Onward Ever Onward

Well I've learned a lot lately that life is all about making mistakes whether they are big ones or small ones. You just need to keep pressing on and learning from your past. While I was on Pinterest  today I found a few things that just seemed to fit what I was needing to hear.

I guess that is what is keeping me back is my past. I am letting my past dictate my future rather than the present dictate the future. So here is a list of the things I have learned from the past and I will keep on keeping on.

1.  Go to bed early. Nothing good comes out of being tired.
2. Don't procrastinate anything. I have found it best to do something the instant it pops into your head.
3. The Dork is always better than The Hottie. Prince Charming was a Dork didn't you know? The Dork will treat you with the respect you deserve.
4. Being yourself will always get you ahead of the game... even if it seems like you are behind.
5. Always speak your mind, even when your opinion won't be the popular one.
6. Never forget that God's hand is in EVERYTHING. Trust in Him with all you are.
7. Love and respect yourself always. The way you treat yourself is the way others will treat you as well.
8. Study even when it feels like it will be useless.
9. Don't be afraid to say no even when you don't want to.  People will take advantage of a door mat.
10. Always find time on the people and things you love. Don't forget your true friends and always develop your talents.

Going Green

Wow two posts in one day! I must be on a roll... or really bored.... anyways... I forgot to update everyone that I found out where I want to do my internship! I really love the environment and all the save the planet type stuff and so  I figured I might as well make a career out of what I love. So with that being said; EPA here I come!
Some may think I am getting a little fanatic about "going green", but the problem is people don't notice if you're a moderate. Although I'm not going to be a crazy hippie about it I do plan on upping how "green" I am. I decided if I forget to bring my reusable bags to the grocery store I either carry out what I have without bags or put it all back and walk home to get my reusable bags. I figure inconveniencing myself a few times I will remember to bring them to the store with me.
I am also really trying to commit to food that uses less waste... so basically cutting back on canned and bagged foods. I am even considering backing my own bread... I may not be able to do that all the time, but my goal is to do it at least once a month.

It's actually becoming a lot easier to live a more eco-friendly life. Tons of companies *cough* *couch* (Melaleuca) are even making concentrated cleaning products that use ingredients that are safe for the environment and your home. They even carry a disinfectant (sol-u-guard botanical) approved by the EPA to be non-harmful for the earth.  They also sell laundry detergent that is 6x concentrated (Melapower) so basically your cutting back on the amount of water that is being shipped around. One 48oz bottle gets you 96 loads of laundry done. Another thing that really impressed me is all their packing and shipping materials are recyclable materials and plant based products and they actually use soy and vegetable oil based inks for their catalog printing. My point being is there are plenty of ways to go green that are affordable, you just need to look for them.

          

I really should write more often.

 

So it's official.... I'm going to Colorado to visit BECCA!!! Wahoo. I am so stoked for the trip. I really need to get out of Rexburg and do something cool and I've heard Colorado is BEAUTIFUL not to mention I must spend some time with Becca's family. I feel like I know them and we've only met once 2 years ago for 5 minutes. So that is currently the most exciting thing going on with my life. 

 

Lately I have been having fun with my Wreck This Journal that Tyler Reist gave to me before he left on his mission. My goal is to completely wreck it and send it off to him before he gets home. I plan on documenting the rest of the wrecking with lots of photos :)

 

Anywhos that's about all for now. I hope you enjoyed this post ♥

Mr. Blue Sky

 

Mr Blue Sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long
Where did we go wrong?

- Electric Light Orchestra 

 

Well today was actually a super sunny warm day in Rexburg. Days like this need to be treasured because they are rare and anyone who lives here is fully aware of that. I finally had the opportunity to go to Porter Park and lay out in the sun after making gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches for my roomies and guess what?! You guessed it; the sun disappeared behind a bunch of clouds and about a half hour later it started pouring down rain! Oh Rexburg, your weather is just too unpredictable for me. Someday I will be back in the Golden State where my heart resides : ) (AKA California)

 

So the main reason I write this blog entry you may ask after a long absence.... Well I burnt my eye with boiling water today and I thought that was interesting enough to blog about. How is this even possible!? Well I dumped in my frozen raviolis into a pot of boiling water and it splashed up enough to burn my eye. haha good times good times... it hurt pretty bad.

So before I leave I just wanted to say how much I loved this Postsecret : ) This really is me in a photograph and a secret. I will never be the Molly Mormon that the culture of my church may expect... Let me point that out again the CULTURE not the religion, not the church leadership and not God. I will never be able to back a pie while sewing an entire new wardrobe, mending holes in my 10 children's clothing (goodness I wont even have that many) while doing the laundry with my toes. It just isnt possible to do that and NO ONE is like that. Those who put on the whole Molly Mormon front are often times (but not always fake) So I am real and I will always be real : )

Our Relationship

Well I wanted to post this on my pintrest but I could not find it online so tada here it is! Pretty much sums up how I feel about my relationship with Bryan. He is honestly my best friend and other half. Letters from him tomorrow : ) (well hopefully at least)

Scones & Wisdom Teeth

Yesterday I made some very delicious scones courtesy of THIS website. I altered the recipe just a bit due to the fact I was missing a few ingredients but they turned out tasty. The first batch turned out a bit burnt on the bottom but the second turned out perfect : ) Well I was planning on posting up a photo, but my computer is currently not reading my memory card... so I guess that will go up later. Anywhos my roommates  loved the scones and ate them up.

Today I got my wisdom teeth pulled. It actually went a lot smoother than I thought it would! I was pretty dang high... most of the day I slept... and when I was awake I don't really remember it. Before I fell asleep to get my teeth pulled at I was really nervouse and worried I was going to be in a lot of pain after. I was REALLY wishing that Bryan was there with me, which obviously was not an option. When they started working on getting the IV in my arm Is This Love by Bob Marley came on. When Bry and I fist started dating he made this song my ring tone when I called him. When I asked him one day if he had a ring tone for me he was WAY embarrassed to let me know. Anyways the song calmed me right down and stopped the small tears that were escaping from my eyes.  Here is a video of myself in the car when Josh picked me up.

 

The lovely Miss Becca came by with lots of goodies for me to eat which was extremely nice of her and really made my day : ) It is going to be such a blast rooming with her again in the fall!  I have really been blessed today for not being in a lot of pain and for having a great friend and roomies to take care of me! Thanks Heavenly Father : ) You are awesome! 

Catfish

So today I watched Catfish with the ever so lovely Miss Katie. Really gets you thinking about who you are friends with on Facebook. If I havent talked to someone in a few months on facebook they usually get deleted... unless I have known them for a long time. One of my ex boyfriends actually stalked me on facebook when I thought he hadn't been using his account. I'm sure we all know who that was haha. Oh Katie and I made tacos tonight : ) Ohhh they were sooo yummy. I am just up now trying to not be so pathetic.
It's hard only being able to communicate with Bryan via snail mail. I sent off letters #35-40 yesterday. Yes that's right 40 letters. It's been 2 weeks since I last got a letter from him. I really should move on with my life a little faster. It's hard missing my other half, but things will work out how they will.
Last couple day's I have been fighting off blowing all my money on clothes. I would regret it as soon as I did it, but I have just been in such a shopping mood. I will be most likely be going to school next semester so I need to save EVERYTHING I can now. No scholarships or grants if I go to school in the spring, but if I am careful I can make it work. : ) I have been spending the last couple hours listening to pandora, link tripping on stumble upon and editing photos on picknic.com.
Work tomorrow from 12-5 and then monday will be fun running around town taking pictures with the ever so lovely Josh, who's friend just so happens to be companions with Bryan. It will be a good Mondy.
I guess thats all for now! A plus tard! (Untill later in french in case you didn't know)

Inspiration to Write aka I love Becca

So the oh so lovely Miss Becca Miller made a blog and it inspired me to start updating mine again : ) Even though she is about the only one to read it. So here I am suck in Idaho and she is only 67.8 miles away from the love of my life aka Bryan, who is currently on his mission in Denver (Yes Becca I map quested the distance haha) One day I may just send her on an adventure to stalk him... or send myself on an adventure to stalk him and maybe visit her. Haha I kid I kid. I do really miss my Becca boo. We must be roomates again this fall semester : )
So anyway this is a photo of Bry at the MTC with all his roomies. His companion is the one in the blue behind him. His name is Elder Green and is from non other than Rexburg Idaho. I guess they aren't companions anymore since Bryan flew out to Denver last monday, but Bry loved the time he had him for company.

Bryan has my heart just fyi ;)

So it has been close to two months since I saw Bryan last. Oh how I miss him. He is my best friend and my love. I tend to be spending most of my free time on Skype with him being silly, talking and playing checkers. My new favorite part of the day is when I get to cuddle up in my bed and read scriptures with Bry before I go to sleep. I get to see him Thanksgiving week and I CANNOT WAIT! He submitted his mission papers about 2ish weeks ago and I am so proud of him. I cannot wait to hear where he goes and I know that he will be an AMAZING missionary. I could not imagine anyone stronger (in all aspects) than he is, but I know that with a mission he will grow into someone even more incredible than he already is.

Tomato Gardening- August 10th, 2010

Tuesday I got up early to go to Bryan's house. We were supposed to do a early morning breakfast double date with one of his friends, but plans ended up falling through. We took a little nap and then got up and started working on the tomatoes in their back yard. I had fun clipping the plants back and picking the tomatoes with Bryan. After he took me to my doctors appointment and then later in the day we went to his doctors appointment. We headed back to his house after and ended up taking down some lights in their backyard for my roommate Crystal's wedding. I tried pushing Bryan into the pool, but he ended up just jumping into the pool with me. I was soaking wet and we ended up going home after. I put my clothes in a plastic bag....and I dont know what happened to them!

The Lake & KFC- August 9th, 2010

On Monday I went to the lake with Bryan's family and their family friends. I attempted to knee bored for the first time and failed miserably! Oh well maybe I'll do better another time around. The lake was really pretty and it was the perfect temperature outside. After we were done on the boat we headed back to the picnic area, and ate KFC for dinner. There was tons of meat bees and wasps trying to attack our food. Bryan's sister Tia got stung on the top of her mouth by one that had flown into her soda! Despite the bees it was a fun evening!

Checkers for Breakfast- August 8th, 2010

Yesterday morning Byran and I woke up got on Skype and ended up playing a game of checkers. He beat me about 5 times and I was determined to win. Finally the last game we played yesterday I won! I was soooo excited that I had to document my victory! I did not get to hang out with Bryan yesterday, but I did have a lot of fun talking with him and playing checkers. So here is my victory photo and Bryan's sad looser face!

Cupcakes & Worms- August 7, 2010

On the 7th I went over to Bryan's house and his mom had a cupcake cookbook out on the counter in the kitchen. I started to look through it and found tons of adorable cupcakes to make in it. After taking a little nap on their hammock in the back yard, Bryan and I decided we wanted to make cupcakes. We then remembered the little dirt cups with the pudding Oreos and gummy worms in them and started to debate if we wanted to make those instead. We decided we wanted to make both so we used pudding instead of frosting and put Oreos on top of that.
It was his niece Brenna's 3rd birthday so we made her and her sisters little versions of the cupcakes and brought them over to their house! The cupcakes turned out yummy as well as cute and the girls seemed to enjoy them.

Turtle Kisses- August 6, 2010

This is Gloopy. A little bobble head turtle I got in Mexico on a cruise when I was 8. Bryan and I always joke around and say Gloopy is our child due to a dream I had a while back. I was at Bryan's appartment in their hammock and I ended up falling asleep and talking to Bryan. In my dream Bryan kept giving birth to Mexican turtle babies through his belly button and would take them to Mexico. In my dream I was very frustrated because they were the children of his ex girlfriend.

So there is the background information, but there isn't much more to the picture. We were just goofin around being silly and I kept making him kiss Gloopy.

Fresh Start- Dirt Pirates August 4, 2010

Well I am going to attempt once again my 365 days in a photograph : ) Bryan is back in town from Utah from his family reunion which I am way happy about. Yesterday I spent the day at his house and we started to detail his dads Ford truck. There was a giant cricket stuck in the headlight which was pretty nasty and Bryan and I crawled under the truck to clean the inside of the tire rims. It was a pretty fun day. Later we went to go pick up his dad at work who ended up needing to go to another hospital to help out with a hip surgery. Bryan and I waited around for a while to see if he got done fairly soon. We ended up walking into the hospital bear foot to get some water and wash our dirty hands from cleaning the truck. Later we went back to his house and ate some chicken dumplings that his mommy made. Way yummy. We ate out in the back yard under candle light thanks to his mommy! Such a great day!

Epic Fail

I have failled keeping up with this photo a day thing. Maybe I will start up when Bryan gets back in town.... or today... we will see what I am feeling like.

No Pic- July 13, 2010

So yesterday I failed at taking a picture. Yesterday was a good day to take them too. I guess I will have to steal a photo to document the day, because yesterday there was a huge chemical fire not far out of Rexburg and so the sky was BEAUTIFUL. Orange and pink and purple! The sky was really smokey looking, but as the sun was beginning to set the sky looked amazing! It was something I will never forget. It actually really reminds me of a graffiti painting Bryan is working on.

Okay so I guess it is not a complete lie. I did take a photo of Bryan yesterday....however.... my memory chip was not in my camera. Yesterday we made mushroom and garlic butter penne pasta with green beans and french bread. The bread was not cooking fast enough for Bryan's liking, so I told him to put it on broil, but to watch it closely... he completely forgot about the bread of course and so it caught on fire. It was completly charcoled and so I took a pic of him with the bread.

Maybe I can steal a pic from the days event and post them later. Who knows. I will get better about this photo journal I promise : )

July 12, 2010- Pudding Fight

Well I decided to start a photo journal today. I dont really know why but I have decided to commit to taking at least one photo a day for 365 days. Well see how it goes but I decided to start on it right away.

So todays photo is of Bryan Thomas and I. We had lunch at the cross roads today at BYU-Idaho. He had Chinese food for lunch and I had a taco salad. After we were finished eating Bryan wanted to get a second Gatorade. When we walked over I saw some pudding that looked quiet delectable. When we sat down and I began to eat my pudding I noticed there was a ton of wipped cream in it. I asked him what he would do if I threw it on him and it turned into a pudding/whipped cream fight. Everyone was staring at us and getting annoyed so we decided to hold off untill we got outside.

I always have lots of fun with Bryan. We are sooooooooooooo nerdy/dorky together it it wonderful! I am sure there will be plenty of pics to come of the weird and crazy things that are bound to happen with us.