Moments That Matter Most

Guess what? I'm all done with school. I know, right? It's weird. I don't hardly know what to do with myself. I'm already bored. But it is FABULOUS!!!! Anyway. I had posted this video on FB a while back, but I just found it again, and seriously, it is one of the most beautiful videos ever. I get emotional each time I watch it. I think it's just such a great message and EVERYONE needs to hear it because we all struggle with going too fast and getting too caught up in the world. So, if you need a little beauty to your day today, watch it. And PLEASE share it with everyone because it is just fabulous! Here's a link if you can't get it to play:

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!

Today was pretty awesome. I had my very LAST day of class EVER a couple of days ago and I CANNOT be more ECSTATIC! Can you tell? :) So, to celebrate, besides buying myself my first pair of Silvers of which I'm super happy about, (they were on sale) Mom came down to party with me. First, we hit up Walmart, (we all know what a party that can be!) and got some necessary stuff like food. We then discovered there was a Sweet Tooth Fairy bakery in Orem and got really excited about it, (Mom and I both LOVE cupcakes, and we just watched this bakery win Cupcake Wars a couple of days ago) so we went in and got one of the cupcakes that was featured on the show and it was pretty good. After that, we wandered over to Deseret Book where I got a Marshall McDonald CD, (I LOOOOOVE him and his beautiful piano music). Then, we met up with Troy and Amanda and the kids and ate dinner at 5 Guys, which was actually pretty good. I'd go there again. Finally, Mom and I made it over to the mall to get manicures. I think we're sort of becoming spoiled with the manicures and pedicures thing, cause we've done it a lot. But that's just fine by me! So, sine the last time I got acrylic nails, (which I also love) was when I graduated high school, I decided to get some again for college graduation! YAAY! OH, and did I mention it thundered earlier today? It's just been the best day . . . :D

Loving Life

Things I'm loving right now: 1. Riding all the way home with the windows down 2. The fact that TOMORROW is my LAST day of school. Ever. 3. That I get hot walking to and from school 4. That I can kind of sew now 5. That I'm getting a new Kindle in 2 days 6. That a good friend of mine gets home off his mission in 3 months 7. That pretty soon I'm going to be spending all my free time in a bathing suit 8. That I get to choreograph a solo 9. The few friends that I do have are freaking amazing 10. That I'm going forward with my life

(not me. but it will be.)

Suckit

I. graduate. in. 14. DAYS!!!!!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

In honor of this event, I am writing out my summer to do list:

1. Reread Harry Potter
2. Get taaaaaannn
3. Wake up early and exercise
4. Swim. All. The. Time.
5. Reread the Chronicles of Narnia
6. Craft like crazy
7. Reread the Bloody Jack series
8. Have a Friends marathon
9. Have a Castle marathon
10. Get better at the guitar
11. Visit Haylie
12. Get flexible again
13. Reread Eragon
14. Go to the drive in movie theater
15. Be happy
16. Visit the temple more
17. Laugh a lot
18. Have bonfires
19. See the fireworks on the 4th with someone special
20. Enjoy my life

I love you last. . .

Me and Grandma and Grandpa Swenson on Christmas morning. (I don't have a pic of Grandma Pete nearby :( . . . )

For my moral foundations class, we are currently doing a report/analysis on an autobiography or biography. At the very last second, I chose to do my maternal grandfather's autobiography. While I was around 6 years old, my family was blessed with a book my grandfather had written about his life. A few years later, my grandmother followed suit. At the time, I thought it was neat, but didn't really care too much to pay that much attention to it. Now I don't think I own a more treasured book than that of my grandparent's autobiographies, (excepting the BOM of course!).

I lost grandpa when I was 9 and grandma when I was 13 or 14. One death was 2 days before my birthday and one was 2 days after. A few years after that my paternal grandma died, leaving me with no living grandparents. Every once and a while, I go through these moods where I just miss them like crazy. I haven't had them in my life for a long time now, and at this point in my life, I've never needed them more. My grandpa especially, for he was my first best friend. Every time I hit that low point of missing them so much that it physically hurts, I pull out their books. Each time I read them, I am awed at just how amazing and strong these people are. Every time I read their books, I feel close to them. It makes me truly grateful to have the Gospel in my life and the knowledge that I WILL be with them again. Sometimes that is the only knowledge that propels me forward in life. I know that my grandparents are still with me and I know that they are my guardian angels. I just hope to one day be as strong and amazing as they are.

I am truly grateful for these books and for the heritage that they contain. I am grateful that my children will be able to read these books and learn about their ancestry and the sacrifices that were made so that they could grow up in the Gospel. I know this sounds like a testimony- but I guess that is because it is. Family and heritage are SO IMPORTANT. It is a big part of who we are- our identities. The BOM works the same way.

I can't wait to see them again.

Caskett

Castle.

AHHHHHH! I'm going to punch a wall! I'm so freaking frustrated with this continued Castle-Beckett almost-get-together-but-things-go-sideways dance. Just get together already!!!!

Seriously, I've been watching this show religiously since it first aired and I think I'm borderline obsessed, but I don't care. Ever since it started I've loved the Caskett chemistry and ever since day one, I've wanted them to get together. I don't mean to sound like one of those crazy bloggers out there who are so emotionally involved with TV relationships, but I mean, come on. It only took 2 seasons of Friends for Ross and Rachel to get together. GAHHHHH! This last episode was sooooooo frustrating! Soooooo good but sooooo frustrating!!!

May the Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

I know EVERYONE will be blogging about this, but oh well.
So I was a lucky girl and got to see the Hunger Games opening night. Well, I got to see it a few hours before the opening night, just because I have an awesome sister who scored me tickets with her work.

The movie was pretty epic. I didn't really appreciate the camera work in the beginning, (I don't think it is necessary for the camera to be shaking like it's an action scene when she is simply walking to go hunting). It was also pretty disturbing to see kids brutally killing each other. But the book is disturbing, right? I haven't read the book in about two years, but from what I remember, the movie stayed pretty true to the book. I also didn't appreciate that they casted Liam Hemsworth to play Gale. I like Gale better in the books (up until the very end) and I was hoping that I would like Peeta better in the movie since it ends in his favor, but they had to cast Gale as a better looking guy. Sigh... what is a girl to do...?

Overall I really liked the movie. I thought it was really intense. I don't know if I would necessarily buy it since I'm not obsessed with the books like everyone else, but it was a good flick. I would definitely recommend it.