hectically happy

Why yes I am using blogging to procrastinate some more. I think it is quite justifiable because frankly, I'm sick of doing homework. Instead I am going to do a three month update, enjoy:

We are going to go back to may, Mothers day. I had this feeling that I needed to go home for the weekend. It was mothers day and my brother Josh was graduating. My mom really wanted me to come home and support him. I just didn't see how it was possible with me taking 19 credits and practically working full time, it would just be a hassle if anything. However, I was sitting in the temple on my weekly Friday temple visits and I just had the thought that I needed to go home. I pondered it a little then dismissed it. I went home and talked to my roommates about it and we came to conclusion that we were going to have a Vegas trip. So I got shifts switched and a couple days later Molly, Kaitlin and I were on our way to Vegas. It was the best decision ever. I definitely felt like I needed to be there and it was a super duper fun trip.

Onward to Memorial day.... Labor day? that one at the end of May. We finally had a Ili/Noa reunion. It was the first time we all were together in like 3-4 years. that is definitely entirely too long. It's is so comforting to know that no matter how much time passes, we can ALWAYS pick up where we left off. It's like we have been living in the same state for all this time. It's just so natural for us to slip in our lazy ways of lounging and making fun of each other, eating, playing a massive amount of games, and laughing nonstop. It's my favorite when we all are together. 

apparently it is asking too much of them to be normal for five seconds....


Now to present day. I am loving life. It is hectic, busy, and crammed to use every last second, but I have definitely been blessed this semester. I have been blessed with awesome friends/roommates that makes this whole experience worth it. I have been blessed with determination to get through the 19 credits and get away with straight A's. I have been blessed with unexplained time to do everything I desire to. I have time for homework, a little of a social life, and for work. I can't explain how I'm doing it. It just work, and I couldn't be any happier. I have been on so many adventures this semester with people I look up to so much which in turn lets me discover more of myself every day.

Yah... we have a pool in our kitchen. We are slightly awesome. 

Optimistic Monday!

Yesterday was fast and testimony meeting for us since we have stake conference next week. Once I realized it was testimony meeting while sitting in sacrament, my hand immediately started to sweat and get clammy. That is my sign that I need to get up. I tried to ignore it, because student wards you literally have to run up to the podium to get a chance because everyone is so eager to bare their testimony. Despite my greatest efforts, I found myself walking up to bare my testimony. I had no clue what I was going to say so I just simply stated what meant most to me. This gospel. Words just flowed out of my mouth until I sat down, and once I sat next to my roommate the realization just came to me. I was slightly mortified and hysterically laughing all at the same time. I quoted one of my favorite movies in my testimony.... I don't know if you've heard of one of the funniest movies around, but it's called Bridesmaids. There is a key line that is the movies theme that is actually quite inspirational. "You are your own problem, and you're also your solution." I absolutely love that line. One of my friends wrote an entire paper on that line. It's just remembering that we are in control of our attitude and our lives. It's fantastic. 

Also, today one of my dear friends posted this as her status. Enjoying the little things in life is what really counts at the end:

Written by a 90 year old:
This is something we should all read at least once a week!!!!!
Make sure you read to the end!!!!!!
Written by Regina Brett, 90 years old, of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio .
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.
It is the most requested column I've ever written.
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good..
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15.. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words :'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life..
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come...
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

wonderful things

One of my friends posted this on facebook..Ten things I want to tell teenage girls. It is fabulous and I feel like some girls my age still need to be told these things. And I feel like the last line was in there for me.

You are beautiful.  You are valuable.  You are enough

At time we just need to be reminded that we do matter, and we don't have to change just to 'fit in.' That's why I think I slightly enjoy working in the dump of the place I do. I am challenged every day to know who I am and what I stand for. And every day I come out proud of what I represented. Read it. Love it. Let it change your life

So my friend paige blogs... and she tagged me for something. Ohh you blogger world and your weirdness. So to fancy her I'll do it. 

THE RULES

1. post these rules

2. post 11 random things about yourself

3. answer the questions provided by the one who tagged you

4. create 11 new questions for the people you tag

But, because I'm awesome and rebellious, I'm just going to skip over number 4 so I don't have to torture anyone else into doing this :)

11 importantly random facts about me:

1. I'm going on my second straight year of living in Rexburg, and I have another year to go. That's a long time to be in such a small town, but I weirdly love it.

2. I'm a needy person. I always have to have someone with me and giving me attention.

3. If I could, I would live on a beach for the rest of my life.

4. Peanut Butter and luna bars are main staple foods of mine

5. I love clothes and shoes... but I hardly will ever buy them for myself

6. I have an addictive/ obsessive personality. When I see something I like I research it and obsess about it for days.

7. I'm not an emotional person. I don't care for people to know what I really feel/ think. Hence you don't notice my obsessions.... but I am a blunt person to those I care about.

8. I still sleep with a teddy bear named Rosco. He's been with me since I was 12. He's dresses as a rugby player and in his bag he holds my brothers first letters to me while they were out on their missions. 

9. Disneyland became a new obsession for me last year. I love that place with my whole heart. 

10. I never match my socks. It's my own little way of rebelling.

11. Spring-summer is my all time favorite time of the year. The simplicity of amazing weather and a bike ride can make me the most content girl alive. 

1. if you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Definitely In-N-Out grilled cheese with fries. It never gets old.

2. how old were you when you had your first kiss? was it good?

This is a whole lot of awkward since I know my mother reads this... so lets just say I was of an appropriate age and I definitely have had better...

3. how many pillows do you sleep with? 2... but they can't be too fluffy. Just soft.

4. what celebrity would you want to spend an afternoon with? what would you do? 

good ol kelly slater and I would have a fantastic time with him teaching me how to surf.

5. what's your first memory?

I have a bunch of random memories of me growing up in Seattle. I can picture the places, but I have no idea what I was doing.

6. harry potter or twilight or the hunger games? 

without a doubt hunger games. The books are so top notch, it trumps both of those.

7. if you could live in any decade, what would it be?

1960s fo sho. get my Woodstock on.

8. what's your favorite thing about being a girl?

Having girl-mances without being gay

9. do you follow any superstitions?

Nope, I'm a whatever happens, happens type of person. 

10. do you have any weird talents? what are they?

I'm strangely good at rockback. And I can pop my shoulder out of it's socket. Talents, or just plain strange...?

11. what's your favorite song lyric?

Oh paige munden you dog! You know this is like asking what your favorite song/artist is! So I'm going to give you a list since I can't choose.

"God will never give us burdens we can't handle, music in my ammo I'm ready for battle."

"with my feet on the dash, they world doesn't matter."

"I need you here tonight just like the ocean needs the waves."

"nobody knows the trouble we've seen, nobody knows the price of this dream. And nobody knows what it took to believe"

"fist to fist, heart to heart. You get back up and fight."

"Then I pray, don't take me soon. Cause I am here for a reason."

and sooooo many more. You don't even know. Lyrics=my weakness.

Officially an ADULT!

Friday was my birthday. The big 2-1! I've been planning my birthday for 2 months now. I named it Ju's-Birthday-Palooza-Bash. It consisted of The Hunger Games (fabulous movie), In-N-Out (Best place to eat), Seeing my mother, carlie, and jayla (most wonderful family I could ever ask for), festival of colors (very interesting but yet very fun experience), and spending a weekend with my favorite people. It was literally the best birthday I have ever had.
I'm not one to go crazy for birthdays. I could usually care less about my birthday, and anyone else's. It's just not a huge thing to me. But 21st birthdays mean a lot to me for some reason. I think it's because it is adulthood! It is 21 years of living. There is so much that happens in that short amount of time. I am finally figuring out where I belong and what I want to do with my life. It is a milestone and a beginning to a wonderful life of independence and stress. It's the beginning to the rest of my life! I'm so excited for this next year. This time next year I will be getting ready to graduate from college. Time flies. And I absolutely can't wait!!

It was so so so fun seeing so many people this weekend. The people in my life are the reason I am who I am. I am so grateful I was able to spend my birthday with them!

About time?

Wooaahh. I'm surprised I remembered I have a blog. I feel like there has been so much that has happened, but nothing blog worthy. So we are just going to say that the past few months have been splendid with lots of laughs, smiles, and heartache. Onward to the future... so I'm going to be 21 in 4 days!!! I feel like I will be content being 21. Being 20 I feel like I'm in the in between stage of life. I still seem young, but I'm ready to grow up a little bit. I fee like being 21 gives me that right of passage. 

So to celebrate I am throwing myself a party. I have been planning Ju's-birthday-palooza-bash for more than a month now. Hunger Games comes out on my birthday, they knew it was a special day. So we are going to the midnight showing of that. Then when tiff, alicia, and molly are done with school and work we are headed to the land of Utah. My mother, carlie, and jayla are going to be there waiting for me! Then saturday is the festival of colors that I have been wanting to go to for years! so I am finally making it happen this year. Even though this time last year I was preparing myself to go to Hawaii. Which I would gladly do again this year. It's insane to comprehend that last friday was the year mark of my papa's death. Where does time go?? It's so fun to look back on huge events like that in life and see how much has changed. 

I'm excited to wrap up this semester and start a new one. Winter has been nice to me. I've had a blast, but I am so ready for spring! 

And how can a go a post without showing off these two adorable things in my life. They are getting so big! It's crazy how much they have changed in a short 3 months!

Reality??

Oh the college life. Full of stress, late nights, tons of homework, lack of sleep, and work right?.... FALSE. I have been dealt the best hand of life and probably have the most easiest schedule known to man. Pretty much all my classes, except for one, have understanding professors that know that we are college students and we have a lot on our plates. So they don't have huge work loads which I'm use to. I'm use to studying my brains out for hours on end just to memorize ever part of the human body. Going to hours and hours of labs and open labs to understand complex concepts. All my hard work didn't necessarily reflect in my grade as much as I would have like it to... but I believe it is paying off now. I finally get a break. A break from studying nonstop. I just have my assignments and the due dates, and all I really need to do is complete them. I really hope I'm not speaking too soon and all of the sudden life turns on me and I regret bragging about my good fortune. It's just so nice to finally have time to even try to have a social life. 

Rexburg has been very nice to us and participating in global warming. It has only snowed twice this winter, once being yesterday, and the snow is already melting. It's suppose to be 40 degrees later in the week. Tell me, is that crazy or is that crazy!? It's been so nice not having to wrestle with the snow every day. I love looking at snow. It is gorgeous when it is falling and everything is covered in white. But having to live in it sucks. 

Today for devotional Elder Perry came to talk to us. It was AMAZING. I just love that man, he is so cute and tender. It was so inspiring to hear him talk. When he walked into the room you could just feel the presence of the spirit. You just knew that a man, called of God, was just 30 feet away. He talked with such love and understanding. He talked about how we need to have strong scaffolding's to hold our structures. He counselled us that times will be bad and we will have to know what we believe in. We need to be firm and not be moved. He challenged us to become better this year. I was so excited for today, and it really lived up to be pretty amazing. 

Things always work out. That is becoming more and more of a fact each day. Just when I think I have something to complain about, I get reminded that it could be a lot worse. Life is all about how we interpret things. We choose to make a situation bad. I am working on always finding the good in things. No matter how easy it is to just give up and just complain how hard and unfair it is, take it from a new prospective and see how it can change your life.    

just like this changed my life. Pure Beauty.

Back In The Swing Of Things

It seems like I only update this thing at the beginning, middle, and end of each semester. Just shows how time moves so fast! So here I am at yet another beginning of another semester. I actually have so much free time I am getting bored... but I am very sure that will soon change. I'm really interested in all my classes, minus biostats, I think I could do without that class. I think it's going to be a fun semester. Got new roommates, new ward, just completely new semester! It's going to take some time getting use to. It's still just weird being back after having an awesomely magical time back home with my family. I was there for 2 weeks, and that is the longest I have been home in a year. I very much enjoyed it a lot and had a more difficult time than usual leaving. My parents and brothers are just too good to me. I got to have quality time with my niece and nephew. My first time babysitting both of them. We bonded. I have to make sure they remember who their favorite aunty is! 

Just the most precious thing ever!!

We went to the chocolate factory to look at all the lights. It was pretty amazing. I had no clue it existed. I just LOVE penguins!

You think I would actually out grow my immaturity's and stop boba-ing

I love love love going to the Bellagio and looking at the conservatory and watching the water show. And most importantly people watching. It never gets old to me.

Just babysitting Jacer.

My parents, Shelby, and I went to Disneyland for the last time.. well at least for a while. Our season passes are up. It was extremely fun while it lasted. I have now grown and bonded with Disneyland. It truly is magical.

I really enjoyed being home. Had a great time celebrating the holidays with family and friends. I'm sure before I know it well be celebrating 2013!! Happy first Thursday of 2012!