Fantastic February

Instead of focusing on how sad I am that my sister and her kids are back in Hawaii, I want to focus this post on how incredibly wonderful their visit was. It was three weeks of pure Heaven, we created so many memories and strengthened our bonds with one another. Some of my favorite memories:
*Leonardo Museum with Grandpa Doug
*Reading books and having sleepovers
*Gardner Village pictures and shopping
*Making pb & j's
*Chili dinner, dice games, ping-pong, and watching Charade at Aunt Anita's
*Dance parties to Vocal Point and One Direction
*SLEDDING!!!!
*Hide N' Go Seek in the mini circus tent from Ikea
*Oh yeah, IKEA!
*K's mini singing concerts in the front room
*Playing Restaurant in the downstairs playroom
*"Naa-means??"!!
*"Totes/Toast"
*"Dross"
*Kisses and "I love you" 's
*"I missed you" 's
*The Ballet with the Grandparents
*Snow horses
*M's Makeup Mishap
*Dr. Suess
*S's Sensational Spelling Skills!
*Mustache Love
*S & K's pictures, notes and Valentines.
*Asian City!
*Singing "I love to see the Temple" each time we passed a temple.
*M's breathtaking smiles and hilarious gestures
*Visiting with Grandpa LaVer in the Care center, and playing hide and go seek in the cabinet
*Even Wal-Mart is fun with these kids
*Last, but definitely most precious: Run n' Hugs :)
 My sister Aleisha took the majority of these pictures. You can follow her photography blog at http://babyblueyes89.blogspot.com/, other pictures were taken by my sisters Melissa and Makayla.

Until we can be together again, skype calls and letters will just have to do. I love you with every piece of my heart.

Expectations are the root of dissatisfaction

So, I had this ephiphany this week. I was wondering: Why do different people respond to dissapointing circumstances, let downs and unexpected inconveniences so differently? What causes people to lose their temper when something crappy happens? I've decided, it's all how you look at the situation. Here's a checklist on how to know in what ways you can lower your own expectations and set yourself up for success.
How much do you expect from yourself and others?
Do you set yourself up for dissapointment with too high of expectations?
Do you decide in advance that if your entire day's plans fall apart, that you're still going to decide to enjoy your day?
Do you accept that you can't really rely on anyone in your life expect maybe your own flesh and blood, and sometimes even not them?
Do you show sincere to your friends, family, teachers, and most of all-Heavenly Father for every blessing, tender mercy, and thing that DOESN'T fall apart in your life?

THEY'RE COMING!!

What is this feeling? "Excitement" just doesn't do it justice. It's official; my sister Melissa, and her three beautiful kids are flying in from Hawaii for a visit next week. We haven't seen eachother since last March-the longest 10 months of my life. Now all I can do is sit in my classes, fidget, daydream, make bucket lists for us and fantasize about when I will see them again. I know this is exactly what my family needs right now;to be together, and to have the spirits of three amazing children, to be happy. The only thing that's helped us keep it together is remembering that three little angels somewhere in the pacific love them dearly. That, and my nephew's four simple parting words: "I'm gonna miss you". It's amazing how such a simple sentence can mean so much to a person-I guess I was impressed at how his 5-year-old mind realized before we had even parted that the absence of eachother's company would affect him. I came across this quote by Nicholas Sparks on pinterest the other day that helped me understand this better:

Even if it's for a week, or two, or three, this reunion will be the most rejuvinating and happy one I have ever experienced. I am so grateful.

 

 

I once told him that he was "The Eppie to my Silace" (Silace Marner)

He replied smiling, but questioninly: "You're the echo to my silence?"

Mormon Hey Girl

I never knew how much I wanted to hear this until I did. Thanks Ryan :)



Yet another embarassing moment

One Tuesday afternoon, ok, it was yesterday.... while trying to pass the time and get myself in a mathy mood, I decided to listen to my awesome Confessions of a Shopaholic soundtrack on my MP3 while walking to class. I decided to head straight into the women's room before class started. I was all alone, and I noticed someone walking in while I was doing my business, but didn't pay much heed to it. I washed my hands and proceeded to check my face out from all three angles huge mirror with three panels. I guess the fact that I didn't see and couldn't hear anyone gave me the peace that I was alone, so I did my little JLo head bob to the towel dispenser, I saw the girl walking straight toward my neighboring sink through the mirror. Oh, the horror!!!! I don't think I have ever been so embarassed! She was nice about it, she just laughed and laughed and said "You're fine!" Oh my life....I have had my share of embarassing moments, but this-I don't know if I will recover from this.

When my roommates make fat jokes, I attack them with frozen pizzas. Kelsey, you've gotta come home some time....