Christmas Miracles

Can I just say I love Christmas, temples, and a kind, loving Heavenly Father who keeps tabs on me?

Last week, as I posted my final assignment for my online class, I realized that I had forgotten to turn in an essay worth 32% of my grade. With 100% on all my other assignments, this one 0% brought me down to a 68%. At first I felt so sick I couldn't move- I had missed the deadline by over a month. Once I regained use of my limbs, I typed out a short email to my professor then knelt in humble prayer. As soon as I got up, the uncertainty about the assignment evaporated; the numbness was gone. I still didn't know if I would be able to salvage my grade, but my faith in my Father was strengthened ten-fold.

A few days later, a few friends and I went to the Idaho Falls Temple. We left a little after 7, so it was still dark and cold. As I sat in the car watching the world fly by, my mind was drawn back to the missed assignment. Still, I didn't feel nervous about it. I knew that I had done what I could, and the Lord knew what I needed most.

Today, after another trip to the temple, I received an email from the professor. I can't help but thank my God for the blessings He has bestowed upon me. When my faith is shaken, He calms the storm inside; when my eyes fill with tears, He cries with me- but only for a moment, so He can get to work righting my wrongs.

What a wonderful time of the year this is! As we think about Christ, we are better able to recognize the many little miracles around us. Tonight, my heart is full of gratitude.

Finals

Blah! Need I say more?

Knitting Rampage

So when I went home this last week, all I did was sit around and knit. I know, I know- that's something old ladies do. Call me a dork, but I absolutely love knitting. It's probably my second favorite thing after sleeping.

PS Just to prove how lame I really am, this is a mitten from the Twilight movie. Basically I saw it and just had to have it. So yeah- I'm pretty much a goner!

Haircut

Is it a good thing to have the same haircut as a vampire?












Me

Alice Cullen, Twilight

Wilmer

This, my friends, is the SWEETEST present I've ever gotten! Thanks to Brittany, Meagan, Matt, and Tara!

The big 1-9 was pretty great. This is the first time I had two birthday cakes- with another back in Nevada and one more during Thanksgiving break. Oh dear! I'm going to need bigger pants!

Hmm

Can I just say life is good?

Twas the Night Before Chem Test

So Kim and I carved a pumpkin tonight with disastrous results.

It started out like any normal night. Madeline and Jessica were innocently doing their homework when Kim and I returned home from FHE. Nothing seemed amiss, until, that is, we brought in THE BEAST. That's when all you know what broke loose. . .






Things started spiraling out of control- mass confusion ran rampant- we thought all was lost until. . .

















Well, I'm not quite sure what happened.

Good times, good times!

I look like a drowned rat, but going to Conference and being in the same room as the prophet of God was so worth it!

My Best Friend, My Mario

Man, I always hated standing next to Kim! Isn't she just gorgeous?!? And I can hear her already- "Dude, whatev! You're, like. . . Yeah." Kim has been a rock and flashlight through the craziness of this world.

It sounds cheesy, but I honestly know that Kim and I knew each other long before we came to this earth. I can see us now- waiting in line to be born, making up the choreography to the Christina Aguilera song that we would be singing nonstop in ten years. Or not. You never know!

So yeah. Needless to say, we've been best friends for as long as I can remember! One of my favorite pictures is of the two of us dressed up like princesses for our preschool Halloween party. It just brings back memories of long afternoons playing Barbies after dance class.

Then we got older. As we began our lives in middle school, we learned that we needed each other more than ever. We traded our Barbies for basketballs and running shoes. Aah, basketball and track! The good old days! I'll never forget the night that we discovered that my legs were so white they literally glowed in the dark! Good times!

High school was interesting. Kim introduced me to a whole new world, i.e. the Mexican Mafia. I dunno if you can tell from this picture, but I am an honorary Mexican. Yup.

In our US History class, Kim fell in love with the movie, The Last of the Mohicans. We would drive up and down Main Street, windows rolled down, blasting the soundtrack. We were pretty much crazy, but enjoyed every minute of it! I dedicate that song to her- and those memories that will probably never fade.

Graduating was so stinkin' hard! On one hand, we were excited to start our new lives, but in the back of our minds, we knew that soon we would be going our separate ways. Kim was accepted to a college in Nevada, and I was going to Idaho. That day came, we left, and here we are, miles apart, but not separated- not really. A friendship like ours can't be severed by any distance.

I absolutely adore this girl and the strength that she has given me. She's amazing! She's Mario when I'm Luigi, the one who understands me when I can't understand myself, and the one who never had to be told when something was going on in my life. We lived each other's pain and triumphs, felt every disappointment and simple pleasure.

Truly, in every sense of the word, Kim is my best friend.

Life is Great!!!

Isn't it funny how little things just seem to pick you up after a rough day? Just a smile from a stranger or a big belly laugh with your friends is worth so much more than anything you could ever buy.

I am absolutely in love with my life! The Lord has truly blessed me beyond comprehension.

Life is good.

Have you heard about the Connecticut court ruling on gay marriage?!? What is this world coming to? It seriously makes me sick!

First Blog Ever!

So basically here I am at school with too much free time on my hands (Ellen and Cyndal believe), and this is the result. I'm kinda excited- I haven't posted anything, and I already have 3 followers!

Let's get this started, I guess. Maybe. Ok.