tires...

Three years ago I bought my car - brand spankin new, i mean the thing only had 3 miles on it. well today...3 years and 45,000 miles later, i have had to purchase a new tire, gotten 3 flats fixed, and today i will have to purchase 4 new tires. my frustration comes from the fact that i shouldn't have to be buying all new tires only 3 years later! they should have put at least decent tires on the stupid car. on a good note, some random man made my day today. as i was pulled over on the side of the freeway...attempting to change my tire, because i was determined to do it myself...i found myself in a dilemma...the bolts were so tight i couldn't even get them to budge. thankfully, someone saw me pulled over attempting to change my tire, and stopped to help me. this random man is my hero of the day! seriously, there was no way i was going to be able to get the flat tire off. so now, i am at work - with a spare tire, and will have to leave work early. drive 20 miles on the freeway (did i mention you can only drive about 50 mph w/the spare) and go get new tires. my good day just went south super fast. so tonight, i am going to sit on my couch with a big bowl of popcorn and watch a movie. i am so frustrated i can't even concentrate on my work. ugh. (ps...did i mention i wish i drank on days like today? ha ha.)

.love you.

1. Go on a walk by yourself.

2. See a movie no one else wanted to see with you.
3. Treat yourself to a guilty pleasure.
4. Put on your favorite outfit and take yourself out to dinner.
5. Write down 5 things you love most about yourself.
6. Call up your best friend, the one that always knows how to put a smile on your face.
7. Have a movie marathon and watch all of your favorite feel good films.
8.Give someone else a compliment.
9. Do something nice for a stranger.
 10. Never forget you are somebody's reason to smile.

(Cute post i saw on http://shopruche.blogspot.com/)

a real summer..

living and growing in Washington for 21 years has deprived me of any resemblance of a summer. sure, Washington is one of the most beautiful places in the country when the sun is shinning and it is warm out...but maybe that is because they come so few and far between? all i know is that i am absolutely in love with having a real summer! 95 degree weather, sunshine, glorious heat! I. AM. IN. LOVE. it is wonderful and i can tell you 100% that i do not miss the  dreary weather northwest. i am totally okay with 95 degree weather!!! Utah is amazing. i love it more and more everyday i am here. yesterday i have officially been living in Utah for 6 months!! the time has flown by and i couldn't be happier with where i am in my life right now. taking that huge leap of faith really does pay off. having faith is the reason i am where i am today in the situation i am in...i love it and am so thankful for my faith. my faith however is being tested yet again. i found out yesterday evening that my little cousin has cancer. i haven't yet fully figured out my feelings, i am too scared, sad, and overwhelmed. i am hoping and praying that everything will work out in the end...i know it will, but i pray that my family will be comforted and that in the end we will all be closer as a whole. trials only help us to be stronger...we just need to keep our head held high.