Our Perfect Miracle

A friend once told me that falling in love with your forever companion is a miracle. The more that I've grown up {And still have a lot to go mind you} I have found out more and more that that's true.

I've gone from being sad...to being hopeless...back to being full of faith.

Why love is a miracle:

• Because if you think about it...it's finding someone at the exact same time that is looking for the exact same thing
• it could change your mind from being totally against being married to wanting that person forever
  
• you wanting to be with someone forever
• that person being the perfect fit
  
• you feeling "right" about that

...if you don't think that's a miracle, then I think you don't have to read my post anymore.

For three of my REALLY good friends, they are getting married. And to be honest, I could not be happier for them.

Cindy and Matthew: August 21st

For some...they know two weeks after they are dating.

And they're roommates could tell right away. She knew it when it didn't take any extra thought.

I once heard Cindy say "I love him. I just said it. I didn't have think about it. I just know that I love him. I didn't have to force myself to say it."

Coriann and Tucker: August 27th

For others, it just happens and a concept that was was so foreign and so far into the future...seems alright and exciting now.

No longer are they scared for marriage...now they are "ready" {if you can ever be completely ready for marriage}.

Coriann once told me "I was so against marriage. And it was only because I hadn't found the right one. Now...I am so ready to be married. All I care about now is marrying Tucker, I wish it was tomorrow."

Bryan and Dylan: October 7th

And finally for others, it's when you can make a decision...the biggest one...and you know without a doubt that no other plans make a difference.

Instead those plans, mean nothing to this. Bryan received her mission call and then she turned it down. She knew that this guy was for real and nothing else mattered.

She told me "Dylan is the most amazing person I know and all that matters is that I marrying him. I have NEVER been so certain of anything in my life."

To these three, congratulations and I wish you the best. You did it! You found them. There couldn't be any three people that are more deserving than you right now. I will be there to see you at the temple! Wouldn't miss it for anything.

To the rest of my readers, who have found your companion: Take a moment to thank them for what they are...

Your Perfect Miracle

10 Things

Yup, you guessed it. I'm home for the summer and loving it.

So here is a list of 10 things I hate about the farm (gotta take the bad with the good) and 10 things I LOVE about the farm.

10 Things I Hate About the Farm

1) the Bugs!
{The amount of bugs increases I swear 10 fold when you go out to the farm, therefore increasing the bugs splattered on your car, the bugs found in your house, and the mosquitos biting you}

2) the Dirt!
{Seriously, dirt everywhere. Where sometimes that is a good thing, it can also be a bad. Case in point, we go to town and my mom gets her car washed. By the time that we pull into our home, there was already a nice layer of dirt on it}


3) the SLOW internet
{Wow, wow. Can I say I have to keep myself occupied by opening 3 different tabs AND playing a game AND eating all at the same time. And if you want to watch videos or listen to music...forget about it}

4) the Inconvenience of it all
{Well that about says it all. After all, town is at least 30min away, meaning the closest grocery store}

5) No take-out
{If we bring any food home, we have to buy it not warm and bring it back and then cook it}

6) Everyone knows everyone
{And I think I should include that everyone is related to everyone in our ward and this area. The thing is is that people are awesome here, but regardless of what is going on, they always think that it is their business to know. Nothing is private here in good ole Basin City}

7) well....that's about as far as I got...I can't think of anymore.

10 Things I LOVE about the farm

1) Wide open and beautiful
{It is so beautiful out here and it is so green and everything. It's actually pretty hard to describe the beauty in a small blog post...and I could talk forever about it}

2) Lack of Concrete
{I forget how much I despise concrete until I'm back home. It is a nice trade off to get away from the concrete and trade it for green, even dirt and weeds, which I mentioned before.}

3) The air
{It is cooler here, because of lack of concrete, and now there are water sprinklers to cool the crops down. Also, there isn't as many cars, so that is really nice to keep the air clear}

4) The stars
{While I might be a little prideful in this, I think there is no place better to see the stars then my home. You don't have to go anywhere and you can see a beautiful night sky because there are no city lights}

5) the People
{the people in my ward and the people in our community are amazing. They are so warm and welcoming and really care about us. As previously mentioned, that can be a problem, but they are the kind of people that would give the shirt off their back for you and they are very humble}

6) the lack of "stuff"
{cars rarely go by and you don't see buildings wherever you go and it's replaced by fields, it's awesome}

7) Sunsets and Sunrises
{This is unique to Utah, but we can never see sunrises and sunsets. Here, you can enjoy both and man, they are gorgeous. Something that everyone needs to experience.}

8) you don't have to see people
{I could go a week without talking to anyone other than my family. And lets face it, sometimes people annoy me and it's really nice to not have to be in contact with anyone...even though I love you all.}

9) Relaxation
{Even when it is the busiest time of the year, people still know how to relax and enjoy life in general. Because town is so far away, we learn to have fun out here, even if that means sitting in a lawn chair or taking an afternoon nap}

10) it's my HOME
{I think I could probably keep on going and keep on talking about home and how much I love it...after all, my post is called "10 Things"}

I am home for 2 months and I'm so excited. It feels so good to be home. And who said I can't live in two different places :)

Someday...

Someday...this is what I hope to own...someday

So I have this philosophy about never's. While that is for another post, I have one "never" that is no longer true. I said that I never wanted an iPhone. They are too big, they can't fit in a pocket very well, and there is too much stuff on the phone that I won't use. Well...now I want one badly. I actually wanted one for Christmas, but the AT&T 2-year contract for my phone wasn't up but as of the end of April...it is!

But here's the thing.
I feel like I can't get one unless I get the iPhone4. I could get the 3GS for less money and no patience but I can't do that...no not me. Of course everyone else wants one too. It was supposed to be released on June 24th...ya that's about when I was planning on getting it. NOW it's already back-ordered until the middle of July because more people wanted it then they planned.

And who knows if I'll get one soon after it comes out...it could be months until I can actually get one. Well that might be an exaggeration.


But you never know, it might be like the iPad where everyone was lining up outside the Apple stores to get their hands on one. Not exactly my ideal situation.

So back to my original predicament...

Someday...someday I hope to hold my very own in my hands :)

Obsession

So I have a confession to make. I am thoroughly obsessed with taking pictures. Recently, I was able to get into an intro to photography class at BYU and I absolutely LOVED it. I learned so much and the class was only 7 weeks long. But in any case, it was a blast. So I am an aspiring photographer and if I had time in my life...I would take pictures all day long and be very happy doing so. So this is my new desire on my life. I want to get into the photography program at BYU really bad. But it's near impossible to get into. So I applied once, my freshman year at BYU and didn't get in. So now, I'm going to apply for the last time this November. I want to take pictures and more pictures before that time so I can try as hard as I can to be able to get in. But alas, if I don't get in, that's ok. Because I'll still be able to get better and use photography as a hobby which would be just as fun.
My roommates can attest to the fact that I love it. I get really giddy taking pictures and I take hundreds at one time. One Saturday I spent hours taking pictures and that's what I did for my activity that day...and as geeky as that sounds...it was well worth it.
People ask me what I like taking pictures of and I'm not sure. At times I like taking pictures of scenery, sometimes of abstract objects, but right now I like taking pictures of people. I want to portray real life in a photograph.
People also ask me what I want to do with photography, like my occupation. And honestly...anything. As not concrete as that sounds, taking pictures of anything would be awesome. Being my own photographer, really awesome. Being a photographer for a magazine...also awesome. Working for any company taking pictures would be really fun.
So regardless of what I do, I want to be able to constantly learn because anything you are good at, you can always become better and learn more.
Here is just a couple of pictures that I've taken. Warning: Don't expect something amazing...because I hate to disappoint. It's a work in progress :)

Gummi Bears. The colors were actually really fun to take pictures of. Then I promptly ate them after they were done with their photoshoot.

Irene has been my permanent model and she really hasn't complained a whole lot. We had a lot of fun with this photoshoot. I love my roommates because they love having their pictures taken...so they help out however they can ;)

Sleep...the lack thereof

Alright...alright...I am really bad at blogging if most of you haven't noticed. To my blog: I'm sorry, you're feeling quite neglected I would imagine.

But I'm here at work. Sitting and trying to stay awake. I finished all of my projects and I'm just trying to come up with something to do...thus...blogging comes to mind. This is how my night last night went.

I was doing really well on time. I got all my homework done and I was getting prepped and ready to head to bed. My body can't function properly when I don't get enough hours of sleep but I was prepared to fully get the 8 hrs. Well waking up at six is fine on those days when I get enough sleep. But on average for the last 3 nights, I have been able to get 5 hours of sleep, last night being the worst with four. And it's not like I was working on a project or doing homework...I actually did nothing of the sort.

I decided to make sugar cookies for my visiting teachees and my roommates visiting teachees as well. And then we made little bags that turned out fairly cute for Valentine's Day for them (picture to come later). Well that took about until midnight.
And then a welcomed guest came and spent the night. An old roommate and good friend didn't want to head home at midnight to just wake up only a few hours later, like myself, and I don't blame her at all and was very excited to see her. So of course a few roommates and I stayed up and talked (didn't clean up the kitchen from our mess) for two hours. Bed then came to me a little past 2 when I could not force my eyes open any longer and received a four hour nap.

This morning/day has already proven to be no exactly the best. I practically fell asleep already once at work and it's been an hour and a half since I got here...and this is my longest day of the week. From 11-6 on Wednesdays I practically live in the Benson building...aka chemistry...aka death.

So here we are back to present time...and now I'm awake. So to my blog: I thank you. Sometimes it's good not to do work at work...sometimes...maybe?