A-Z

So I stole this idea from one of my friend's blog. I figure it's much faster than doing a 30 challenge :)

Age: Actual - 19  Desired - 10. . .aka I don't want to grow up!

Bed Size: Twin

Chore you hate: Emptying the Dishwasher!

Dessert: Ice cream - Cookies and Cream :)

Essential start of your day: Making my bed. I can't function if it's not made.

Favorite Color: Blue

Gold or silver: Silver

Height: 5'4

Instruments I play (or have played): Piano, Organ, French horn, Recorder, Voice (does that count?)

Job Title: Administrative Assistant

Kids: Well I am not married, so I have none. . .

Live: Mesa, AZ -- best place ever!

Mom's Name: Juliet

Nickname: Lessie, Curly Fries, Celery

Overnight hospital stays: None so far!

Pet Peeve: When people refer to me as Celestial. . .like really. Its frustrating

Quote from a movie: Most of my favorite come from National Treasure whenever Riley opens his mouth. One of my favorites?

Control Room Guard: The fire alarms has gone off.

Riley: Uh-oh. God save the Queen.

Right or left handed: Right

Siblings: 3 younger brothers, 2 younger sisters, one sister on the way :)

Time you wake up: Anytime from 6 to 7

Underwear: Well I wear it. . .

Vegetables you dislike: Okra!! Sick. Nast.

What makes you run late: Getting on facebook before I'm ready. . .not a good idea.

X-rays you've had done: Of my teeth at the dentist and orthodontist. . .does that count?

Yummy food you make: Dude. I make bomb cookies. Just saying. . .

Zoo animal: Tiger

Summer!!!

Disclaimer Notice:
This post is completely random, however not completely pointless.

I have been complementing the happy thought that school will be out in approximately 8 weeks!!!!!! Summer break will be here and I will be relived from school work for a full 3 months (well close to it). So these are the places I want to visit. I'm not sure how reasonable they are, or if they will even happen, but still, I can wish, right?

Option #1 - Visit Utah
Utah summers are so much more bearable than Arizona summers. Not to mention the family I have to visit up there.

Option #2 - Visit California
Ideally this trip would be complete with visits to 6 Flags, Disneyland, and Knottsberry Farm.....but me being a poor college student might not work so well with those plans.

Option #3 - Visit somewhere out east
About 5 or 6 years ago me and my family went to visit a few states out east. We went to New York, Ohio, Illinois and even ventured up to Canada. I have wanted to go back ever since, and maybe this summer I will :) But again, the 'poor college student' factor does not help me out so much.

Really I would love to do all three options, but we shall see what happens :)

The power of music

So I feel like a lot of my posts have to do with music. But its okay cause that is what I love!

Anyways, yesterday I was super stressed. I was getting snappy at everyone and I didn't really want to be around anyone. I knew I wanted to be happy and be semi-pleasant but it wasn't working out so well for me. As I got in my car to drive home from from work, I turned off the radio and turned on MoTab. I absolutely love MoTab! It always brings the spirit and this time especially helped me to get my act together.

Moral of the story?
When you need a pick me up, when you are feeling down, when life is honestly crashing down around you, when you can't handle anything and anyone around you. Take a second to breathe. Listen to your favorite song, or something super relaxing.

Music makes life worth living.

SPRING BREAK!!!!

It is finally here!! I am so excited!

Secretly I am not doing anything exciting. I am working ALL week. But still. No school is a happy thought :)

"Weak things become strong"

Lately life has been an emotional roller coaster. I have been changing so much. As I get older, more and more of my rough edges are broken off. I feel like I am being placed in testing areas. Situations that test my weaknesses and eventually turn them to strengths. I have not particularly enjoyed any of the hardships I have gone through, but I would never take back the lessons I learned during those times.

In the last year I have felt....

alone

frightened

abandoned

betrayed

baffled

regretful

angry

disappointed

But as I have learned to rely on the Lord through my trials, I have learned to turn my weaknesses to strengths. I have turned to the Lord and He has helped me to feel...

love

comfort

acceptance

trust

understanding

peace

calm

joy

One scripture that has helped me surface from my trials as a stronger person is found in the Book of Mormon in the Book of Ether. Chapter 12 verse 27.

"And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them."

I love that scripture so much. It reminds me of the provider of my strength, the one source I can always turn to in times of hardship, the only one who will always reach out His hand to lift me up when no other help is in sight.

This poem has also helped me to imagine my Savior beside me through the darkest hours of me life.

Whenever I hear the sound of His voice,

Or look to His outstretched hands.

Whenever I feel His arms around me,

Or the warmth of His smile on my face.

Whenever I'm touched by the Spirit He sends,

Or walk with Him day by day.

I'm glad that I have such a wonderful friend.

My Savior, my brother, my King.

I love my Savior and I am so grateful for the constant companion he has been to me through my entire life

I love many things. I love many places. I love many people.

I love nature. Of all the things and places that I love, nature has to be the one I love most. Nature is a constant. Obviously the scenes of nature change, my backyard will not look the same in 10 years, my favorite mountain will have changed over the next 5 years, but there will always be a place in nature where I can escape.

Part of me has to pick favorites. Favorite food, movie, book, song. I have favorites for all of them. In nature, my favorite things to watch and be a part of are, water, clouds, trees, and the stars. Probably more than half of the pictures on my phone are a combination of beautiful clouds and trees. I can't stop myself from attempting to capture the beauty of nature. 

But I have discovered something while attempting to imitate nature on my phone or with a camera or on paper. Pictures and paintings of nature never quite capture the beauty and simplicity of the original. They can inspire feelings of awe and a give you a desire to be happy, but they can never show you the same details that the artist saw.

Maybe this is one of the reasons I love nature so much. It is a changing constant in an unstable world. 

The Debate...

What do you do about a college class that is a complete waste of time. I am seriously considering not going to class anymore. Here are my justifications.

• I have already taken a course very similar to this one and so none of the content is new.
• My teacher is a grad student. I have nothing against grad students, one of my favorite teachers is also a grad student, BUT this teacher does not really know or care what she is doing.
• Everything is posted online. Reading assignments, lecture notes, assignments given in class. Everything.
• When she lectures, she does not add anything to the notes, she simply re-iterates what the notes say.
• We watch movie clips almost every class period.
• It is my last class.

So, I feel like all of these reasons are good enough to stop attending class. However part of me feels like I would be a slacker and a quiter if I did.

WHAT SHOULD I DO?!?!?