My Life

How do I know Heavenly Father loves me?

2011-12-01T20:52:00.000-04:00

You know those times when something crazy happens, and you think "wow! what a blessing!" and then you think about how grateful you are to know that Heavenly Father loves you..

Let me tell you about mine for today.. I'm home laying in bed (sick) reading. Then I heard a sound that sounded like something tapping on the wall... just really lightly.. and I thought about a story that my good friend, Janet told me yesterday about a similar sound she heard, and it ended up being a cockroach.. and then she told me about finding a scorpion in her house too.. so I was thinking "ugh that tapping better not be a cockroach or scorpion on my wall!!" then I thought "oh yeah, I'm in Nova Scotia.. we don't have those.." so I kept reading.

Then.. I kept thinking I should look up- so I finally decided to look up-- there was a SPIDER on the wall RIGHT above my HEAD!! AHHHH!! how GROSS!!

So, after I freaked out and got rid of it, I thought "YEP Heavenly Father loves me.. " He was warning me that the spider was there, and I looked up just in time!

haha so yes, it was a silly little reminder.. but I'll take it. He loves me, and I love Him :)
ugh spiders are icky!!!

In west philadelphia born and raised. On a playground... nope. I'm just in the Airport

2011-08-16T20:16:00.001-03:00

Well, I'm in Philadelphia.. at the airport. Its fun.. i'm being slightly sarcastic.
I like having fairly long stop overs, so that I have time if something happens, like a delay in the previous flight, or getting lost, or customs.. etc.. So I was happy to have a 4 our stop over. It actually goes by pretty quickly. BUT we were supposed to board at 5:30pm, and leave by 6pm. It is now 7pm, and I'm still sitting here. They are “repairing” the plane... I say – take that plane, put it in the shop, and give us a spare one.. you know like when something happen to city bus.. they send a new one.. they really should have extra planes for times like these..

It's supposed to be like 41 degrees tomorrow in Phoenix, and supposed to feel like 45.. but i'm sitting here in the airport FREEEEZING!! I came in shorts and t shirt. Now i have a sweater on, and a scarf around my legs. I've been shivering for a while. Now my muscles hurt from being so tense.

Plus side to the trip so far- People in Philly are NICE!! everyone is all smiling, and two people said they loved my shoes, and continued to comment on how cute and comfortable they looked :)
I was sitting next to a guy on the plane from Halifax.. He was really nice. Usually I don't really like talking to people on the plane, cause sometimes it's pretty awkward. He was just really cool though.
He had asked me before the plane even left if I was a Mormon. Haha Is it that noticeable? Just kidding.

I told him I was going to Arizona for school, and he asked a bit about that, then I told him i was planning to transfer to BYU and he said “BYU? Brigham Young.” and i smiled and said “yep!” and he said “you're not Mormon are you?” and I said “Yep, I am” and he apologized for asking something personal.. haha so I said I didn't mind at all.

I found out that he is a philosophy student, from Halifax but going to school in Pittsburgh. He doesn't like flying much. He said taking off and landing makes him nervous. I agreed, but added that it was also really fun, like a roller coaster. I like that he humoured me.. He was a really nice guy. Made faces at a baby a few seats ahead of us, helped some people with their bags without being asked. Pretty decent.

I'm so cold!!! my nose is numb, as well as my legs!! and my back is breaking!
I'm also super tired! I am definitely going to be sleeping on this flight if it ever leaves.

I don't do well with travelling even though I love it. Haha. No matter how long the trip, or what happens.. my hair is guaranteed to look disgusting on arrival. And people get that “travel smell” haha i donno what it is.. but I don't like it.

Oh well, I guess for now my rant is over. It's too much effort to keep my laptop on my lap. Even though it is providing some warmth.

Peace out for now. :) Lets hope I make it to Arizona... although, I could get used to having people complimenting my shoes all the time :)

2011-05-25T21:34:00.000-03:00

Obviously, I am horrible at blogging! it's been a month!

anyway... honestly, I can't believe it's been a month! nothing of great significance has happened. LAME i know.

this is actually going to be short, I have been SEARCHING a crazy amount for a job this entire month. I've applied to over 40 places! Ask me how many I've heard back from.. essentially, none! It's insane! I had an interview at one place, and i was SURE I was gonna get it.. I was/am ridiculously qualified..

anyway, I've decided.. I'm going to make cute, unique teddy bears, and sell them! I made some on my mission (some of them were pretty scary.. :S) but I've had some more practice, and I must say, I'm proud of their cuteness! I will take some pictures, and post them to let you all see. I'm excited, I'm not normally crafty (in the good or bad sense of the word :) ) but i really like making these bears!

anyway.. i'll be posting pics soon!

Pace fuori :)

I'm not Voting

2011-04-25T00:22:00.000-03:00

That's right! I'm not! Now, according to one of my friends, you now all think that I am just a young person that doesn't care.
That couldn't be further from the truth. I posted a while ago about things I love.. well I'm adding to the list.
I love FAIRNESS, I love FREEDOM, I love CHOICE, I love not being talked down to, taken advantage of, lied to, and treated like a child.

If given a choice between moldy cheese, dog poo, and nails for supper.... what would you choose?? a LOT of you would ACTUALLY choose one... not I! I would say "No Thank-you, I'll have something better" Why? because we were put on this earth, and given our agency, so I most certainly do not have to settle for moldy cheese, dog poo, OR nails for supper! I CAN have something better..

Some of you may say "..but this is the best they can offer us.. don't you think that these people would be trying their hardest so that we vote for them?" NOPE.. I'd say the complete opposite. They don't want to work hard, or make things more complicated, They want to offer as little as they can possibly get away with. and guess what.. THEY ARE GETTING AWAY WITH IT! because SO MANY people are settling!

I don't want to pay my taxes! Why? because It isn't FAIR that I have to pay for some road in ontario that I have never even driven on! I am not against paying for services and things that I use, but it is ridiculous to make me pay for anything else. Most of my taxes go to politicians salaries anyway. LAME. Not that it would make me vote for them, but If someone running for prime minister took a HUGE pay cut, I'd have a lot more respect for them.

Pet Peeve alert!
1- the mindset that "1 person can't change anything" (SO false, and such an ignorant way to think)
2- Having someone try to take my agency away! (NOT cool)

there are more, trust me..

But if you are not happy with your choices for our government, then DON'T vote... What would happen if no one voted? The candidates would be forced to change!
Can anyone say Revolution?? That would be great!

Last thought- I took anthropology this semester, and we talked about societies, how they began, and what came of them. Way back in the beginning, where there were bands, there was no government set in place. Everyone pitched in, and did their part. They governed themselves, and things worked out! These societies were egalitarian.
The need for power, and money, brought about stratified societies, and this is where we are now.
Lets go back to the egalitarian ways!

YOU CAN make a DIFFERENCE!

$10,000?? YES please!

2011-03-24T08:11:00.006-03:00

So, c100 is giving away $1,000 everyday this week to the hundredth caller at 7:40am and 1:somethingpm. They kept announcing it, and seriously, I never listen to the radio.. ever. Why would you, when you could hand pick your favorite songs and have your own personal radio station (via mp3 player/ipod) ANYWAY, I randomly listened to the radio on my mp3 player, and I haven't stopped since. Literally- If I leave the apartment, I have my mp3 player, and here I'm listening to it streaming online. So, i've been listening to the contest stuff, and people win $1,000. I was like "hmm that'd be pretty sweet!" then they announced that THURSDAY is different. hey are giving away not just $ONE,ooo but $10,000!! haha so I was like "why not! there can't be that much competition. No one listens to the radio, and at 7:40 in the morning.. no one!"

SO i checked out the rules of the contest, made sure i just had to call, and not do anything silly.
Found out I just had to be caller #100.. (and you can only win once during the week) so I decided, I'd try first for the $10,000, and then try the day after for the $1,000. So I set my alarm for 7:30 am.

and here are some pictures of my morning:

this is c100 streaming. it had been on all night. I had to be listening.. that makes sense to everyone right? haha

Oh, and they said you had to correctly
answer a math skill testing question. Since I have NO mathematical skill to test... I looked up an online scientific calculator! It was ready to go!

BAM.. a not happy(makeup-less, barely awake) me at too early in the morning, having already lost! man that's a bad picture! (note to guys- makeup IS a good thing!)

so I called, and it rang once then a busy signal.. so i kept calling immediately after each busy signal.. FINALLY it rang more than once! Someone picked up and said "Hello, you are caller 67, try again" then she hung up. So I kept trying.. ring-busy, ring-busy
several times! Then they announce that they were on caller 89!! ahh!! so I kept going.. and then it stated ringing like before when they answered. I got really excited and nervous!.. nervous?....

they didn't answer!! so I kept trying.. until They announced their winner... :(
oh well.. :( I'll try for $1,000 later today, and tomorrow. I have to win. I was close! I was gonna also use our home phone, but what are the chances that Amber got a phone call literally 2 seconds before my 7:30 alarm went off!!? (that is perhaps the first time.. the first that I know of anyway)

Alright, time to get ready for school..

This is me, peacin out -still poor- Laura.

5 second later update- now they have the winner on the radio rubbing it in my face!! seriously, her voice just came out of no where said "I'm ______, and I just won $10,000 on C-100!!"

Creative Laura

2011-03-23T21:13:00.004-03:00

SO, i LOVE the Dollarstore. ANY dollar store. Dollarama is my favorite but the other ones make me happy as well.. so i went today, and got these. I also got one that says "With God all things are possible" plus i had already gotten ones of the leaning tower of pisa and the eiffle tower

A Dream is a wish the heart makes

this one is a little crooked.. it came letter by letter rather than word.. and i just did it quickly, so it's blah.. oh well i'll be moving home in a few weeks, lol so it'll be coming off the wall shortly.

this is my favorite! and the actual creative part.. the other ones i just peeled it off and stuck it on the wall.. but not this one.. i love it! It makes me feel really happy. if you can't tell ( i'm not sure why you wouldn't be able to.?) it's partly on my door (to the right) and on to my wall, and around the corner. I love love love it!

well, that's it for now.. it's SPRING... so i'm going to eat a popsicle :)

SEEYA!!

God likes science!

2011-03-16T10:14:00.003-03:00

So, I'm taking Mind and Brain (psych class).. it's by far my hardest class this semester.
We have "minute papers" every once in a while. So he(my prof) gives us a subject or question that we have to write about .. we have a couple minutes at the end of class to do it,and then pass it in.
Last week we had one about religion and brain activity.. some say that religious experiences are merely results of stimulation of a certain part of he brain..
So, i don't remember exactly what I said.. it was pretty scattered (I thought I wouldn't do very well on it, which was disappointing because I had a lot to say haha)

I said in my paper:

-It makes sense for religious experiences to stimulate your brain, as does all other experiences.
-I don't believe that science and religion need to be separated. They go together perfectly. and

-religious experiences are not dependent on the stimulation of the brain.
- "God likes science"
(and other things but I can't remember)

So, after we have minute papers, after hey are marked, the mark is posted online, and if he thinks you did an exceptional job, he'll give you a bonus point, and if he REALLY thinks it's noteworthy, he'll show it on the projector infront of the class and talk about it.

So, my professor started class with "the minute paper marks are online and everyone did really well!" he said it was hard to pick ones that got a bonus point and not..
haha so i'm thinking "mine was just so unorganized.. and just not very well written.." so i felt even worse because everyone else did so great.. like as if i was the only one that didn't do well.
So I looked online and I got 5 out of 4! I got the bonus point!

Then he's showing someone's paper on the projector.. and then he starts reading another one and it sounded familiar.. cause IT WAS MINE!! He liked it!!! and then he added the part that said "God likes science" and he laughed a little and said "that's interesting"

YEEEH!!!!! so apparently, I did a good job :D

haha sooo.. that just happened, and I'm still in that class, so I'm going to pay attention now.

ciao!!

mmm Wind!

2011-03-08T12:24:00.003-04:00

I went to see Never Say Never last week with Laura, Vanessa, Karen, and Erinn. It was so so great! Justin Bieber is one awesome kid!! He has been crazy talented since he was really young ( I know he's still really young but I mean compared to how old he is now) It was actually a pretty inspiring movie. I admire him a lot more. I kind of assumed he was somewhat a punk since he's a young famous kid.. but he's humble, and kind. If he was older, I'd have he biggest crush on him!! haha.......................... we are going to see it again tonight. haha :S Don't judge! at least it's cheap night movie night.

So, I just adore spring time. I know it isn't technically spring yet, but it's GREAT out! yesterday it was like 10 degrees, and even though lack of sun is depressing, the temperature made up for it 100%! i even enjoyed the rain!! (except when i was walking back from sobeys last night and got back to my apartment more wet than if i'd just gotten out of a long shower with all my clothes on haha.. oh well.. it was fun)

Has anyone noticed how different my posts are now that it's getting nicer out?? It's amazing how different I feel when winter starts to go away, and spring starts to show itself. I feel just so happy inside, with so much energy, and excitement...

I am excited to go to school in Arizona and feel like this even in the winter!! YAY

This is going to be short, and probably without pictures.. sorry. I have 2 mid terms tomorrow, and one the next day. My anthropology mid term was supposed to be today, and thankfully it wasn't!! I discovered a leak in my heater that had spread on my floor almost the entire size of my bed, and it became moldy as well.. GROSS (probably why i've been sick non stop) so, I had to stay home from class today so that people could come look after it..

Weird fact about me: I love the wind (or hate it.. depending on the circumstance- i hate it when it's dark and scary outside and i'm walking alone and can't hear if someone is coming after me.. lol) I love being in the car with the windows down, or sitting in-front of a fan full blast. I honestly have a face that I make when I am experiencing the above situations.. haha it has been named my "wind face" haha wonder why..? Imagine a face of pure peace/happiness.. this is my wind face!
I mention this, because while i love the feel of it, I also love the sound. Fans, vacuums, hairdryer, microwaves.. they all give me goosebumps... and the people that fixed my floor/heater issue left a fan on in my room to dry the carpet quicker.. and I am sitting in the living room fighting back the urge to go in here and sit in-front of it with my wind face and just fall asleep. (the sound puts me almost instantly to sleep :) )

yep.. can't fight the urge anymore.. PEACE :)

QUICK!!

2011-02-17T15:37:00.008-04:00

IT IS SO NICE OUT!! I AM SO HAPPY!!

I FEEL LIKE ENTHUSIASTICALLY YELLING EVERYTHING!!!

this is me enjoying the sun in my yellow shirt (and enjoying how long my hair is getting :) )

I am a sun person. If there is no sun shining in the sky, there is no shining in Laura going on.. hence why most of my winter posts are not all that happy. haha

So, I decided to blog real quick before the sun went away.
SO, with the sun being out, and me being a ridiculous amount of happy..
I am just amazed and so excited..about everything-

1- I bought this flower/plant a few weeks ago.. it's totally cute.. but the leaves were getting droopy, and the flower part was completely bent over this morning!! so I was wondering how to make it stay up straight while it grows... and I was kinda sad about it.. then the sun comes out, and i'm looking at the flowers.. and I think- well I don't know what to do, but I should water it in the meantime. I watered it like an hour ago, and it's completely straight up now!! :O AMAZING!!! (on a normal winter depressing day I would be like "huh.. that's fun.." but i'm like freaking out right now about how cool it is! lol

2- I ranted a few posts ago about music... well, Nessun Dorma is an AMAZING song!! listen to it really loudly.. I seriously don't understand you people that listen to music quietly.. yes, when you have to.. that's fine. but TURN IT UP!!! FEEL it!!! make it like you're THERE!!

3- Daddy says the northern lights will be out tonight!!! YAYYY!!! all I have to do is stay up late, and figure out where north is! haha I love seeing the northern lights!! so cool!

4- I went through some mission pictures and videos.. they are soooo random and GREAT!! I miss my mission somethin fierce!

well, this post has taken me forever.. the sun is almost down! I have to end it on a happy note!!

I LOVE THE SUN!!

That's it!

2011-02-12T23:38:00.004-04:00

So, I've been grossly sick for a few days now.. maybe that's why I was so thirsty?? boh! no clue.
This pic is a good representation of me since wednesday! no makeup, and still doesn't even look as bad as I feel!

anyway, I've had a lot of time on my hands.. not that it was enjoyable AT ALL.. you know when you're super busy, and you just want a sick day... then you get one, and it's the WORST cause you're sick..? haha well, that wasn't really me this time.. I've been busy, but not grossly, and I haven't been craving a sick day.. BUT I got one... or three..

So, I was using toilet paper to blow my nose (yuck.. i know) and then that started to hurt my nose.. like on the commercials.. it's CRAZY how much of a difference there can be between toilet paper, and kleenex- they must use a different kind of tree..? :\ anyway.. it's scary how accurate the commercials are! My nose felt like it was in a cloud when I used kleenex! (actually- it was Puffs!, with the vicks vapo stuff infused or whatever.. it was excellent!)

ON another note..

I am going to be adding little tips or rules , or little.. tibits in each blog from now on..

#1- FACEBOOK- if you are on chat, chatting with people.. and you have to go. TELL THEM.. don't just leave.. next time someone does that.. I'm going to just randomly hang up on them- mid-story the next time I talk to them on the phone. YEP - cause it's the same thing..
(there are exceptions... but very few)

I AM SO THIRSTY!

2011-02-08T19:19:00.006-04:00

... no deep meaning to that title.. i'm just really thirsty!!

I suppose I could deepen it..?

Well, on Sunday we had testimony meeting. , and there seemed to be a theme of scripture study.
I just wanna say "Amen" !

Sometimes it's crazy that we know something will make us happy, and it will help us in life,and make things easier.. but we just don't do it!!? WHY?! It's nuts!!

We in the YSA branch are challenged to read the Book of Mormon by April General Conference. That means 6 pages a day. (starting Feb 1st) I have a little bit of catching up.. cause I'm one of those people I mentioned above.

In my defense, it's not just scriptures that I neglect sometimes.. I also skip eating.. lol takes too much time... (don't worry.. I don't skip eating often..)
Anyway- the point was not to confess all my sins and weaknesses.. haha the point is- The scriptures are good, and make you happy, so don't be silly, learn from them!! Quench you're spiritual thirst :)

SNOW- holy moly! It's time to go away.. forever- please and thank-you!

check out this snow!! that's from a morning of snow, not the whole winter!

haha the snow was wet and heavy.. it would accumulate so fast, and then fall off the branches in big clumps! so yeah, the tress were throwing snowballs at me!! Rude!

I've been alive for 24 years!

2011-01-27T15:01:00.007-04:00

Happy Birthday to me :)

I was gonna go home for the weekend.. but it is just so expensive taking the bus.. I might as well just buy a car.. anyway.. I have some pretty great roomies.,,

Amberle made these pizzas that were healthy and veryyy yummy!! one had peppers on it, and the other asparagus.. YUM

sorry, i don't have a real camera.. so my pics are all from my phone (not good quality)

Amber made a crazzy awesome cake!! Both of them worked so hard on my Birthday dinner!

finished product.. so pretty eh??

Candles! I blew them all out in one breath.. so I was all excited, cause that means your wish will come true... but then I was informed that the ones that remain lit represent the number of boyfriends you have/will have.. haha sooo what if your wi

sh was for a boyfriend?? haha juuuuust kidding... :\

yum look at those 4 layers.. sooo goooood. that is how much the 3 of us ate.. so we called/texted up some people.. Nathaniel won. lol I texted him and then before he even texted back to say ok.. he was buzzing my apartment

haha. too funny!!

I also dyed my hair .. every so often, I need to do some

thing to my hair.. it's "golden brown" but it's never the color it says it is at the beginning.. it's basically black!!

BEFORE

AFTER

it's kindof a dark picture anyway..

Welp... Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes!! :) It has been a great day so far! I'm just at Ashley's now hanging out with her and little baby Sophie!! oo speaking of sophie, i have a funny pic of her too haha

she's got some crazy hair lol

and crazy faces.. i LOOOVE HERR

Happy January 25th!

2011-01-25T14:07:00.004-04:00

Music really makes me happy.

Rough weekend.. now i'm waiting for my Dentist appointment.. listening to music.
A world without music would not be a world I could survive in!

Another thing I love is, to laugh!

I like bright, happy colors! (that's why i'm wearing dark jeans and a black shirt today..?) haha

Love # 3 (but not in importance) = CHURCH!! I don't normally plan to not pay attention in church, but Saturday night was sad.. and I needed to write in my journal, so I brought it along.. I didn't write in it though, because the talks and lessons were amazing! Not only did I feel they were talking to me.. but pretty sure they even LOOKED at me more than anyone else.. haha I very well could be crazy.. but I'm not so sure.

Love# 4 -People! I love people! contrary to what some people I know may think.. I really love the people around me. Sure, sometimes they are frustrating, (especially when they're TRYING to be) but I try to see the good in everyone, and i'm almost always successful in that.
We are all Heavenly Father's children.. how can I not love my brothers and sisters, if He does??

Love #5- Family and real friends :) I love love love love them

dentist time.. :P I'll have to stop my love list for now.. bye bye :)

Look at me Blog!

2010-12-25T22:23:00.006-04:00

Well,

Look at me go! I said I probably wouldn't blog before New Years even!! I am on top of things!
So, the reason for my post today..

A fantastic friend, who I like to call the RM Date Dr., called me today, it was an awesome Christmas present :)
So, RM Date Dr. told me a story, that made me laugh pretty hard... and I'm still laughing..
I need to share this with you all! He has the best stories..

it's called

You Suck

"First date. Christmas time. Old high school friend. The night started off as planned. My date and I decorated gingerbread houses with one of my buddies and his date. We turned it into a competition, which we won, but that my friend is irrelevant. Signs of interest began to surface with a flirtatious punch on the arm here, or a half hug for the picture there, or the old fashion eye contact. By ten o’clock I had not only realized that we had made the best gingerbread house, but also that I may be getting a little treat myself by the end of the night. We began to watch a movie on the trampoline and the classic/awkward middle school holding hands thing happened... You all know what I am talking about, The you-put-your-hand-down-by-your-side-and-if-the-girl-puts-her-hand-by-her-side-too-you're-good-to-go. Sure enough I tossed out the line and she bit... Time to reel her in!

Nothing wrong with a little friendly cuddling on a first date right? I mean after all its December and cold outside. Well my buddy and his date took off and me and the lady friend were left alone. We continued to cuddle and the epic moment came. It was time for our first kiss. The first kiss in the dating world is huge. You can learn so much about a person by this small gesture. Its been said that the first kiss does tell it all for a woman. I mean we have all seen the movie Hitch don’t act like you don’t know what I am talking about. I think that the first kiss is huge for guys too. After building up the courage I decided to go for it. The first kiss was great! Then it went downhill... I have heard a synonym for making out called suck face. Sadly enough that is what she began to do! Suck my face, my tongue, my lips and my teeth. Not nice and pleasant, but more like a Hoover vacuum. The Hoover Wind Tunnel 500 to be exact (don’t ask questions.- Lets just say in middle school you get dared to do some pretty interesting things.)

It was very intense! She is going to dental hygiene school so the thought that maybe she was just trying to clean my mouth crossed my mind, but wouldn’t that be malpractice? A fun side note: because of the intense sucking going on, a weird fart sounding noise would happen, which I without fail always giggled at.
So what is a guy to do in this situation? Ask her what the freak she is doing? Stop immediately? Try to Hoover Wind Tunnel 500 her back?
Luckily it was late and we called it a night. Also a plus is that I didn’t get a bruised fat lip that would be hard to explain to the friends and family the next day. Another answer to my prayer is that she is going to school in Utah and leaves within a week to go back. However, as I went to bed that night I laid awake thinking of things that I would have rather done then get some from this household cleaning appliance lady (she really could probably be a sales rep for Hoover Vacuums). This is the list of ten things I would have rather done then kiss this girl on the first date sucky situation (pun intended). I hope you enjoy!

1. I would rather dive into the shallow end of the pool.
2. I would rather get eaten alive by a Parana.
3. I would rather stick a fork in an outlet.
4. I would rather eat a light bulb.
5. I would rather get sprayed in the eye with PAM.
6. I would rather get hit in the head by a baseball bat....10 times!
7. I would rather have a baby pee on my face.
8. I would rather give a talk in General Conference.
9. I would rather get both of my legs amputated.
10. I would rather eat a truck drivers scab.

haha ok that was the story.. and i'm pretty sure if I added anything else to it, I'd ruin the hilarity! Poor RM Date Dr. haha

Merry Christmas!

2010-12-18T20:22:00.003-04:00

Yay for Christmas time.

Christmas is making me think about my mission (surprise surprise... everything makes me think about my mission haha)
It was so much easier to talk to people at Christmas time. Reminding people about why we celebrate Christmas was so fun, and having people want to hear it, was even better!
We should celebrate Christmas all year long! It's so happy, and pretty :)

I love my family!! I'm excited for us to be together. I wish even extended family and friends could be here too. That would be so great!

Well, I looked at people of walmart yesterday.. (not for the first time) Its too funny. Then today, I decided to go to wal-mart (new glasgow isn't such a happenin' place.. so it is the cool thing to do I promise haha) but I was NOT looking good. I had just been playing basketball, and was wearing grey-ish-blue capri-ish sport type pants (haha do you have it pictured in your mind?), navy blue t-shirt with a pink SLC, Utah sweater, and brown boots haha. (oh- and no make-up, and gross hair) I was a person of wal-mart! haha
Why did I do it? Cause I just didn't care. lol I had no one to impress there.. so that makes me think.. the actual ppl of wal-mart.. prob don't care either.. guy in the fox suit.. just didn't feel like changin into some regular clothes.. haha I HEAR ya buddy! haha

welp, I've ranted long enough..

Lates!!

oh! I'm deff wishing you all a Merry Christmas, and perhaps even a Happy New Year now.. since I'm majorly horrible at blogging on a regular basis. :) (and spell check has just made me aware that "majorly" isn't a word!! what the?!?!
I could write a book full of words that I honestly thought were correct haha.. maybe I'll call it... the Dictionarie. ;)

I wonder?

2010-11-28T23:03:00.003-04:00

Sometimes I wonder "Why does Heavenly Father bless me so much when I really don't deserve it?"

Today wasn't a horrible day, but it wasn't the best day of my life either. I was late for church, and missed sacrament, which was disappointing, then had a friend try to make me feel bad for it even though it wasn't my fault.. Then I have another friend that TRIES constantly to frustrate me.. and he succeeds all too often! It isn't very kind of him to do that, but I can't make someone kind if they don't want to be.

Obviously I'm grateful that I have the best parents in the world, that taught us so well in many things, but specific to this blog, how to treat others, and how to be polite, and considerate of others. Like I said, I'm grateful for that, and It makes me happy to treat others well, but I think this knowledge also makes me more frustrated inside at people who don't know how to treat others. I just can't imagine finding any type of satisfaction in making someone sad, or insecure, or upset at all.

So, I a little bit lost my patience with someone today, and I feel bad.. but he doesn't.. *sigh*

Anyway.. later, I talked to a GREAT friend on Facebook, and He always makes everything better, and he did an especially good job this time :) He just makes me smile inside and out!

THEN as if that wasn't enough, I talked to another friend, briefly and he made me feel good too. I didn't even say anything about a hard day.. he's just that good!!
They obviously also have some pretty great parents that taught them to be kind, and to have Christlike love for everyone..

I'm glad Heavenly Father reminded me that He loves me, and that he put some pretty awesome people in my life. I'm definitely giving props to Chris and Dave. They deserve the credit for SURE!!! Thanks for being so awesome!!

:D

2010-11-16T12:15:00.003-04:00

I wrote a song for Sophie.. and I sing it to her everytime i see her, at LEAST once...

It goes (to the tune of Little bunny fufu)
" Little Baby Sophie hoppin through the forest, skeefin all the field mice and boppin them on the head!"

haha i just came out one day... and i can't stop.. sorry little baby sophie..

Sophie is so so so cute though!! She was a froggy for Halloween check out my sisters blog to see pics of her as a frog, and as a cute little baby on her blessing day!
http://www.ashleyandchadquist.blogspot.com

I love sophie!!!

btw- I have declared today : "DREAM DAY" (ex- i changed my relationship status on facebook today to "Engaged"... cause that's what I want to be.. )

It's tuesday, and it's already been a GREAT week ;)

2010-11-02T22:02:00.004-03:00

Wanna see a funny picture?

Me too..

haha just kidding... it's comin.
So, when does your week start? I say Monday. Sunday is a good end to a week.. then Monday starts of a new set of days full of school, and other adventurous things..

Monday- I woke up, and was kinda panicked not because I was late, but because I couldn't remember what time I normally take the bus. Usually, I get to school about an hour early, but, lately, I've been getting the later bus that gets me there about 15 mins early.. ANYWAY, I had a test on Monday, so I wanted to get there good and early, and was so tired, I couldn't remember what time the bus was... so, I ended up being there almost a whole extra hour early.. haha.
So had my test at 10am, and finished by about 10:35am. Left, went to the gym, watched ppl workout.. haha just kidding.. I actually did gym-type things for a bit.. then went home.
Then, had an appointment with the sisters.. gooood lesson! :) :) Couldn't stop smiling, and missing my mission!

Went home, then soon after, Nathaniel Came to pick me up to go to his sister, Katrina's house to hang out a bit.. we hung out, talked, and they enjoyed some left over birthday cake of Nathaniel's (August 27th is his bday by the way.. lol)
We left, cause I had to study for my test the next day, and Nathaniel still wanted to go to the Gym. As we were leaving, Nathaniel asked if I wanted to go check out the temple... and I said no, since we'd be going on the weekend anyway, and he had to go to the gym and it was getting late etc.. now, I realize, I should have said yes..
We got to the MacKay bridge, and because of construction, there was only one lane that we needed to merge into.. and There was an 18-wheeler a little ahead of us.. Nathaniel thought he could get ahead of it before the lane narrowed into one.. but he couldn't, and he realized that, so he stopped. But the back of the truck still hit us. It wasn't bad injury wise.. I'm quite sure that Nathaniel is worse off over all.. He didn't get physically hurt, but he's super stressed!
I feel so horrible, cause I definitely didn't make things easier for him. He's unnecessarily worried about me!The truck hit my side of the car, and I hit the back of my head on something.. but It really wasn't that bad. I went to the hospital, and they did a lot of unnecessary things, as you can see in the Picture.. also, you may notice my phone.. yes, it is permanently attached to my hand :D even in insane situations :)Anyway, got out of the hospital pretty quick, then when I finally fell asleep, I dreamt about the accident all night! Woke up, had a headache, and my neck was sore. When I stood up I felt hot and kinda nauseous.. but that eventually went away. Now I'm basically just down to a sore neck.

They joked about cutting my hair/shaving my head. NOT funny! haha.. and the guy putting the brace on me said I had a long neck.. Pretty sure he was complaining... but I wasn't :).. well not complaining about the compliment.. he was putting it on and was like "i'm pretty sure this is...." and i said "uncomfortable, yep!" haha i didn't listen to what he really meant to say, I just laughed at my funny :)

Well, that's the adventure of Nathaniel and I.. We are ok :D

It's like Ra-e-ain, on your Wedding Day, Isn't it Ironic?

2010-10-27T22:14:00.002-03:00

Yes, I quoted Alanis Morissette....

It is just too inSANE how completely Ironic the book I'm reading now is.. it's insane!
So far, the main character has my exact situation and thoughts! I'm actually really glad, cause I'm excited to see how things pan out :)

k i'm out.. gotta read. haha i need to see where my life is headed. lol

Andiamoci!

2010-10-25T19:46:00.003-03:00

Welp,

I'm typing this at Nathaniel's. He and Jade are hanging out.. It's fun... haha

We just watched "Taken" it's brutal!!!!! Happy ending though.. I guess..

Who has pet peeves?? I know I do!!! ( example: people not listening or SUPER interrupting are a couple, OH and talking about you as if you aren't here..)

People can leave a comment if they have them :) It's fun hearing other people's.. they are often weird.. I'm pretty sure I learned what a pet peeve was from that show on tv... it was called... Jonovision!! ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonovision ) Member that? wasn't there like segment or something dedicated to pet peeves?? maybe not? I don't remember..

Well, I'm teaching italian, to unwilling students.. and by "unwilling students" i mean.. my friends that get annoyed by me speaking italian.. hence the "Andiamoci" - "Let's Go" I just taught that to Jade. She's the most willing student.

well, peace out gangsters... I know this was boring.. but that's me, especially now..

Oh, il mio cuore

2010-10-21T11:59:00.006-03:00

Friend,

Ci sono tante cose che sta succedendo, che non mipiace...

Rough weekend, rough night, and rough morning!I learned in Psychology, that the weather doesn't ACTUALLY affect your mood... if you're gonna have a happy day.. it doesn't matter if it's cloudy, you'll still have a happy day... BUT i think that, since i'm not having a happy day.. the clouds just add to the junky-ness of the day...

I love Nova Scotia.. it's home. It's pretty, and though many nova scotians are crazy... it's very unique and great! BUT, I very much dislike that it is SO far away from so many people that I care about.

Friends- I don't like being a "back-up friend"... It's like I'm a friend until they find something better.. and then when the "better" doesn't work.. Its back to me again.. I don't mind the friend part.. I just don't particularly enjoy the beginning of the temporarily ditched period.. Makes me sad.

I like my blog..

Well, time for the worst class I'm taking.

Peace!

Holy Moly!

2010-10-13T10:47:00.003-03:00

I am so sure I posted last week.. that may have been a dream. ..

My dreams lately have been 'real'. I WISH. I had a GREAT dream the other night.. It was a night long conversation with a super awesome person.. I was really happy when I woke up, and then was really sad when I realized it didn't actually happen.

So, today my super amazingly cute niece SOPHIE is one month old!!! and She is literally getting cuter every single day!!!

Thanksgiving was enjoyable.. Would have been better if Alec was able to come home. It's good having Amy back in NS.. so that it isn't so impossible to have us all together again.

I died my hair.. it looks the same.. depending on who you talk to. My roommate, Amberle noticed as soon as she saw me. Rodney didn't notice even after it was pointed out.. haha, AND he claims to be good at noticing those things. hummm.
Anyway, it really isn't super different. I just got rid of the horrible roots and the highlights.

welp, time to go for now, friends.. have an enjoyable day!!

I'm a mormon :)

2010-08-04T16:54:00.000-03:00

www.mormon.org this is what I believe.

O' CANADA

2010-07-01T23:36:00.002-03:00

Well, Hello there everyone!

It has been forever!

I meant to blog after my trip back to ITALIA, but I didn't. Shame I know. It was AMAZING even though it rained a ton while we were there.. We went to Greece for a few days at the end, and it was nice and hot and sunny. I got a really bad sunburn, which has since turned into a wonderful tan :) THANK-YOU GREECE!
I was really Glad to see some of my investigators, and members that I LOVE!! I was so happy!

K, so it's July 1st! HAPPY CANADA DAY, EH!

So, speaking of Canada Day, I LOVE FIREWORKS! (tip for whoever plans on proposing to me: i love fireworks, and winks ;) )

Jade came over today, and we watched Twilight. We were gonna watch the 1st two and then go see the 3rd.. but we only had time for the 1st one. That was ok though, cause Edward is barely even in the 2nd! pft!
So Mom, Jade, and I went to see Eclipse tonight. FUN

I am looking after the pool while Dad is in PEI.. I wore pj bottoms, my cute (but casual) shoes, my Florence t shirt, with a black tank top underneath.. the only thing i didn't get chlorine (which bleaches stuff - by the way) on, was my PJ'S!! ugh! I was/am so bitter!

Well, this was a short, somewhat boring update, but I'm tired. I shall try to do better tomorrow!

Buona Notte, world!

You are my Sunshine!

2010-04-24T13:43:00.002-03:00

Ok, so it is Saturday.... afternoon. (had to look at my watch) Its almost 2pm.
Dad just got home from Hockey a few minutes ago, and said it was a nice day out.. this is how the conversation went:

Dad: You should be outside, it's really nice out!
Me: is it? (I was freezing in my room)
Dad: Yeah, you should go play with your friends
Me: What friends?
Dad: yeah, you should take your computer outside and..
Me :MY computer outside (i have a desktop..)
Dad: You should take my netbook outside and find some picture game to play with your friends.

haha, I'll just add in here that, i'm such a loser! haha most of my friends live outside the country! Robyn lives here, we hang out on Thursdays :)
haha dad knows that most of my friends live far away, so he suggested I go outside and play virtually with my friends haha.. ohh technology, I could actually do that, though I'm not. I'm blogging instead.

I was sitting up in my room watching the second half of Julia and Julie (or the other way around.. boh) just before Dad got home.
Mom had mentioned it being a good movie, and Amy last night said I should watch it, so I did.
Amy said she made some Bruschetta last night after watching it, cause she says everytime she watches that movie she just has to go bake/cook something afterwards. haha well, I watched it, and I just really felt like blogging! Funny. Anyone who hasn't seen this movie, should. It's not my favorite movie, but I enjoyed it, and I do actually feel excited right now to be blogging. Perhaps i missed the point of the movie?

I took some pictures with my phone ( I implemented some of dad's plan.. computer- check, pictures- check, friends-..... )

Me blogging,, you can even see my reflection. how nice.

blogging by the pool.. niiice! too bad the pool wasn't swim-in-able yet.

me blogging outside sans makeup, or a smile.. sun was too bright.

Well, i can't say i'm completely without friends right now..

So, I just got up to go inside to ask dad a question for Alec... and .5 seconds later I come back to find my snack blown over!
LAME!

Anywway, it is really nice out.
It was a nice funeral yesterday, Everything went really well, as far as I know, and not including the musical number which was horribly done by MOI.

Everyone was excited to see Luke though, that was fun. Everyone is glad he's home.
annnnd I'm an idiot.. I made the Flag backwards.. UGH! the one SIMPLE thing I did, I did it wrong! seriously!

Anyway, I'm glad Luke is home too. He can help me with the "Preach My Gospel Crash Course" I (now, we) have to teach to the members here, under the direction of the elders. I think it's a great idea, but I'm glad I'll have help from Luke.

Preach my Gospel (or Predicare il mio Vangelo) ROCKS!! everyone needs one!

Ok, I think I'm done for now. Peace out all!

Bout time Mr.Eyjafjallajökull

2010-04-22T22:46:00.002-03:00

welp, I am about to sneak over to the MacDonald's house before they get home with Luke to put a little sign on their door.. "Welcome Home Elder MacDonald"
Mom and I wanted to do a little more decorating.. but mom left this afternoon for Ontario.. and unfortunately, she is the creative one of the two of us.. so he's stuck with just a little sign on the door..
k this is short.. but I have to go MAKE the sign.. haha I've been trying the past little bit, but I'm not having much luck... peace out!

I just want to add a little bit about Brother Ralph Cameron. He died on Tuesday morning. His funeral is tomorrow. I just wanted to say, that I'm grateful for the gospel in my life. I'm grateful that he had it in his as well. He was a great member, and he lived a great life. So many people in Pictou County know, and love him. I had the opportunity to sing at his wife's funeral a few years ago, and I have the opportunity now, to sing at his. I'm singing Each Life That Touches Our for Good. I think it's quite an appropriate hymn for him. I'm glad that he's in a much much better place, and that I'm sure he's much more comfortable now.

Night. :)

Happy Birthday Jeffie Van Hulten

2010-04-21T14:51:00.003-03:00

Happy Birthday to Jeff !!

Jeffie, you rock!! I hope you have an awesome day!!! don't worry, 26 isn't that old ;)
Love, ME!

Boh!

2010-04-19T19:51:00.006-03:00

First off, I am horible at subject lines! The first part of my mission emailing home, my subject lines were always "Hey" or something boring like that, then Dad told me I had to start being creative, because if I didn't, my emails would be marked as spam or something in his email, so from then on, I always tried to have a unique subject line. NOW, I'm tired, and being the least creative person alive, I no longer have fun subject lines, so we're going with "Boh!" today Enjoy!

Ok, so I'm patiently (only because there is nothing I can do about it) waiting for Eclipse to come out. I am SO excited. But, to hold me over until then, I have a new obsession.

stefan, elaina, damon

The Vampire Diaries!!!!!

1- It's awesome, and it's pretty much pg-13.. nothing too sketch.. 2- look at those vampires!!HELLO! (the girl isn't one)

Today, I got myself caught up. It's still only in it's first season, and it's still not over, so if you want to catch up, you only have 18 episodes to watch.

Today, I answered questions about The Vampire Diaries.. one of them was "Would you date a vampire?" and then you click "yes" or "no" . I contemplated.. i wonder if anyone would see my answer?.. and then I laughed at myself vampires aren't real, who cares!
After a long debate in my head about my answer, I clicked YES! I would totalllllly date a vampire! If he was like Stefan (Vampire Diaries), or Edward (Twilight) or maybe even Damon (Vampire Diaries) :S Heck YEs i would date them. Now, I wish vampires DID exist. haha

YES, i'm a fool!

I'm also having issues with this whole Volcano business! We are supposed to leave for Italy on the 30th. I'm hoping we'll be able to! No worries though, we got insurance on it, so we can get our money back and re-schedule if needed.

Also, poor Luke, is having a rough time trying to get home! He was supposed to get home from his mission in Ireland on Friday but Mr. Eyjafjallajokull (the volcano) has been getting in the way! Who knows when he'll get home! People are getting anxious.

OH! so.. I was accepted into Saint Mary's University!! wHOO HOO! I am really really REALLY excited! I can't wait to get back to school. Now, I'm just looking for an apartment, which is completely impossible this time of year. Everyone just wants to Sublet for the summer! Can you say FRUSTRATING!!?

Psycho!

2010-03-29T18:24:00.002-03:00

That would be me.
K so I've finished all the Twilight books. I'm not on to Midnight sun. You probably all know what that is, but for those who don't, it's like twilight, re-written from Edward's perspective. The only thing is, it isn't finished! Stephenie Meyer was working on it as her next project after twilight. She gave a few copies (all of which were unique in some way) to some people. As a result of one of her "trustworthy" friends, not being so worthy of her trust, is that, one of those copies was
leaked onto the Internet!
So, she hasn't finished the book, because of somewhat bitter feelings towards the whole situation.
BUT because Stephenie Meyer is awesome, she posted it on her site, so as to save her fan from doing anything illegal! Thank you Steph! (haha yep, we're friends.. not, but it's OK to pretend right?)

SO, I'm currently reading that, and loving it.

It's sick how much I loved the books, and how into them I got. Ask Ashley, Jade, or Chris especially.. i was texting them begging them to know what was going to happen next cause I couldn't take the suspense. haha. and only Jade -reluctantly- gave in to my begging.

Anyway. That's enough about that.

ITALY! I am so excited to go back! Mom, Dad, and I are leaving Halifax on April 30th (2 months before eclipse comes out haha) flying to Florence. Staying there a bit, then making our way to the other cities i served in aka- Livorno, Pistoia, Rome/Ladispoli. We are also going to Pisa, and Bologna. OH and a new addition to the trip, we're going to pompei! We're gonna see the volcano!!! ooo scary! I promise I will post pictures. THEN it's off to Greece! I think we will be there for 3 days? Then home again home again jiggity jig. May 13th we get home.

I'm sorry to Bobby and Laramie, that I won't be able to be at their weddings!!!

So other than that, not much is up. I started doing some different stuff for Dad. I'm totally confused by it, but I'm sure I'll catch on.

I have been home for 4 months and 11 days! That seems weird, sometimes it feel like a lot, and sometimes it doesn't seem like much at all. BOH.
My Elders go home next transfer. WEIRD!

Welp, I'm outta hurr for now. I will try to learn more about all this, so i can be less boring, and stick some pictures or something on here.

On to Book 2- New Moon

2010-03-16T14:26:00.002-03:00

Well, I JUST finished Twilight, holy HECK the book is 400 thousand times better than the movie! They leave out such detail! Reading the book literally made my heart rate freak out a bit. haha.
I want to start reading New Moon immediately, but i know as soon as I start, I'll be giving up my life for the next 2 days give or take, and that pattern will continue through until i've finished the rest of the books.

I also think my love life is now doomed because of my reading.
HAPPY DAY :)

Seriously, not good at this

2010-03-15T19:07:00.000-03:00

Alright.. new/still boring update on post mission life!

I'm doing nothing. haha. kidding(ish)

I'm working for dad, but still in the training process, so still unpaid.
I went to visit Amy and Steve in Alberta in January.
While there, I took an adventurous 2.5 days bus ride to Utah! I got to see my Family, The Earls, there, and some mission friends. It was pretty great. I love Utah!! BUT the trip was way too fast, and I didn't get to see NEARLY as many people as i really wanted to see. It made me sad, BUT I make trips to Utah as often as possible, so I will be seeing them all in the somewhat near future.

Currently Mom, Dad, and I are planning our trip to Italy. .. annnd Mom just came in my room to tell me the flight is booked. FUN! We are leaving on April 30th and flying into Florence. I think i MAY have a heart attack with our stop-overs.. i panic a LOT with stop-overs in general, but we have like 3 of 'em! and both on the way there and back we stop in Montreal which is the WORST airport in the whole entire universe! I despise it. Oh well, can't do anything about it now..
We are coming back on the 13th of May.
Even though it seems impossible, I'm hoping for some sort of miracle so that i can be in Utah the next day for Laramie and Nathaly's Wedding. Here's praying!

I'm applying to St. Mary's University, and I am insanely excited to get back to school. I can't stand it anymore. I need school!!
So, I'll be moving to Halifax in the fall, to start my life of large amounts of debt! How exciting!
Well, I'm feeling rather sickly today, and the computer screen hurts me. So I'm out. PEACE!

btw- i'm finally reading twilight and i'm in LOVE! haha I won't specify if its love for the book, or for edward :)

Back!

2009-12-04T13:59:00.000-04:00

Well, this will be short. I really am not good at this, I want to get more into it though.
So, I got back 2 weeks and 2 days ago from the best mission ever! Italy Rome! AMAZING!

I had my family at the airport.. a little bit after I got there. My plane was early.. it was sad for them cause they wanted to be there when i walked in.. they made me posters .. fun Italian ones.
I have such a crafty family.. too bad i have none of those genes whatsoever!

I haven't been up to much. I went out with the missionaries a lot in the first week, then we did other things .. like ALEC'S BASKETBALL GAME! That was awesome. I am so happy that he's playing! He's a great player! I am his #1 fan! (some other people may want to fight me for that title.. but I'll win :D)

I've started applying to BYU.. I don't know yet if i will go. For years I said I didn't want to.. but I kinda do. I don't know yet though if it's the right thing.

Amy and I are planning a branch party for New Years.. it should be interesting.

welp, I'm out for now.. we're going to Halifax today.. to do some shopping and go to the Nutcracker.. fun! girls night(s) out :) i gotta go get ready.

Not very good at this...

2008-03-31T09:32:00.000-03:00

Well, my last blog was forever ago.. pretty soon after I got my call. Now it's only 24 days until I leave! CRAZY!! I am so excited! I've gone to the temple already. I went last Saturday. Easter Weekend with my family. (the ones that could be there..)It was Mom, Dad, Ashley, Chad, Nannie and Poppa. I was glad that there weren't too many people there. I was nervous. It was an all around good experience though. We might go Thursday night, if i don't work.

I have almost everything finished for my mission, except for like the biggest thing! haha my Visa stuff. I am waiting for a package I need from the travel department. and They were waiting for the package from my mission. I should be getting it soon, then I'll go to Halifax to meet with the Honorary Consul. then i'll send my application to Montreal, and then hopfully I'll be all good, and VERY hopfully we'll get this all done before the 24th of April!!

I am reallly excited!!! I can't wait! I always used to think that the MTC was going to be scary.. but the only thing I'm scared of now, is that they won't let me into the states, or Italy. I can't wait for the MTC, and the Mission!!! Sure, it'll be hard but soo worth it!

I'm pretty much finished work. I had my last shift on Saturday.. but they are still going to schedule me in for random shift to help out a bit.. so that's cool. I actually really love working at Blockbuster and I love everyone I work with and I'm going to miss them, and working there!

Well, until next time.. who knows when that'll be.. I'll try to do better and write one more often.
Arrivederci! :D

Sis. MacKinnon...

2008-02-03T01:39:00.000-04:00

Yay!!!! I got my mission call on thursday!!
It was sent on the 22nd on January, and it was Signed by President Hinckley on the 22nd! and He was in his office until the 23rd! so i really am one of the last ones to have their mission call signed by him! Cool eh?!?! I'm going to the Italy Rome Mission!! Speaking Italian ( sure, you wouldn't think i'd have to add that in. but really, you can go somwhere and speak a completely different language than you'd think! ex- Daniel Aitken went to Australia, and spoke Korean!)

I am sooo excited!!! I report to the MTC in Provo on April 30th. I am not sure yet when I'm going to the temple. Soon though, and i'm excited and nervous about both that, and my mission!!

Well, bed for now!

I'M GOING TO BE A MISSIONARY IN ITALY!!!!!