Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to everyone!! :) I hope this holiday season has been one full of love and happiness. 

I know that for some in the Shelley area it is also a time for grieving, but I know that this Christmas season is full of remembrance of our Savior and everything He has done for us. He lived, suffered, died, and rose again for us. Because of Him, I know that we will also rise and live again. 

I'm so grateful for my Savior and the gifts I have in my life because of Him! I know that He is my Savior, Redeemer, and brother. He is the Prince of Peace and we call Him Wonderful. I know that we can receive peace through trial and comfort through pain because of Him. We are never alone. I hope we all take some time to look for the true meaning of Christmas. I also hope that we can continue to carry this Christmas spirit with us into the new year and remember our Savior more. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and happy holidays!!

Week 11-14

Don't worry I'm still alive!! 

Week 11- I made English Toffee with my roommate Kaycee! I can finally say that! I went and spend the night up there with her at ther apartment. (Speaking of her, I move in on the 2nd! Yay!!) I don't know if we have ever made English Toffee here at my house, but boy was that good! I still need to get the recipe from her! I'll post it when I get it! :)

Week 12- Ok, this is going to sound super lame... BUT it really was such a beneficial thing for me. I made a to do list every night before I went to bed. I would put everything I needed to do: get ready, pray, breakfast, work, pictures, mom's present, post office, etc., etc., you get the idea. And boy was I productive. I don't like not finishing a task that needs to be done so with this list before me, I made sure to get it all done before I went to bed or I'd put it on the list for the next day. I would definitely suggest the to do list to anyone! 

Week 13- I slacked.. Insert sad face here 

Week 14- A post with pictures?! Yes! Finally! My mom and I put together some goodie plates for neighbors and I made cake balls for the first time. I'm definitely not a pro yet, but I'm pretty pro at eating them, that counts for something right?!

It was probably past my bedtime when we were making these

That's all for now! I have something else to post on Saturday and it will have lots of pictures and be a good one I can promise you that; Come back on Saturday!!

Happy blogging!! :)

Where's my big girl panties?!

Alright, I promise my next post will have pictures, but I just need to let myself breath a little here. Since May I have been enjoying not going to school and working and things like that, but I'm starting to go a little stir crazy. Good thing school starts in January.. right?! And photography. I love it, but sometimes I compare my work to others a little too much and it kills my self esteem. I don't know why but the past few days I have been somewhat freaking out about all of it.

It's like all of a sudden I'm doubting everything.  I recently changed my mind about what I'm going into, was that really the right thing? What if I've lost all of my smarts?! What if I miss home?! What if I can't do everything as well I need to?! What if, what if, what if?! It's been plaguing my mind for the past few days and yes I'm excited to go, but what if I can't find my big girl panties and get over all these fears in time?

I think I'm not really used to the idea of being away from home and trying to figure everything out on my own and it has definitely overwhelmed me.

But today as I thought of all these little freakouts I started to think about the gospel. And I realized that yes, I can freak out, but I have the gospel in my life. I have the true restored gospel. What an empowering sentence. I have that. I don't need to figure that out for myself, because I know it's true. I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the only true church on the earth at this time. I know that the scriptures are true and prayer is real; and in the midst of all those freakout moments, I can find peace through prayer and through the scriptures. I'm so grateful for this gospel.

"I have a lot of growing up to do, I realized that the other day in my fort"

"Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be" -George Sheehan

"If you are not willing to look stupid, nothing great is ever going to happen to you" -Dr. Gregory House

"All great changes are preceded by chaos"

"Life doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful"

So yes, I've been freaking out, but I'm feeling OK now- I just needed to have a little rant blog. I'm excited to go, I know it's time to go, and I know this is what I'm supposed to be doing. 

And don't worry, I found my panties, turns out I was wearing them all along :)