Also I learned another song.

I posted it on facebook already.. but for those of you nonfacebookers.. here you go! :)



I may or may not have been inspired by my last post with this song at the end.
It's just so good!

Yesterday was a funny day.

And by funny I mean awesome.
I woke up NOT wanting to be awake, but what can ya do when you have school?
Wake up.
That's what you do!
So there I was at school.
Sleepy and bored.
I wish I was better at public speaking.
Something to put on my to do list.
Then I wrote a missionary letter to my favorite brother in South Africa!
Which I still need to send off.. along with the ones to Nebraska and Romania.
Good heavens.
Then I got to see my lovely.
:)
That's always happy.
I went to Sweet Cakes with Addi, dear.
That was lovely until they didn't have any soup.
I've never been so disappointed at mealtime.
But I got a cookie to make up for it.
They really do have the best cookies!
Shopping on Main Street is always splendid!
And so is finding great jeans that the boyfriend loves for only 20 dolla.
Addi time is always fun.
:)
Then Richard taught me how to not suck at pool so badly.
And it's hard to see where the ball is when your glasses are in the way.
Good gracious.
And happiness.
Then a nap.
Any fabulous day needs a nap.
In my opinion.
Then I ran out of gas on the freeway.
Thank you Andrea for saving me.
I really should feed my car more, let's be honest.
Also I'm a doofus but at least I know it!
Then Skyline with Richard.
That movie was silly.
But he liked it and I like him.
:)
Then conspiracies about the White House and Masons on TV
and snuggles.
And kisses.
And falling asleep.
And waking up to be happy to see each other.



P.S. I adore her hair.
Think I could pull it off?
HA! Just kidding.
:)

I seriously love this.

I'm obsessed!
It will probably wear off in a while.
But the guitar is so fun!
:)

Thank you Michael for having guitars around the house.
Thank you internet for having easy songs to learn.
Thank you fingers for not falling off yet even though I've been abusing you.

Here's my latest!

I might be falling in love...

.... with the guitar.
It's true.
I've always wanted one.
So I could learn.
Because I heard it was easy.
And it would seriously up my hot points. (obvi)
But I just never got one.
Mostly because of how poor I am.

SO

You can imagine my joy at finding my Uncle Michael has one!!
I was going to start learning over Christmas break...
But I had nothing to do tonight so I decided to start!

And it's lovely.
And this guitar and I are going to get along splendidly, I can tell.
:)

First song I'm learning?
You and I by Ingrid Michaelson.
Super generic and everyone knows it, I know.
BUT it's pretty easy and I'm just a beginner for heavens sake! Don't be judging.
Plus it's a darling song and I like it.
The end.

P.S. I decided to record it for you guys!
I know, I know. It's all choppy and disconnected.
What else is new when I record songs for you, huh?
ANYWAY.
Forgive me.
And here you go.
:)

I'M SO HAPPY!

Wanna know why?

:D

I'll tell you.

I was doing stinky math homework.
And hating it, duh.
Because it was due tonight.
Poo.
Just like EVERY OTHER Tuesday ever.



And then I saw THIS!!


MY HOMEWORK'S NOT DUE TIL NEXT WEEK!
So happy.
I felt like crying.
But I just freaked out and did a happy dance instead.

To celebrate further... I broke out the best thing in the world.


Pure bliss in a cup:


No kidding.

I'm so happy.

And I rocked my China presentation today.
Mostly because I made food.
Fried rice and egg drop soup make people happy on a super cold AZ morning, did you know that?

I should have taken pictures.
But Richard was over last night... so I got distracted.
He helped me cook and then we cuddled by the fire.
It was heaven.
I like him.

How was your day, dearies?
:)

Thanksgiving!

I got to go to Thatcher to be with my family for Thanksgiving!
The food was amazing.
My family is awesome and hilarious.
Black Friday at Walmart at midnight was ... interesting. And also hilarious... and slightly terrifying.
And I got some serious, much needed girl time in with Mom, Jade, and Kelene.
Basically it was lovely.
:)

And we did a really super fast photo shoot!

Aren't my sisters BABES?


This picture cracks me up and I look like a tard. But I still love it!
Plus Jade and Kelene look super good. haha








And thank you Nanny for being our photographer!

So since I didn't do a Thanksgiving post ON Thanksgiving... I'll do one now.

I'm thankful for my beautiful sisters and the closeness we share and the laughter that inevitably follows us wherever we go. I'm thankful for all of my family, immediate and extended, for all they do to support each other and show their love. I'm thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and the knowledge I've been blessed with. I'm thankful for my Savior and His Atonement and repentance. I'm thankful for a loving Heavenly Father. I'm thankful for eternal families made possible by our beautiful temples and the Priesthood. I'm thankful for living prophets and apostles who give us guidance to help us along the way. I'm thankful for all the little joys in life and the tender mercies. I'm thankful for the warm fuzzies. I'm thankful for this blog and the outlet it's been. I'm thankful for all of my readers! ;) ...I'm thankful for Richard. I'm thankful for all my friends who make me smile and laugh and just make me happy! I'm thankful for education.
Life is wonderful, isn't it?

Think you're not pretty enough? NEITHER ARE THEY.

For some reason I've been hearing and seeing and stumbling across a lot of this stuff lately.

Stuff telling me that women of ALL shapes and sizes and skin/hair color/type and everything in between is beautiful.

Everyone is beautiful.

Everyone.

Even you.

ESPECIALLY you.

Don't believe me?

You're still single?

NEWSFLASH:
There is a man for every woman.
If you like a man that doesn't like you back because
You're too big or
You're too skinny or
You're boobs aren't big enough or
You're butt is TOO big or
SOMETHING.
Then you're liking the wrong men, lady.
Why would you spend your emotions on someone who isn't WORTH it??

And you know what else I realized?
It's usually not the man who's thinking these things about you.. it's YOU who's thinking these things about you.
We get in our own way ALL the time.
Men just love women.
They love our bodies.
And if they're worth it, they'll love YOUR body for what it is and not what the FAKE magazine covers say it should be.
And if you're smart, you'll love your body for what it is too.

Once again,
DON'T GET IN YOUR OWN WAY!
Love yourself.
And show it.
Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can wear.
And confidence doesn't mean being as slutty as possible.. as some of the new teeny bopper generation thinks.
Confidence is waking up every morning and wearing clothes that LOOK GOOD ON YOU, no matter what size they are, and wearing them with pride.
It's OWNING your unruly hair. (bedhead's supposed to be in right now anyway, right?)
It's putting a beautiful smile on your beautiful face to show that you KNOW how beautiful you are.
Trust me.
People will notice.
And they'll agree with you.

NOW that we've got that out there.
And if you're still not convinced...
Watch these videos.





All the mommies out there PLEASE talk to your daughters.
Tell them how pretty they are.
And help them understand that what they see on magazine covers at the grocery store is NOT a real woman.
And tell your SONS as well.
They need to know as well so they don't EXPECT women that don't exist.


I hope this helped at least one beautiful woman realize how amazing she is.

We are all daughters of God and He does NOT make ugly little girls. He does not even make mediocre girls. He only creates beautiful ones who grow up into beautiful women.

Think of it this way:
We always hear about God's great creations. A gorgeous sunset, beautiful trees and rolling green hills, the Grand Canyon, the great mountain ranges across the world, Hawaii's beaches. All these images can take your breath away.

Those are nothing compared to you.
You are your Heavenly Father's SUPREME creation.
Everything else is just for you to enjoy.
Don't miss it because you're too busy putting down what your Heavenly Father created so carefully.

I hope you feel beautiful.
I do.

The end. :)