So it is now after Thanksgiving and I have three weeks of class/finals left in the semester. I need to desperately focus, but all I can think about is Josh... He comes home on the 17th, which is about two weeks away. I wish I could just put things mentally in the back of my mind, but unfortunately I don't have that ability with some things!

Shout Out!!!

Can I just say that I have so many people who I love so much!!! These people are all an important part of my life and they help me so much!! To all those people who care about me, I'm thankful for all of you.

Sometimes Neeley scares me....

wow we are definitely a bunch of hotties!!!

Pie anyone??

just look at all of those smiling faces!

Put those hands up, buddy!

Top Ten

Okay so I have always wanted to make a list of the things that I want to do before I die. These do not have to happen before I'm a certain age, because I firmly believe that I will be a ball of fire even when I am at the ripe old age of 70! Okay here goes...

1. Learn to surf and scuba dive. Hopefully in Hawaii...

2. See the pyramids and the Nile.

3. Visit Australia and see the Outback with all of it's unique peoples and creatures.

4. Go to New Zealand and see where The Lord of the Rings was filmed!

5. Take a hot air balloon ride.

6. Pray in the Sacred Grove.

7. Road trip across the United States.

8. Go to an amusement park. (never been to one...)

9. Have a girl's day at a Spa.

10. Go to another country and serve those in need.

I hate those days where you look super hot, and you have no plans... I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go!!! Man I feel like I'm back in Montana. On top of it all, it happens to be a friday night and I'm staying home to do homework and wish I had someone who wanted to take me out and show me off.

So I have done nothing special with my academic career!! No study abroad programs, no living in another country, no learning another language, and my thought is what have I been flipping doing with my education! Yeah, so I have been taking classes, but where is the real hands-on experience that I have always wanted? I think I fail at life...

Happiness

So I have come to the realization that happiness really is a frame of mind! If I want to be happy I have to choose it. No one can change my mood for me, and if I sulk and end up being mad at my friends, it won't make me feel better. You would figure that I would have understood this a long time ago, but practice does make perfect... or at least better!!

Only A Fairy Tale??

So I've been thinking a lot about the difference between loving someone and needing them, and I have decided that they are very different in many ways. A lot of examples have come to mind, and after much thought, on the subject, I have to conclude that relationships aren't as simple as I once thought. For example, wanting to spend your life with someone involves considering what needs are best for them along with your own needs. This can be a very complex situation, one that usually involves putting the other person's needs before your own. This is where the love comes into play, because this selflessness can only come when you truly love that other person unconditionally and would give the world for them. With this idea in mind, I can't help but feel somewhat depressed, because I don't know of anyone who could love me that much. It seems almost naive to hope for that...