Absolutely necessary.

SICK SHOES!!! lol

Okay this stuff is legit, crazy-cool!

Check it out here!

11 Things

I've been asked to give 11 fun facts about myself and answer 11 questions about myuse

1.  I can touch my nose with my tongue and I can wiggle my ears! 

2.  I LOVE mountain biking and I want it to be Spring like NOW so           that I can go!

3.  I love planning weddings for my friends!!!! (yay for BYU-I! lots         of weddings to assist on!) [I also design invites just fyi ;)]

4.  I sometimes pretend I can't open a jar to make my guy friends feel manly....the men, they like to show off...give em a chance! lol

5.  I'm probably the only person I know that likes watching baseball even on TV

6.  I love reading! Almost any kind of book!

7.  I listen to and love literally EVERY kind of music! 

8.  I can (and have) watch the same movie every day and never get tired of it.

9.  I've written and recorded three songs, (most of you knew that) and I really wish I could write another.

10.  I tell everyone that I don't want to get married but lets face it...I cannot wait!

11.  I want kids more than I've ever wanted anything!

(Those last two were news, probably even to my own mother!)

Questions for the me:

1. If you could be an animal, what and why?

I would be either a Dolphin or a bird - I've always wanted to be able to fly and/or to be able to live underwater.

2. If you could LIVE in another country, where would it be?

Australia

3. What is one name that you would NEVER name your child?

Bible or Book of Mormon names....I just don't like them.

4. What is your dream job?

Honestly? My dream is to have a family and do wedding planning/invites as a hobby.  I don't like working!

5. What is the last book you read?

Kiss It Good-Bye: The Mystery, the Mormon, and the Moral of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates by John Moody. (I LOVE BASEBALL!!!)

6. If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Could I drink Pepsi instead?

7.  Who is your favorite American Idol?

Uh....Who was after Kelly? Yah, I don't really know, I don't pay attention to it all.

8.  What's the last movie you saw at a theater?

It was either New Years Eve or Footloose

9. What is your favorite place you've traveled?

Disneyland! duh!

10. If you could speak in one accent, what would it be?

Australian!  i'm not too terrible...but I can't say "No" correctly...dang.

11. If you could pick a celebrity crush (without judgement from anyone), who is it? 

Patrick Wilson

Gratitude

In all honesty it's been a pretty rough day.  I stayed up pretty late last night working on some homework (luckily I don't work at 4 am anymore).  Today I realized that my paper (that I haven't started on) is due THIS WEEK! not next week like I thought....oops!  I had my first day of my new job today, which I was excited about, but I could only focus on how much more homework I have to do.  I stopped off at a Mavericks on the way home and bought 5 bottles of 5-hour Energy...I shouldn't have to use all of them....but just in case.  It's gonna be a long night for sure!
I figured i'd stop in to check on things (and see if I got anymore sign ups for the Lazyman Ironman Triathlon Giveaway...don't forget to email me so you can be entered!) and I saw that my good friend and fellow blogger Tausha was at it again, constantly bringing me more inspiration and motivation to get going!  She did a short-sweet little post (my favorite kind!) about gratitude, being grateful for things that we have everyday. You can see her post here.
I instantly started thinking about the good things in life and I wanted to make a short little list so, here it goes:

I am grateful for: (in no particular order)
My family, my roommates, the opportunity I have to be in school, the gospel, the atonement, the spirit, my job, my health, technology, inspiration, the internet, flip-flops, 5-hour energy, texting, movies, sunshine, new friends, and old ones, clean dishes, music, my car, The New York Times, CNN, NPR, Disneyland (i'm serious!), lazy Sunday's, Amazon.com, warm showers, the scriptures, baseball (opening day will be here so fast!!!!), knowledge, culture, diversity, heck a whole slew of things!
I recently bought a couple of MoleSkine notebooks from target...just little tiny ones. (I highly recommend them, they're just great!) and I planned to use one for everyday note taking, phone numbers, dates, random lists...what have you.  The thing is, they come in packs of two and I didn't know what I would use the other one for....I think I will use it for a little gratitude journal.  And let me tell you i'm so excited to begin!
So, on that note, I want to offer you all a challenge:
1) go to Target and buy a pack of MoleSkine notebooks.  Whatever size.
2) designate one as your daily gratitude journal
3) everyday fill the page with things you are grateful for, this should be really easy if you get the wallet sized one
4) give the other notebook to a friend and ask them to write a gratitude journal also!

I've done this in the past and I can tell you, everything is so much better when you are aware of things to be grateful for!  Hopefully you'll all take my challenge (and join my giveaway)!

HAVE A GOOD ONE!!

What will you do?

Looking through a soiled window?

I just had to borrow this from fellow blogger Kylie, she always finds these little treasures and has such great insight!!!  You should read her blog!

....that is of course after you watch this precious gem.

Get involved!

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