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. :)

Woman troubles...

...are stupid.
Hardcordly stupid.
likeWOAH.
Rude, uterus.
Rude.

HOWEVER.
I get through it.
And you can too!
(If you're a girl, at least... if you're a guy with these problems... you've got other issues I just really don't have time to address. Sorry.)

And so, I have come up with 6 things that make ME feel better at least.
And hopefully will make you feel better, too.
Ready?

#1.
DRUGS!
Hello, pretty white pills.
I love you.



#2.

Dude.
This does not need an explanation.
But I could just KISS the person who invented this beauty.


#3.
Hot chicken noodle soup.
Warm on the INSIDE and OUTSIDE.
Perfect.



#4.
This awesome Princess thermos to eat the soup out of.
...also I'm eating it with my fingers because I'm too lazy/in pain to get a spoon.
But isn't it HAPPY??
:)

... it doesn't HAVE to be a princess thermos though... it could just be ANY happy container.
Just make sure it's happy.
You'll need it.


#5.
The knowledge that you are going through this so that someday you can have adorable, perfect, little babies. :)



#6.
Nap time.

Just sleep it off, girl.
That's MY plan at least!
Nighty night, dears.

Oh snap!

Aunt Charisse and her family were in town today! AND it's Haydin and Randi's birthday.
We went to the rodeo!
...and I didn't get any pictures...
But it was very Mormon and very cowboy and very dusty and very fun!

Then we came back home for cake and ice cream and hot tubbing!! :)




Oh yeah, Jarrett came too. I forgot to mention that. He came to the rodeo just because I asked him too. hahaha he was a little shocked by the hickness of it, I think. It was great.

ANYWAY.

So Jarrett borrowed a swimsuit from us...

And he changed in my room.

... and I may have found some evidence that we are a little too close.

...yup this is his underwear that he just left lying on my floor.
Seriously?
hahahahaha

And then he looked like this. and Andrea thought it was hilarious.
So I documented.


Aww besties. :)
...even if he does fart in my room without any trace of shame.


The end.


P.S. Anyone else see Jake's super duper special face in the above photograph? He did it on purpose and I thought it was hilarious.

It's the little things really...

... like how he wears Old Spice deoderant.
... like how he puts the roll of toilet paper coming over the top instead of under.
... like how he sneak attack kisses me randomly.
... like how he's a terrible speller and it makes me giggle every time I get a misspelled text.
... like how he tells me I'm beautiful almost TOO much. Crazy boy.
... like how he randomly texts me "...hi" just to let me know he's thinking of me
... like how we can be in a big group of people and he'll look at me with that one look and I can't help but smile.
... like how even just thinking about it makes me smile. :)