Attitude and applesauce.

Even though the week started off rough with a cold I decided to rest it off and appreciate the little things. Isn't it so great that for the most part we control our own life? We get to decide whether or not we are going to have a good attitude and ignore the crummy things. For example I found a new favorite snack this week. Applesauce in a capri sun container. BEST IDEA EVER. I love applesauce and I love capri-suns so this the perfect snack for me! Plus I always have snacks everywhere I go so next time we go to Costco I am loading up on these things.

2nd thing. When you put on an outfit and as you are leaving the house you realize that you look like a mountain lady. Of course I tell my mom to take a picture since this never really happens. I am all for nature and stuff but not much of a hiker. So I felt privileged when all these hikers kept looking at me like they were so proud I had just got back from a campout. Truth is: it was a Monday and who gets ready on Mondays? Not this girl.

North face coat, backpack that has two hiker straps, and hair wrap that looks like nature.

3rd item of importance. My sister came home this weekend. What does that mean? Well we get to explode everything we've been waiting to tell each other even though its only been two weeks since we've seen each other. She came to my ward today and witnessed me getting nervous talking to a guy in my ward. These are the times I cherish.

Nothing says Sunday like matching Katniss braids.

Extra stuff: I love Sundays. It gives me that extra time to catch my breath. I have time to contemplate what I need to do to make my life better. I want to share this video that sums up what I heard in church. Hope that it means something to you as well.

2nd Semester BOO YAH!

First day back at school face.

This week has been absolutely nuts, I am taking 15 credits I feel like I am stuck in a huge mud hole and hope that I will be able to dig my way out (only one more class than last semester but still!) Living at home is going to be a whole lot different but it's a good different. My mom makes amazing dinners and lunches for me every day, I get to watch Castle every Monday night, and my bathroom has a shower head that works!

School is going to be the tough part. English class the first day: The teacher starts and tells us to write about ourselves but only stuff that close friends and family would know about us. So of course I am trying to be witty and exploding my awkward life into my notebook not knowing what was coming next. She then stopped us and told us we would be sharing our paper with the class. GREAT. Part of me was thinking, lie, you can make it up, rewrite really quickly. But I was one of the first so I didn't have time. My class ended up finding out that I get way too into Just Dance that I do the moves wrong, I am obsessed with chick flicks, Disney movies, and goldfish(the crackers, luckily) and stubborn until people bribe me to do something their way. Good thing they laughed with me (at me?). Life ruined? Hopefully not.

Although it has been hard to get up so early again for school, I am grateful. I have to remember that I am the one who wanted to get an education. An education will help me become more successful in life. I want to make a difference. I want to be a teacher and I cannot get there without going to school. It's going to be tough, some days I might want to give up, but if I do I am letting down God, my future family, and my future students. My mom gave me a great quote this week that is my moto for the semester. It is "Wake up and be awesome." Life is going to try to push us down (especially with the Rexburg wind) but we have to tell ourselves that we are strong and better than that. We can all do hard things if we have good motivation!

Bring it on 2nd Semester! I can do this! We all can!