sincerity..

sincerity [sin-ser-i-tee] : a person lacking deceit or hypocrisy,

a trait that i find most admirable in the people around me.

Sadly more and more often this attribute is lost in trying to save face or seem cool but I was reminded yesterday by a long lost friend how lovely this trait can be.

I have this friend, and truth be told my first year of college I had a hidden crush on him but that is because this boy is sincere.

This boy has the kindest heart I have ever seen, he is a true romantic, adorably cute, hardworking.. this boy is a catch when it boils down to it but it all ties back to his sincere heart.

Yesterday I ran into him. Me being the awkward person I am will admit that I sometimes avoid old friends in fear that they do not want to talk to me, but this friend, with his kind heart stopped just so that he could talk with me. We commenced on our way to school talking and catching up easily, simply, it was refreshing.

The experience brightened the rest of my day so that I was able to entirely enjoy..

[a] listening to music and proudly walking home with sass knowing that no one else could hear the music i was jamming to.

[b] blasting and belting my favorite tunes with windows down and sunglasses on soaking in the sunny weather

[c] consuming my favorite food with lovely, friendly conversation

[d] falling deeply and madly in love with justin bieber viewing the wonderfulness of "Never Say Never"

[e] having a justin bieber concert of our very own in the car

[f] visiting old friends and making new ones in a city down south..

it was a good day, all the way through..

sincere friends are the best of friends and I am grateful to have many of them..

breakfast at tiffanys..

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One of my most favorite shows. audrey hepburn is beautiful, completely and utterly beautiful. Her co star also just as handsome. The hope and love throughout the movie fills up my heart every time. Tonight i let myself immerse into the trouble free world that is breakfast at tiffanys where nothing bad could ever happen. All too often i find myself, like holly, putting myself in my own cage, creating my own obstacles and holding back lovely things that would bless my life.

i don't have a wonderful paul varjek though i intend to find one someday..

for now i must let myself out of my own cage and do what i know is right for me..

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As i pondered the movie tonight and the bliss that fills tiffany and company's walls for miss holly golightly i realized i do have a place like that i can find it here. This wonderful place i visited today and after enjoying these lovely words of inspiration, kind words from this person in a wonderful letter, and my own musing of thoughts that poured into my heart on sunday i felt that birdcage come crumbling down. I no longer am caged in and man it feels lovely! Doubt and faith can never coexist.. so i am choosing faith.

a weekend to remember..

a weekend that kept up with every expectation and then some, my bestie and i know how to have a good time as long as we are together..

i will admit i was a little nervous that the pending storm would dampen our fun but we did not skip a beat.. the weekend's schedule looked a little like this..

catch up discussion lasting for over an hour including perusing through some funny blogs

a little bit of dinner before our planned activity

realizing we missed our activity and changing plans to getting a sweet treat

changing plans again realizing it was DUMPING and knowing we are not the safest human beings to be out driving

altering a recipe and whipping up these lovely treats:

a little bit of a lovely movie

a visit from a funny friend that also brought some awkward laughs

night time chats snuggling in bed, though freezing..

me waking up wayy to early and waiting around till cato returned to a conscious state

finally both awake brought a little people watching out the big window

a little lazy saturday ANTM

realizing neither of us realizes who feel asleep on who the night before

warm, delicious wheat waffles for breakfast

finally getting ready for the day with some good tunes

shoveling, shoveling, and some more shoveling to get cato's lost car back that included pawning off the snow to the clear street because we couldn't lift it onto the top of the snow piles

a successful d.i. trip for the both of us.. for her an adorable sweater.. me six new mugs and a belt of course

perusing through the wonderful world of books at a closing book store

grocery shopping together and being effective decision makers

counting and photographing of my wonderful mug collection i hold oh so dear but that is another post in itself..

amazing lunch of veggie delight sandwiches and pretzel m&m's

more chatting and delightful discussion

then the game! first one i have been to this semester though the last one of the season and filled with yelling, the scotsman, and one of the greatest mental memory moments thanks to this song, an awesome team, my bestie by my side, and a spectrum full of cheering people..

after the game entailed a lovely home made dinner for two

more of the yummy treats..

and a simple night in full of hoarders, a love of glen, the most dysfunctional family ever, our friends morgie and nate, a new way to pick up girls, laughter, smiles, and more laughter till we were too exhausted for anything but sleep

amazing weekend..

amazing people..

eye opening discussions and resolve..

i loved this.

today's {altered} checklist

alarm goes off at six.. snooze till six thirty = wake up realizing it was a dream and get to snooze AGAIN till six fifteen this time because i wanted to be productive i was so excited..

decide to wear my moccasins to school = being grateful i at least remembered my coat today since it decided to snow lots while i bustled around campus today.. my weather girl (aka my mother) forgot to inform me..

brainstorm for homework = 1. daydreaming about my up coming cruise and 2. immersing myself into the world of blogging.. (i can get lost for hours but limited myself to 45 minutes :))

start on homework due next week to avoid school crowding my weekend = taking a 1.5 hour nap that was much needed and entirely enjoyed..

have a nutritious chicken salad for dinner = healthifying a waffle recipe and enjoying DELICIOUS whole wheat waffles with jam while basking in the satisfaction of a job well done..

watch my favorite t.v. show without commercials = cleaning/organizing my room for when my bestie and her lovely sister get here in t minus 18 hours!!!! woo hoo!!

Though i wasn't as productive as i wanted to be today this weekend looks to be very promising which i am stoked for since it is only my second weekend staying in Logan this semester..

In other news, in institute today we had a mid term.. say what?? i planned a lesson (in five minutes) and then had three minutes to explain baptism to my "investigator".. nerve wracking??? yes! but it was awesome! and papers are coming right along.. dentist, check.. physical, appointment made.. online stuff 75% filled out.. i seriously can't believe it is happening so quickly but i am loving it and am so so STOKED!

a day of love..

Though the day began with one of the worst nights sleep ever and a very sick me, this Valentines day has been lovely.

Waking up to two adorable little faces telling me it was time to open presents was the best way to begin. I then proceeded to snuggle with my puppy (even though I was still a little bugged she hogged my bed last night) and got to watch while those two little girls enjoy their candy, new panties, and lip gloss. I received a lovely card and delicious candy covered apple and made the decision that I was going to skip my first class.

After returning to bed for a little bit of catch up sleep I got to behold the most adorable thing..true love at it's finest..

My parents have been married for 30 years, in addition to the 6 years of dating, they have loved each other for awhile now. Regardless of this fact, this morning I got to help my father pick out his best outfit so that he could look studly sharp as he surprised his beautiful wife, my wonderful mother, with a gorgeous bouquet of red roses. The amount of excitement he had reminded me of a high school boy stoked to surprise his crush with a valentine.

It was endearing.

It was adorable.

And it gave me a picture of what I want to strive for in marriage.

I want to marry my best friend, I never want to lose that giddy feeling and forget to do the simple things.

Love is beautiful.

I finally had to get up and get ready to head back up to Logan for work. The drive was good to me today, with windows down, amazing music like this, this, and this were the perfect addition to the wonderful gratitude I was enjoying thinking of how many people i truly love in this world. I have had a grin from ear to ear with all of the love that is in my heart.

This year Valentines Day knows no feelings of jealousy or sadness over being single.. This year it is filled with love, so much love!!

Happy Valentines Day to all of the people that have stretched my heart and brought a smile to my face!

*My valentines gift to my dad was cleaning and organizing the closet. He was thrilled!

**Mommy's gift was a saturday of girly movies, crying, and cozying with blankets. Much needed and much enjoyed!

motivation and inspiration..

Waiting till the last minute to study for tests has been a reocurring theme in my college career. My process: Fill out the study guide the night before.. Wake up in the wee hours of the morning.. Stuff my brain and hope for the best..

Today was one of those days.. Research Methods. The class does not even sound interesting and though I have not completely hated the class.. (the instructor always makes lame jokes that make my day) I was really nervous for the test because he is SUPER vague but I went for it and it paid off!! I got a 92% which isn't super great in my book.. I know I am lame.. but finding out I ranked 1 out of 36.. Woo Hoo for me!!

Complete motivation to continue my horrible studying habits..

Institute class today consisted of understanding the importance of study and this lovely scripture:

"Therefore, continue your journey and let your hearts rejoice; for behold, and lo, I am with you even unto the end." *D&C 100: 12

Complete inspiration to keep moving forward

In my personal study I have always been drawn to the phrases regarding our presence with the savior, whether he with us or we with him, it is everywhere in the scriptures. We have the opportunity to dwell with the divine, simply amazing..

In other news, I figured out the plus to having a roommate. My room never results to something like this..

Granted this isn't my room (realized camera charger is in big camera bag in sandy..) but I fill like this is my room, messiness is dreadful! Soon I will get my act together.. soon.

Hope you have a lovely thursday!

a great day..

Today was one of those days where i catch myself smiling for absolutely no reason. I realized just happy I was on my way to work, freezing from the wind but smiling ear to ear and these are the reasons why:

..I woke up to the FUNNIEST dream involving some of my favorite people I haven't seen for awhile, it involved robbing a friend, being completely stealth, have abilities in reality I don't have, and winning the bachelor haha

..my work out class this morning was a work out! I hate spinning, I've only done it twice but I simply don't enjoy it and though we did it this morning for class it still made my day because afterward I felt awesome!

..I wore a new cute outfit I came up with in my head last night. I have become so accustomed to my shirt under a sweater with boots and my black jeans that today with a dress and leggings I felt like a new woman. I don't even care if I looked super cute to other people I was insanely comfortable and it was a good day!

*I wish I had pictures but my camera is dead..*

..Work went by fast which is always a plus and we actually talked like a normal office today, Yay!

..I got to work at the after school program again today and was in the justin bieber fan club. The amount of love those girls had for those boys is adorable!

The night still isn't over, I have a bunch of studying ahead of me but I don't see the high spirits of today dying down anytime soon..

Today was AWESOME!