happy list april

Once upon a time I stole an idea from my SIL Eryka.  She would make these cute little happy lists at the beginning of each month...and I decided to do the same...except well...I haven't been as consistent.  Anyway, here's this month's!

• it's the last FULL month of school left :)
• don't get me wrong....i love school and logan...but this year my heart has been in bountiful
• general conference
• lagoon is OPEN!
• {i've had a season pass since i was four}
• {it's also my job.  and i love it.}
• springtime flowers
• seeing little high school kids on campus {i can't help but feel EXCITED for them!}
• discovering my love for twitter.  
• my new phone!  {i don't know how i lived with my old one...} 
• this also means more distractions in class....
• encouraging myself to make time for working out {i'm much more pleasant}
• the best teachers make all the difference!
• watching a goose walk up and down stairs {hilarious}

If you do a happy list, let me know!  I love hearing what people put on their lists :)

ready

maybe it's just stress.  or maybe it's just me being in a continual bad mood....but...

may 3, 2013 cannot come soon enough.  i'm more than ready to leave logan.

44 days.

plans

One thing I like to have is a plan...or at least a general idea of what I'm doing/what's going on.
It's one of the reasons I struggled with being undeclared until I was a junior.  I felt like I had no plan, no direction, and no idea where I was going.  And then, once I figured out it was supposed to be business, life was well in that area.

Now I've hit another bump in life where I feel like I have no plan.  I don't know where I'm going.  I don't know what I'm doing.  As soon as I feel like I'm making decisions, I change my mind, start second guessing myself, or it just plain falls through, which I find the most frustrating part of all.

And I'm to the point I'm not sure what to do, except to have faith that God has a plan for me, and that His plan is the best.  It means that I still have to keep searching.  Everything's not going to fall into place without any effort.  But I guess I'm going to have to develop greater patience too.

Anyway...here is some happiness from Pinterest :)

Source: imgfave.com via Kelly on Pinterest

Source: spirituallythinking.blogspot.com via Kelly on Pinterest

Source: petvideostoday.blogspot.com via Kelly on Pinterest

Source: lollyjaneboutique.blogspot.com via Kelly on Pinterest

Source: angelamuir.blogspot.com via Kelly on Pinterest

Source: blogginwithbobbi.blogspot.com via Kelly on Pinterest

{I didn't intentionally put so many quotes from church leaders...but what can I say?  They're pretty wise :) }

little letters

dear mexico,
the past two mondays have been swell chatting with you.
you really make my brain hurt though.
i miss you.
love,
     confused

dear roommates,
i'm proud you've decided to start watching the walking dead.
i love "this is giving me anxiety!!!" and "no!!!!" and all your other reactions.
and it's only just the beginning.
<3
     kel

dear self,
why are you only wearing one sock?
sometimes you make no sense.
okay...a lot of times
sincerely,
     semi-sockless


dear indie,
there are several attractive things about you and you seem super cool.
i'd be completely fine dating.
<3
     that one girl


dear gramps,
okay.  calling you gramps is weird.
you're grandpa clark.
anyway.  i do think it's kind of adorable you died the same day as grandma clark...but ten years apart.
<3
     kelly

dear bear army,
i'm maybe a little bit sorry you were defeated.
mainly because you were made out of rice krispies and i want to eat more of you.
too bad i didn't take a picture of you...you were festive in your red bow ties and heart eyes.
sincerely,
     girl with an awesome mom

dear farm boy,
you are a pretty swell kid to talk to.
my brain doesn't know what to think of you.
<3
     little city girl

dear valentines day,
yep.  you're practically here again.
nope.  my status has yet to change.
however, i'm excited to spend it with the people i love the most:  my family.
sincerely,
     "simply single"

dear blog,
you're pretty much a work in progress.
but it's more fun to experiment with you than to study for tests and write essays...
sincerely,
     pro procrastinator

dear work,
i miss you.
so needless to say, i'm excited to start back up on saturday.
my kids are silly and ridiculous...but most of the time they're pretty great.
sincerely,
     year seven

dear letter list,
you're getting ridiculously long.
it's time to go.
until next time,
     kel

daylight

This is my cousin saying goodbye to his dog for the next two years while he goes to do what he's dreamt of his whole life.  He's going to learn to fly Blackhawk helicopters.  This picture and song pair together so perfectly and I love how so much emotion is conveyed in both of them.

Good luck Andy!  We love you!