december...

can not believe it’s already december! it seems like just yesterday it was september and new classes were starting. it was football season. i was finally finished moving. then all the sudden it was halloween. and then thanksgiving was coming soon. then it came and went. and now…well, now its december & i can hardly believe it. but before i know it tomorrow will be new years eve…and then it will be 2011! ah!! but lets not get ahead of ourselves. lets take this month one day at a time. enjoy all the holiday spirit. all the yummy treats (which we are all sure to eat too many of!) all the time we get to spend with our families and friends. the much needed break from school. the sounds of christmas music everywhere. oh how i love christmas time.

hard work really does pay off...

recently i have been swamped, overwhelmed, and busy beyond belief…don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to complain. just simply stating a fact is all. Last week I worked almost 50 hours – which is a busy week by itself. On top of that add school. homework. midterms. friends. a social life. family. time to sit at read a book…wait…that doesn’t all fit – or so I’ve come to realize. its been crazy. i’m making myself sick. but its all paying off.


midterm last week…can you say 95%?! best grade in the entire class! two other test…A’s! so i guess every once in a while the hard work really does pay off. i’ve worked hard…but i’ve played harder!!!

as for my social life. its doing surprisingly well. i guess partly to the lack of sleep i’ve been getting (and probably why i’m getting sick) but…i’ve made some great new friends whom i love and adore! they are all absolutely amazing. even if we are just sitting watching tv, playing outside, or just having a friendly conversation…its always fun! they always make me smile. and life is good…no wait, its fantastic!

last, can i just say how much i love christmas and the month prior?! thanksgiving, food, family, SHOPPING, wrapping presents, baking yummy desserts, wearing scarf’s, decorating, christmas music, heck..christmas anything! i cannot wait!

seattle & gyros…

seattle…i love & and have loved for a long time. there is always so much to do. so much to see. and its just - well … amazing. just this week i rode up to seattle with my lovely friend chelsey…just to keep her company and have fun! for dinner we went and got gyros…and let me tell you how fantastic it was! i will definitely be having another soon! if you haven’t ever had one - please try one, you will fall in love!

this weekend is halloween. so off to seattle i go. with my ruby red slippers. some great friends. ready to have fun. ready to be crazy.

for now i am off to get my hair cut!

obsessed...

i absolutely adore Paris and want to go back very soon! apparently i am obsessed with Europe…maybe I need to take a month and travel…anyone want to join?? (:

italy...

let me start off by saying that I REALLY WANT TO GO TO ITALY!!! not for one specific reason, but for a million reasons!! It’s beautiful, I love Italian food, and there is so much history (okay, so I’ll be honest and say that I really don’t like history…but the old buildings are super neat!) and so many other reasons! so…someday (hopefully soon) I will go to Italy! how can you not want to go after seeing this picture of Venice?! it’s just absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

go, go, go...

recently that’s all i’ve been doing…go, go, go. the odd part is i absolutely love it. i love waking up each day knowing i have a million and one things to do & that most likely i wont finish them all. strange i know. it feels like i can do anything and everything! there is no limit to what i can accomplish…so while i still am feeling like this i am not going to stop! i am going to do as much as i can all the time!

This past weekend I got to go to another Huskies game…it was an amazing game! the huskies won in double overtime by one point! it was freezing cold, but a good change from the pouring down rain the weekend prior! I love being in seattle…there is always so much happening & so much to do, maybe i should move there? haha.

memo...

I had an amazing weekend! i got to spend time with a friend i had missed. i drove to seattle many times. went to bellevue square and california pizza kitchen. spent time with friends in seattle doing homework. went the the UW FOOTBALL GAME…which was so much fun! it poured down rain. i was drenched from head to toe. decided to proceed by jumping in every puddle i could find! life is short, we need to enjoy every minute of it and try not to worry about what is going to come next…which can be a hard thing to do, but this weekend i accomplished this! i had so much fun and can’t wait until next weekend!!

its what i want...

i absolutely love this…the only problem is that right now I’m not exactly sure what i want! But as soon as i figure it out, know that i will risk it all :)

friday...

today is FRIDAY!!!! it has been a good day at work, i have been very productive! tonight i’m going to seattle…and i’m very excited!!! i’m so glad it is the weekend!!!!!!!!

school...

yesterday was the first day of my class at uw tacoma…the class was full so i was hoping to be able to overload into the class. to my surprise it seemed like this would not be able to happen. however, i stayed optimistic! :) when i got into work i checked my email like always and to my amazement my professor had emailed me just minutes before letting me know someone had dropped the class! so i quickly logged on to the registration site and was able to add it!! i am very excited about the class and look forward to it! today is a busy day at work! i am sick…and very tired. but i am going to get as much work done as i can so that i can get home - work on homework and go to bed! despite being sick i am having a very good day! i love my family & love my friends!

oh ya…i forgot to mention my mom bought me an iPad!!!!! i am so excited to use it! thank you mom, i love you!

never second guess who you are...

this is so true! we need to always realize that everything in our life happens for a reason. we will always end up where we need to be and with who we are supposed to be with. life is crazy, confusing, and sometimes down right ridiculous, but if we can just live life with a smile on our face, laugh at ourselves, and love with all our hearts we will all find ourselves happier than we ever imagined!

the good news...

sometimes...

sometimes life surprises you, sometimes things just work out...right now my life is just working out, it is surprising me...and i couldn't be happier with how everything is unfolding!!! :)

almost finished...

yesterday was "moving day" ... as in we were planning on moving all the packed boxes, furniture, and anything else we could grab. thankfully i had some friends who were gracious enough to spend their tuesday evening helping (you are all amazing). all day was exhausting. i went into work for a couple hours (on my week of vacation...so i am not overwhelmed when i get back monday) dropped off some of my boxes at my grandma's, picked up dani, and headed home. Thankfully i had dani's help all day long - boxing clothes, pictures, games, movies, and emptying and cleaning my bathroom. it was an exhausting day, but it feels good to almost have everything finished. there are only a couple nicknack's left to take out of my room and then i will be finished!! (: as for the moving into grandma's house part...all my stuff is there and my bed is set up...so i have a place to sleep. but otherwise the room is complete and udder ciaos. but that's what the rest of the week is for right?  

a million miles an hour...

so much has been changing in my life lately that i haven't had even a second to breath, to relax, or to simply take in all the changes. my mind is running at a million miles an hour and i am just waiting for it to slow down a little bit so i can figure out exactly what is happening. i am grateful for all the changes (all of them are great) but i am ready for life to slow down just for a second. just so i can comprehend exactly what is going on. but, until things slow down i will do as much as i can, enjoy every change, and appreciate all the wonderful people in my life. i love you all! :)

moving...

for quiet some time i have know that eventually our house would sell and we would be forced to move out of the house i have lived in for the past 11 years. sad? no, not really. just overwhelming. i never realized just how much "stuff" i had accumulated over the past years. things i simply kept because i had space for it. now, as i get rid of the things that simply took up space it gives me a sense of relief and freedom. even better, i have been able to give some of my things to other people who have more of a use for it - making me feel like i did a kindness...or something like that. moving has made me realize how many people care about me and are here to help me. i have had countless offers to help me pack, move, ect. it has been great to feel so loved and i am so grateful for all the help that has been offered. i feel so loved and am very grateful for everyone in my life.

in the midst of something so overwhelming and exhausting i have realized just how much i am loved ♥

Everything I Thought I Always Wanted...

...from the time I was a young child I had an exact perception of what my life had ahead of me; the job I would someday have, the friends I would acquired, the family I often wish wasn't quiet so odd at times, and the person I had always dreamed of someday spending the rest of eternity with. I knew exactly what I wanted and would settle for nothing less. however, since I have grown these expectations have changed countless times and now when it would seem I should have everything figured out - I am at a complete and udder loss. 

I've finally realized what really matters in life. It's not the job you have, the friends you have, the fancy clothes you wear, or even how much money you have -but simply the love you have in your life and the satisfaction of knowing you did your absolute best. So now instead of searching for my prince charming, I am in the search of love, joy, and everlasting happiness. But in reality...who isn't searching for this exact same thing? I am excited to find this happiness and hopefully along the way i will find my price charming and live happily ever after :)

friends (:

Sometimes there are people in your life, people you knew, but didn't exactly pay any special attention to. Then one day you realize what an amazing person they are...today this happened to me. Today I realized one of my friends is absolutely amazing!! I love my friends & could not wish for anything better (:

fantastic...amazing...unbelievable...there are hardly words to describe...

....just how incredible this past weekend was. New friendships were created, old ones strengthened, and i laughed more in those 4 days than i have in months.

We spent countless hours around the camp fire, ate lots of delicious food, laughed, laughed, and laughed some more, i some how became the center of all the jokes (thanks boys), and i realized just how much i truly have to be thankful for.

i came home Monday night dirty, tired, exhausted, and in desperate need of a good nights sleep in my bed...so i showered and climbed straight into my bed.

It was an amazingly amazing, exhausting, dirty, thrilling, enjoyable weekend i will treasure!!

Here are a couple pictures from my weekend :)

changes in life

sometimes it seems like everything is going perfect & nothing will ever change...and then suddenly without warning everything changes. some changes are small while others are huge.
let's just say in the past couple of weeks there have been both small and large changes in my life. these changes aren't specific to anyone person or event - they are all independent of one another, yet they seem to continue to happen and build one on top of the other. however, it would seem through all these changes there seems to be those couple people that are there no matter what. no matter how long it may have been since we talked last, they will always be there for me. i am especially thankful for these friends. i love them all! :) also, through the ups and downs of the last couple weeks i have become to appreciate having time to myself (something i thought i wouldn't ever come to like). i am a defiant people person, but have now come to the understanding and certain appreciation of spending then night @ home doing nothing - it is simply wonderful! another way i have been giving myself more "me time" is I've been running/walking early in the mornings, by myself, w/o the distraction of my iPod, just me alone with my thoughts...a scary though if you really think about it, but its been wonderful for me.
so for now, i am going to focus on me and my future!

summer and such...

well, it would seem i haven't written for a very long time. many things have happened. new friends have been found, some were lost, and I've grown a lot. Unfortunately the summer weather is being slow to come our way...but I'm hopeful it will soon heat up and there will be many outdoor adventures!
i recently decided that i am going to run a half-marathon...the date is undetermined...however, i will do it soon!! this morning was the start of my "training" which i thought went rather well! i am going to try and at least run two miles 6 days a week...i am dreading the first week, but i know after that it will only get easier!
another thing i have recently started is taking pictures...i would love to take some photography classes, but need to find some first & then try and fit them into my schedule.
this weekend is the 4th of July!! since we live in the wonderful western Washington - hot weather seems near impossible, so i am hoping to venture to eastern washington for some heat, fun, and fireworks!! but, i'm sure whatever i end up doing it will be lots of fun!!
also...i'm trying to convince my dad to let me get a lab puppy - any suggestions on how to persuade him into letting me get one...??

MOVIES!!!

so...as you all may know, i absolutely LOVE watching movies. any and all kinds to be exact! a couple weeks ago i had an amazing experience of going to my first movie pre-screening!! i saw "The Last Song" ... the movie as a whole was great! however, i could not get over Miley Cirus!! wish they could have found someone better for the part, but i loved it anyway!! tonight...i am going to see "Letters to Juliet" and i am so excited i can't contain myself!!!!!!!! especially b/c the movie doesn't actually go into theaters until Mayish!! so on the dreary, raining, wonderful Washington day...i will travel with my dear friend Megan up to Seattle to see the movie! 

until it is time for me to head to Seattle...i will defiantly be preoccupied @ work with my one million and one things i have to do!!

I will be sure to let you all know how the movie is!!!

Carbon River!!

Saturday was an amazing day! ryan, sierra, carson, kevin, & i went up to the carbon river for a little hike & to have some fun outside! although it was cold out we all had a blast. i may have been a little too adventurous in thinking i could cross the river by walking across tops of rocks...and soaking my foot in glacier water, but it was defiantly a day to remember!!

we decided to head out around 11...which of course we didn't leave on time :) lol. we got up to the mountain around noon. all of us with backpacks full of lunches & coats. or in kevins case...supplies for the 5 of us for a couple days - just in case we got stuck up there ha ha. we headed on our adventure!! we saw big trees, lots of moss, and sierra referred to the forest (which was very mossy) like the movie Camelot! ha ha. it was so fun!! I'm excited to many other adventures that are soon to follow!!! here are some pictures of our fun, amazing day :)

well, its been a while!!

i can't even remember the last time i had a chance to write!! life has been crazy, work has been BUSY, and all in all everything has been wonderful! i've recently realized that i am in serious need of a hobby...something i love to do & something i can do in my free time...in my search of my long lost hobby, i've come to the realization that everything cost money. no matter how small and simple. its crazy!!!! and now the question is...have i found a hobby? the answer...no :( ha ha. i really want to buy a sewing machine and begin sewing again, but aside from having to buy a sewing machine (which isn't cheap) fabric and patters as sooo darn expensive. then i think to myself...what am i ever going to sew that i want and or need. and do i really want to make uselsess crap to give to my friends and family?! probably not, but i think i'm gonna buy a sewing machine regardless :)

last friday, ryan and i went to Nate & Jill's for a Bunco/jill's 21st birthday party...SOOO much fun! i officially love bunco, but can think of only one reason that may be...because i got the most bunco's & triples!!! YES!! i was the big winner! had i not won...i probably wouldn't like it. but for now...i like bunco. there may be a bunco party at my house in the near future!!! 

there have been so many things that have happen in my life since i last wrote i could go on forever, but this is going to have to do. i am just going to have to get better at blogging. 

until next time...