Temple Square

I guess I'm just in the habit of writing in this dang thing everyday. Which is ridiculous because my professor didn't even look at it anyway. Oh well.

Last night a group of my friends and I decided to go to Temple Square since we wouldn't be able to go with our ward on Saturday. Hilary, Lindsay, a guy named Ryan, and Jeff made up the group.


I always love going to see the lights. Even if I don't go in the temple, it's still a very spiritual experience for me. It was definitely a needed trip considering the stress of finals coming up.
These are some of my favorite pictures from the night:

GUESS WHAT?

Guess what?!?!
I don't have to write in my blog every stinking day now! So, you all don't have to sift through all of the boring things that I write about everyday anymore. My blog posts are going to become a lot more spaced out and more important. Ha ha.

Also, today was the last day of class!!! Woohoo!!! Now I just gotta get through next week and then say hello to chillin' with the fam! I love Christmas time . . . :)

Self Evaluation

Do you ever chicken out when you have to tell someone bad news? I always do. I'm an extremely sympathetic (or maybe even empathetic) person. I absolutely abhor hurting people's feelings and I cannot deal with confrontation. My life is centered around making others happy way before myself and that gets me into a lot of trouble. No matter what I do, no matter what choice I make, I cannot please everyone, and that always upsets SOMEONE.
There's a saying that goes 'don't make that person a priority when they only make you an option.' Or something like that. I suffer from this a lot. I tend to emotionally invest in someone a whole heck of a lot more than they in me. That gets me hurt a lot.
So how do I change? Do I even want to change? Do I want to become this heartless girl who could care less about other people's feelings? Probably not. Unfortunately. This is somethings that defines me. I am an overly-caring worry wart.

I think I can!

It's the last week of school. Woohoo! It would be so much more exciting if I didn't have finals looming at the end of it. Also, the fact that I'll probably have to work on Christmas Eve doesn't exactly make me ecstatic.
BUT
My family is coming!!! I'll be kicked out of my room, but I'm still excited! Christmas lights, Swedish-Danish hotcakes, gingerbread houses, amazing food, and Santa's sleigh tipped over in the front yard are all so close, I can taste it. And nothing can beat being called Aunt Wese by 5 little people. Nothing.
Because I want it to come faster, these next two weeks are going to DRAG. Just like January will. It just needs to snow again. I think I may have put this song on my blog before, I'm going to repost it anyway because it's amazing and it's been stuck in my head for the past forever.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten,
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

I never thought I'd say this . . .

I always seem to complain about how I never have a Saturday to just do NOTHING. For the past few weeks, it feels like my Saturdays have been the busiest of days. Between work, family, work, football games, and work, it was like I could never get a moment to myself or catch up on homework. I won't even mention dates... 'Cause I don't get any.
This morning I woke up at 11:45. I was horrified. Mostly because I haven't been able to sleep that long in a looooong time. Also, that was like, 4 hours of homework I could have gotten done to leave the rest of my day fun and fancy free. I jumped out of bed and ran into the kitchen to make some brunch and sat on the couch for an hour watching TV. I then got in the shower, but didn't bother to hurry. It took me another hour just sitting in the shower, letting the hot water drain on me while I pondered life. I blow-dried my hair but didn't bother putting on makeup because I have no one to impress today. Now, I sit at my computer staring at a virtual reality because I have nothing to do, no one to see, and now that I have a chance to do homework . . . well, I'd rather not.
I have concluded that I'd rather my Saturdays be busy. If I have nothing to do, why bother getting out of bed?

I can't think of a title. . .

A girl recognized me from my ballet class when I walked into work the other day. It was strange because I always feel like I am an invisible person as I don't talk at all in any of my classes. It's not a self-esteem issue. It's a 'I don't want to subject my ornery morning self on innocent, unsuspecting people' thing.
It may also be a self-esteem thing.
Or habitual since I have spent the last 20 years of my life not being a morning person. It would take me a good solid hour at drill team practices for me to be able to form a coherent sentence and not scowl at any girl who asked me a question. I think a lot of people were scared of me in high school. Well, the ones that noticed me at all anyway.
It really doesn't bother me anymore, being invisible. I know that I'm not as outgoing or social as other people and that's fine. I'm shy and quiet. Especially around people I don't know. But, I am who I am. Love me or hate me for it. If college has taught me one thing, it's learning to accept myself for who I am and don't try to change that to please other people.

More Random Thoughts

Do you want to know what sucks? When one of your best friends is hurting. What hurts more is when you know that you are the one who is causing their hurt. What hurts the most: when you can't help them because it will just make things worse.
Two more weeks until I am COMPLETELY done with fall semester. Just a few days after that my Texas family is coming!!! It's hard to know which one I'm more excited for. I just wish a few certain people from North Dakota would make the trip down as well. Oh well- can't have everything right?
P.S. Tangled is an extremely good movie. I teared up in a few places and the animation was completely lovely. It's a definite buy once it comes out on DVD.
I almost missed my Medals Exams for my Ballroom class. We were supposed to be there around 7:55 to be completely ready to dance. Too bad I forgot to set my alarm and woke up at 8:07 instead. It was a great start to my day. Luckily I was able to squeeze in at the very end . . .
Don't worry. Just a few more days until you all don't have to deal with my posts anymore.

A Few Weird Moments

Jack frost has been nipping at more than noses lately. It's been 20 degrees or less lately and I'm still seeing people on campus in shorts and a t-shirt. The funny thing is, is that they are the people from California, Hawaii, or other Southern, warm places. It's like they think if they wear warm things, they'll be considered wimpy. I was born and raised in Utah, so you'd think I would be used to the cold, but I still think people like that are insane. Yes, I have accepted the cold and the snow, but that doesn't mean I'm going to strut around campus in flip flops . . . well, okay, I actually have worn flip flops in the winter before so that wasn't a good example, but you get my drift.
I also saw a girl, who instead of wearing a bow or some other normal hair adornment, she wore a fake birds nest with 2 plastic eggs in it. I'm still trying to figure that one out . . . really interesting.
In Stats we normally take an iClicker quiz in class to calculate our attendance. The quiz today was what is the professor's favorite catch phrase to use. The choices were: I can take you, What's your (golf) handicap, Skip this, Do you understand what I'm saying, and You don't need to know this. There was no right answer.
The guy next to me in the basement of the HBLL snored louder than my dad. Shocking, I know. I didn't think that was humanly possible.