41. The fact that I never have to go hungry.
42. The fact that I always have clothes to wear.
43. Both my parents - even if I might sometimes think otherwise.
44. The ability to communicate to people I love who are far away.
45. Prayer.
46. My Heavenly Father.
47. This opportunity to be here on earth.
48. Good humor and laughter.
49. My cowboy boots.
50. The knowledge I have of right and wrong.
51. The Holy Ghost.
52. The time I have to spend with the people I love.
53. Memories.
54. My patriarchal blessing.
55. The priesthood.
56. Callings in the church that I've held.
57. Girls Camp and the lessons I've learned there.
58. My free agency.
59. The mistakes I've made, so now I know better.
60. The chance I have to work towards Eternal Salvation.
61. The temple.
62. The opportunities to do service.
63. The times I've been served by others.
64. My decision to be baptized.
65. Comfort.
66. The knowledge that I have a brother, Jesus, who loved me so much he allowed himself to suffer and then be crucified for my faults.
67. Children.
68. The chance I'll have to be a mother, whether here or after.
69. Sunshine.
70. Being able to reach many of my goals.
71. Doctors, firefighters, police officers, and others who keep us safe.
72. The fall season.
73. Peanut butter.
74. General Conference and what I can learn from it.

I'm going to stop there for now. Looking at the list, my thoughts definitely aren't in any order, so you'll have to forgive me for that. Or just deal with it. I was just trying to get all of those little things that I sometimes don't think of.

Well, I think I'm done here for today. I'm going to go listen to the next session of Conference...

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Song of the Day: For the First Time- Boyce Avenue

Take Two

I know, I know. Two posts in one day? It's a bit of an overkill. However, I decided to make an exception today.

Seeing as I just finished my self-portrait assignment and I wanted to share the pictures here. Facebook just doesn't show the quality. And my camera deserves more credit than that.

So, here is what I have gotten self-portrait wise.

 (This one was kind of an editing experiment. Not completely and totally sure what I think.)

Okay, the top one isn't exactly a self-portrait, it's just a picture I took and kinda liked. So there you go. I'm done on this blog for today.

Once Upon a Time...

... The price of gas didn't matter, physics didn't exist, and college was a million years away.

Sometimes I wish I was 12 again; I wish I could go back to that ^ time. BUT, it's not gonna happen. So I'm building a bridge and getting over it.

After all, this week has been a relatively good week so far.

Highlights: Got a much needed new phone, spent some time with my best friend in this world, saw a couple more pictures from my senior photo shoot, and finally got caught up in my Spanish class.

Not so amazing parts: Still haven't gotten the 25-50 self portraits needed for photography class tomorrow, watched the presidential debate (which was just depressing), and have yet to get the sixth Harry Potter book.

Overall though, I think the good outweighs the bad. Which is what matters.

Anyway, here's a couple more of the pics I'll have to choose from to find my senior photo. All photo credit goes to Tammy Smith with her incredible photography skills.

And there you go.

Lastly, here's my song for the day.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
I love Glee.

Self Portraits and Cemeteries

Today, I made an exciting new discovery...

I found the auto-timer button on my camera.

 This is a good thing because I have a "self portrait" photography assignment for my class in two weeks and as of today I had nothing. BUT, the button was found and life can now go on.

And while I'm talking about it, here's what I got using my handy dandy auto-timer button...

Anyway, so also, today I found a new motto/saying thing that I really like. And yeah, we've heard it all before, but for some reason today it stood out to me. I even wrote it on my calender. And you know if it made it to my calender, there's obviously something special about it. Anywho, what I saw said...

"Accept Nothing Less" 

And I just thought, if only everyone followed those three words, there would be a lot less unhappy people out there. So there's my inspirational thought for the day. I know, it's not much, but hey, it's 10:00 and I'm tired.

Also, tonight for mutual, us laurels went over to the cemetery outside of Palmer for a little lesson and it just so happened that I had my camera handy so I got some shots I thought I'd share here. Excuse the little bit of a grainy look they've got; my ISO was super high because it was getting dark. 

 Anyway, that's a wrap! Night y'all! 

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 Song of the Day: Wanted - Hunter Hayes

(My all time most favoritest song ever.)

More Rain and Harry Potter

Because I don't feel like writing much today, I'll make this short and sweet.

Synopsis of my life today:

- I'm officially half way through the Harry Potter series. I may be way behind the times, but hey, better late than never I always say.

- The Butte is like officially underwater these days. There's like a whole new river there. I'm dubbing it, "Butte River". Original, I know.

- I am currently baking the most amazing chocolate mint cake batter cookies on the planet.

-And lastly, I've gotten to see a couple more pictures from my senior photo shoot. Can't wait to see them all!

This one ^ is probably my favorite so far! I like my hair... and my boots. And of course Borie's big butt. I look kinda weird in my other pictures, but hey, I only need one good one anyway!

And there you go. Blog post- COMPLETE.

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Song of the Day: Valiant Faith - Jenny Phillips

Rainy Days and Spaghetti

Something you might not know about me: two of my favorite things are rainy days (when I'm inside) and homemade spaghetti.

And of course my baby brother Canyon.

Combine all three things, throw homework out of the mix, and you've got just about a perfect day. Like today!

 

 Eatin' raspberries and playin' in the rain. It is the life!

This little man can be a bit dramatic, but when I told him we were going to make spaghetti... well, you can see the picture. It was kinda rainy out, so we played in the wetness with my handy dandy camera (Mr. C) for a while and then came inside and got to work...

Are we not fabulous? Yeah, yeah, we know.

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Song of the Day: Sweet Serendipity - Lee Dewyze

College and P!nk

It's been a while since I've graced y'all with a post, so I figured I'd do that today. So here goes.

Well, it's finally here.

The beginning of the end. Or in other words: Senior Year.

I can hardly believe these are my last high-school semesters. The last of my official "childhood" years. Craziness.

Being a senior, college has been on my mind a lot lately. I guess I've always just assumed that I would go to BYU-I, meet a handsome strange (who is also a return-missionary cowboy), get married and live happily-ever-after. However, the closer I actually get to college deadlines and such, I'm kinda debating said plan. Or at least, just the very first part.

Though originally there were several colleges I think would be great to go to, I've narrowed it down to two options.
-BYU-Idaho
-Texas A&M

Academically, it should be no big deal getting into either. Financially... well, BYU-I might be more realistic. I dunno. I'll get back to you on this at a later date.

Anyway, so moving on... I just thought I would let everyone know, I have a new "hero". Or basically just someone that in my book, is amazing. Generally, I don't include celebrities under this category, because yeah, they're famous and talented, but not a whole lot to look up to. However, I have made an exception this one time for... P!nk.

Now, hold onto your ponies, I know what you're thinking. P!nk? Mhm. Well, I'm about to tell you why.

The other day I was at the gym doing what I usually do at the gym along with watching T.V. And while I was clicking through the channels, I noticed that there was a talk show on featuring P!nk, so I watched it for a while. At this one point, the show host congratulated P!nk for becoming a "Covergirl", which, in their world, is something of an accomplishment. Well, then she talked a little bit about how in the past P!nk had been told that she wasn't "pretty enough" to be a Covergirl. I just about threw something at the screen. But I was still at the gym and there was nothing to throw.

Don't tell me, that P!nk is not "pretty". This world's standards have officially hit an all time low.

We are constantly comparing ourselves and others to the world's standard of beautiful, which, in reality, doesn't even exist.

I could go on forever about this, but I'm not going to. I'll sum it up.

P!nk is pretty.

You are pretty and I am pretty.

We all just need to get over what the media's trying to convince us of.

That is all. Goodnight!

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Song of the Day: Hall of Fame - The Script
(If you don't already know it, listen to it. If you do already know it, listen to it anyway, 'cause it's amazing.)

All the Good Times...

Well, it's been a while. But it's been a lazy afternoon so I though, why not? Ten thoughts... here goes.

1. Happy Easter! Had to start with that.
2. I found a shirt today in my closet I've never worn. Hm, that was a pleasant surprise.
3. Baked potatoes might just be the best thing ever.
4. I got my second Young Women medallion today! Success!
5. I wish summer would just come already.
6. Dance this upcoming weekend. I'm pretty much way excited.
7. The old "Johnny Lingo" movie makes me laugh. "She's so old! Like, 19 or 20! He should have married her off a long time ago."
8. If the world as we know it ended... I would miss running water.
9. Seminary tomorrow morning! Yesh.
10. Hungry animals are calling for me. I must go.

Look what we found in our deviled eggs today... scary.

"If Only You Saw What I Could See..."

Well, I'm pretty sure I'll never be a blogger. I just kinda suck at it. However, I'm trying. So here's ten thoughts for the day...

1. I really want a duck, like you wouldn't believe.
2. My favorite quote from General Conference today was, "Heavenly Father didn't send us here to fail." Righto.
3. I gave all the animals shots today. That was fun. I get a kick out of the strangest things...
4. I also got my SAT scores today! And I didn't do too awful if I do say so myself.
5. So, I went and saw Hunger Games last weekend. It was alright, not super amazing. The car ride home was just as fun.
6. I have to come up with something to teach all of the Laurels next month and I have no idea what I'm going to do.
7. It's so stinking warm outside! T-shirt weather, that's right.
8. I've been off sugar for fifteen days. I'm pro.
9. Knowing I don't have to run a mile again until tomorrow = Best feeling ever.
10. Date this Saturday? Sounds like it!

"This is Magnolia, named after my best friend. ;) "

"Footsteps a Little Lighter"

Yeah, so I missed like a week. But here's ten thoughts for today, none-the-less.

1. Prom is this Saturday and I'm pretty darned excited.
2. SAT's are also this Saturday. Not as exciting.
3. I can officially do a fish tail braid. Yeah, I know, it took long enough. But I can do it! And that's all that matters.
4. My Kind of Perfect = Possibly the sweetest song ever.
5. Ya know that movie the Village? I love Lucius. He's so sweet.
6. I want to go sledding like insanely bad this week. Butte or Lazy... hm.
7. I've been taking pictures of the cats at the shelter for the cat rescue and they are so adorable! I don't even like cats, so that's saying something.
8. Turkey is nasty.
9. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Life would be extremely difficult without bobby pins.
10. It is my opinion that Spider man is the best super hero out there.

And here's a picture of my amazing little chickens.

"Stop and just look around."

Stand a Little Taller!

Haven't posted in a few days. I'm so awful at sticking with this kinda thing. Whatever.

Here goes...

1. I brought home a hen yesterday to keep Richie company. However, she's huge, messy, won't sit on eggs, and he doesn't like her anyway. WOW.
2. "What doesn't kill you makes a fighter!" -Stronger by Kelly Clarkson. I love it. Total power song.
3. Prom dress shopping this Saturday! I'm going to try David's Bridal. So excited!
4. I want to go somewhere tropical... like, now.
5. Sometimes I wish I had a British accent. Pretty much.
6. I took some amazing pictures at the animal shelter yesterday. That place makes me so sad.
7. I want a pot bellied pig SO BAD.
8. I have to go outside and feed animals, so I'm going to end at eight. Sorry, I'm lazy.

I'm Doing Just Fine!

Been a few days since I posted, sorry 'bout that. Life's been good though!

1. I officially have the nicest, kindest, most amazing friends ever. They're incredible.

2. Camp out tomorrow... we'll see how that goes!

3. I had a good Valentine's day.

4. I love looking through old pictures. Good memories!

5. Supreme finally had her lamb! Took long enough.

6. Going to the Eagle River dance Saturday night? I think yes.

7. I love warm socks. Or maybe just socks in general.

8. Pretty much done learning Valiant Faith. Now I gotta get some girls to sing it in Sacrament meeting!

9. Filling out scholarship applications...

10. Um... I'm out of things to say.

Here's one of those old pictures I found of me and Jessie from this summer!

It's a Leap of Faith.

Here's my 10 thoughts for today!


1. Yay for the gym! It's one of my favorite places to be.
2. Every teenage girl should have a pet chicken.

3. Runaway Bride... it's a classic.
4. I'm really excited for the dance this weekend!

5. Todays' weather has not been fun. I hate rain.

6. I think orange is an ugly color.

7. I'm ready for fair season to come. I want to get in the show ring!

8. Canyon's bed time stories are the best.

9. I want to go take portraits of someone... hm. Maybe I'll take some of Kayleena or Canyon tomorrow.

10. If the world ended, I would miss Italian herb and cheese bread. Oh yeah.


Messing around with some old pictures. Here's one that I really liked.

"A little girl and her pony."

Tune My Heart to Sing Thy Grace

So, it's been an amazing weekend! And here's my 10 thoughts for today!

1. I have a chicken in my lap... yeah.
2. There's a fireside tonight. Pretty excited for that! I feel like there hasn't been one in forever.
3. Got my camera out today! That was nice.
4. The ewes' due date is Monday. Lambs any time!
5. My life is amazing.
6. The dance last night was so much fun!
7. Next week I want to go to the Chugiak dance... we'll see!
8. Never freeze noodles. Does not work.
9. Cookie doe > baked cookie.
10. I really want to watch Tron with Nikita and Jessica. LIKE REALLY BAD.


And here's an amazing picture of my amazing new bird! Yes, it's amazing.

"Sir Fredrick Von Fredrick."

It's Not Enough For Me to Live it Half Way.

Time for 10 more thoughts! I'm already like at 120 or something close to that. No where near 1,000. But I'll get there!

1. Dance tonight. Very excited.
2. I hate the sound of my alarm clock. It gets on my nerves. They should make happy sounding alarm clocks.
3. The man I marry better like chicken dumplings and pasta... 'cause that's what I can cook.
4. My chicken coop is coming home on Monday! YES. Now, if only I could get it up the driveway.
5. "I guess the change in my pocket wasn't enough. I'm like, forget you!" -Still my favorite song.
6. Frozen water buckets = one of life's greatest trials.
7. Watched E.T. last night with Canyon. FUNNIEST THING EVER.
8. D&C 63:47 is my new favorite scripture. Officially.
9. I don't want to walk down (and up) my driveway tonight...
10. Summer... will you just come already?!

Here's a picture for you. I'm using it for scholarship applications.

"I remember when..."

Gimme the Beat Boys and Free My Soul...

I'm sorry I've missed a few days! Life is busy, so deal with it.

Here I go...

1. I can't decide if I like Back Street Boys or NSYNC better. It's a tough choice.
2. Have I ever told you how much I love carhartts? Well I do.
3. Tomorrow I'm getting a new pet. PRETTY DARNED EXCITED.
4. Brownies = day made.
5. I get to babysit a lamb in the morning. That'll be fun!
6. I really need to get out with my camera and take some pictures. But there's nothing to take pictures of so I think I won't.
7. I'm thankful for washing machines.
8. My driveway is like an ice skating rink. Not fun.
9. Scholarship applications frustrate me.
10. When I go out to feed the animals, I put in my ear phones and step into my own music video. Pretty legit, I'm telling you.

Okay, and a picture... I got this down on the river. Lucky shot.

"And drift away."

You Make Us Want to Sing

I'm tired and I need to go take a shower, so I'm gonna make this quick.

1. I smell like sheep right now. Not pleasant.
2. I seriously need a pair of cowgirl boots. Okay, I don't need them. But I REALLY WANT a pair.
3. One of my amazing best friends (*cough Nikita cough*) is coming to visit in April and I can't wait to see her!
4. I got out and ran today. SO NICE. It's almost like summer!
5. I wish I had a pet moose. They are so adorable!
6. If I could go anywhere right now it would be: Delta Junction. Pretty much yeah. And Jessie would have to come with me.
7. I've signed up to do some judging at the end of this month. Should be fun!
8. It's super, super pretty outside tonight. The moon is really bright.
9. "STEP BY STEP!" Colton made me dance to this several times tonight...
10. Tomorrow is New Beginnings. Hope it all goes well!

No picture to share! I'm sorry. I'm lazy. And yeah.

Goodnight! Sweet dreams! :)

I Still Wish You the Best

Okay, I'm awfully sorry I skipped a few days. But hey, this weekend was kinda crazy! If I was really super dedicated to this blog, I would post twenty thoughts to make up for my missing days... but I'm not going to. So deal with it.

1. I had three parties this weekend. All super fun. Good times, good times.
2. I haven't picked up my camera in like three days. Something must be wrong with me.
3. 1st Corinthians 13: 4-8, 13. Very motivational scriptures.
4. "I pity the fooooooool, that falls in love with you." -I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME GET THIS SONG OUT OF MY HEAD. In case you don't know what it is: "Forget You" by Cee-Lo Green. Very fun.
5. Hm... church was very good today. I love Fast and Testimony Sunday.
6. Summer, summer, summer. *sigh* When will it ever come?!
7. The Grinch may just be the most quotable movie ever. I think yes.
8. If the world ended, I would miss bobby pins.
9. Apparently my reindeer don't like tortillas. Weird, right?
10. I am so thankful for my amazing friends! Pretty much, if I didn't have them, life would not be so great.

Here is the photo I wanted to share today...

"My wish, for you."

Each Day's a Gift And Not a Given Right

Wow, this is like... my ninth day! Craziness. This is officially the longest time I HAVE EVER spent on a challenge. Haha, how sad is that. Anywho, here's my ten thoughts...

1. Signed up for the ACT today. And I'm taking the SAT next month. Hopefully, I'll do okay!
2. Snuggies are the stupidest things ever invented. Who was the first one to think, "Hey, let's make these long bathrobes then wear them backwards!". For serious.
3. So, today I was messing around editing stuff and I took a picture of Borie, then edited it to make her a dark bay. Haha, yeah, that was entertaining.
4. At the end of this month I can buy my Hunger Games ticket!
5. "There hard to find, yet there's so many of 'em." My favorite line from Scotty McCreery's song. I absolutely adore his voice. It's like perfect.
6. Sometimes I wish I was a natural brunette. Sometimes.
7. If the world ended, I'd miss chapstick. And other things, but yeah.
8. Nothing beats cheesy horse movies. Nothing.
9. Tulips are my favorite flowers, I think. Maybe lilies too. But I like tulips.
10. I'm supposed to play piano for the young women to sing to on Saturday. I guess I should probably practice before then, huh?

Well then, here's a picture I got today in the pasture of Borie and Butters. They were actually behaving themselves!

"Leave no stone unturned, leave your fears behind."

We Just Wanna Make The World Dance...

Okay, I gotta make this quick, because I'm supposed to be in bed.

1. I may have recently become a Harry Potter fan. Don't tell anyone.
2. Livestock Committee Meeting was tonight. It was boring.
3. I found a dark purple sweater thingy that I didn't know I had. I like it!
4. I'm happy that's it's warmed up outside, BUT I HATE THE RAIN. Everything's ice.
5. I tried a new editing thing with one of my pictures today. Turned out really nice!
6. Did you know that tongs were made to eat ice cream with? Well they were.
7. Got to hold lambs belonging to the Tormeys. They are so stinking cute! I wish our ewes would just hurry up and have babies already.
8. I actually have nothing planned for the next two days!
9. This summer I want to get a pair of cowgirl boots. And maybe another buckle.
10. Raspberry and white chocolate chip cookie doe... TO DIE FOR.

Goodnight! Sleep tight!

"Love don't come easy. It's a game of give and take."

Don't Give Up On Yourself!

Here we go. Day... seven maybe?

1. The Read-a-thon tonight was really fun! Plus, I made some serious progress.
2. I have an essay on the Renaissance/Reformation time period that I need to finish. Soon.
3. Cinnamon and honey water. Not as good as it sounds.
4. Mythbusters gets slightly annoying.
5. I did Seminary this morning... I'm tired.
6. Lambs should be due pretty much any time! I'm so ready for that!
7. I really want to hang out with my three best friends ever: Jessica, Nikita, and Meghan. Of course.
8. I get my computer back on Saturday I think! FINALLY. I'm so ready to get back on my book.
9. If I won a million dollars the first thing I would buy would be... my way into college.
10. I need to get a vehicle this summer. And maybe a driver's license.

Well, that's all I've got. Nothing to exciting! Oh, but here's a picture. 'Cause I feel like sharing...

"Myself and I, we got some figuring out to do."

Just Embrace Who You Are!

I'm tired so I'm gonna make this quick.

1. Sometimes I wish we had TV. Like with actual channels and fun stuff like that.
2. Seminary tomorrow morning. I really need to get to bed.
3. I wish I could sing. But I can't. Oh well!
4. Read-a-thon tomorrow for mutual. That'll be fun!
5. My mom makes the best Italian herb and cheese bread. No joke.
6. I am grateful for: warmth, dances, and socks. I love socks. Best invention ever.
7. I didn't get up my picture today for the photo challenge I'm trying to do. I'll do it tomorrow.
8. Running on a treadmill is a cruel form of torture. I would much rather run outside.
9. Looked into more college stuff today, like cost wise. I'm gonna have to win the lottery or something.
10. I can't think of anything else to write.

Goodnight world!

Keep Your Head Up!

Okay, I skipped a day. What of it?

I'm on day numba five!

1. I left my CTR ring at the gym yesterday and was SO mad at myself. But I went back there today and someone had turned it in! YAY! Because really, who would steal a ring that said "Choose the Right?"
2. I love Sundays. They start out with a good spiritual note and end very relaxed. Only thing that would make this day better would be brownies. But, unfortunately, I'm too lazy to make them.
3. My grandma is sending me another pair of bright red footie pajamas with reindeer heads on the toes. KILL ME NOW.
4. Editing may just be the funnest part of photography.
5. I've got two girls who've asked me to do their senior portraits this summer! Looks like this photography thing's gonna work!
6. This summer, I want to do at least one hike a week! I want to hike Pioneer Peak, Lazy, maybe around Hatcher's Pass, and the Butte a couple times. I wish it was summer already!
7. When I have kids, I'm getting miniature carharrts for them. SO ADORABLE.
8. "But I was born to be a warrior of light, with faith to move mountains and the power of God, filling my life." -Valiant Faith. Pretty much best Young Women's song ever.
9. Amazing is my word.
10. I am thankful for: warm sweaters, orange juice, and the gospel. And more. But that's all I'm going to put for right now.

And there you have it.

Girl, You Can Do Anything.

That's right... day number four. Booya.

Here's my ten daily thoughts.

1. My hands are freezing.
2. The sheep should be due soon! Very soon. And there's nothing better than lambs.
3. Today for my photo challenge I have to take a picture of something warm. I should probably go get that done. After I'm done with this.
5. "The days are gonna get longer, the sun is gonna shine stronger!" These are lyrics from a song my amazing best friend Jessica is writing. She's got some skill.
6. I have developed a fondness for big sweaters. Probably because it's SO STINKING COLD.
7. I can tell the Three Little Pigs story better than anyone on this entire earth. Canyon makes sure he hears it every night. So yeah, I'm pretty boss at it. Not to brag or anything.
8. I'm reading a book of stories compiled by Hans Christian Anderson for a literature based class I'm taking. Just so you know.
9. Chapstick... yeah, it's to die for.
10. Tomorrow I get to go to the gym. YES.

There you have it.

"Capture the moment."

True Story

Well, day number three! (This is the longest I've ever kept up with one of these challenges! Woot woot!).

Here goes.

1. There is nothing more amazing than Chicken dumplings. Well, maybe Narnia, but that's beside the point.
2. I need to go practice the piano. But I don't really feel like it. So I won't. Right now, at least.
3. I love my CTR ring. It's amazing.
4. This summer, I really want to go to Seward and take pictures.
5. Me and Nikita are what I would call, "obsessed".
6. I am so thankful for technology!
7. "Pa, pa, pa, poker face, pa, pa, poker face." I don't especially like Lady Gaga, but Nikita got it stuck in my head.
8. <--- It looks like a snow man. I hate snow.
9. Celestial is such a pretty. If a word can be pretty. Which it can.
10. The saddest part on Troy is when Patroclus dies.

True story.

"Soaking up the way of life I was raised in."