America Today

Valentines Day is Saturday. It just is not as fun as it use to be. In elementary school we took nice little valentines to school to pass out with friends and just show how much we loved them. Once you get older if you aren't talking to, dating, or married to someone Valentines Day is just another day. So this year it will be just another day. Oh well I suppose last years Valentines Eve surprise was sweet enough to make up for this year.

On another note...

This weekend was a big eye opening experience for me. The way that the movies are portraying to the american population that it is okay to cheat on your spouse. I watched two movies this weekend. In both of these movies the people were cheating on their spouses. In the first one I watched He's just not that into you. The husband is cheating on his wife and in the end they get divorced but the movie portrays that it is okay and everything works out. In the second movie the husband is once again cheating on the wife but he apologizes and they make up, at the end one of the women admits that she cheated on her husband and he forgave her and they are still married. I don't know about everyone else but I think it is horrible the way that the movies are portraying marriages. A marriage is a  sacred covenant. There should be no cheating or divorce. Well I just felt that I had to rant and rave a little about this because it truly bothered me.

Life's Lessons

Today I am thankful for some of life's lessons.

 

Last night while preparing for my speech for class I realized that I like to live, laugh, love. With this I chose to bring my Bible for LIVE my life in Christ, my camera to capture the LAUGHing moments, and pictures of my friends and family to show that I LOVE with all my heart and more. I also shared a verse that I like a lot with my classmates it is Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." This verse is very important to me and in my life. Which brings me to my next point it seems like Nathan is in my brain at times. He always tells me what I need to hear no matter what, even if I have not said anything to him about it. 

In my latest letter from Nathan he told me to read the poem "Footprints in the Sand" and to remember I am not alone. This was very meaningful with everything that is going on with my friends and family. 

While listening to the speeches in class today I was touched one of the students when she was born her parents were told that she would not live but obviously she did and she is very thankful because of this. There was another girl who contracted meningitis and almost died at 12, she did lose a leg but she is still alive. Another girl who spoke today told of her cousin who she was very close with who passed away at the age of 23. With this being said I think that we should be thankful for the opportunity we have to live our life. 

Fortune

After church this morning Blake, Elizabeth, Sarah and I went to eat at the new chinese buffet in Titusville on US1. It was actually very yummy but let me get to my point. My fortune read "You display the wonderful traits of charm and courtesy". I was not very satisfied with my fortune. I always want on that says something that truly affects me so guess what I asked for another cookie and the woman gave me two more needless to say one said "The lucky answers to your SAT are. ....." and the other one said once again can you believe this "You display the wonderful traits of charm and courtesy". How do you get two of the same fortune? LOL Well anyways, I don't believe them anyways. We went and watched the Odd Couple at Emma Parrish Theatre last night, it was okay. We watched the movie "Fireproof" tonight it was totally awesome. I really really enjoyed it. Well, I am so busy with school and work and everything now. I am working so hard to become closer to God and I am very upset that I have been pulled away from feeling the Spirit like I once was. I really don't know what to believe but I am looking to the Heavenly Father for an answer. So now I am going to go to bed but I am sure that I will have more random thoughts later this week.

I am really bored at work so I figured that I would post a survey

Are you datin​g the very last perso​n you kisse​d?​
nope

Your bestf​riend​ likes​ your last ex, you say?
it wouldn't happen

Do you wear your seatb​elt in the car?
yes, always

Can you hones​tly say that looks​ don'​t matte​r?​
what matters the most is personality

Ever kisse​d someo​ne that smoke​s?​
no

Have you hugge​d anyon​e in the last 72 hours​?​
yes, someone at institute

Was today​ a good day?
yeah its been okay

Do you get mad easil​y?​
nope i don't usually get mad my feelings get hurt

Plans​ for tomor​row?​
spending the day with Elizabeth :)

Have you ever liked​ someo​ne older​ than you?
yeah

What woke you up this morni​ng?​
my grandma getting in the shower

In the past week have you cried​?​
nope

Last thing​ you ate?
Koibler's 

If you could​ do somet​hing diffe​rentl​y,​ would​ you go back?​
i doubt it because everything happens for a reason

If your last ex said they love you, you say?
I love you too

How did your day go yeste​rday?​
it was busy but it was good

Who was the last perso​n you saw who wasn'​t famil​y?​
Terri (my boss)

What were you doing​ last night​ at midni​ght?​
sleeping

Anyth​ing you'​re givin​g up on?
nope

What are you excit​ed about​?​
lots

Could​ you go a month​ witho​ut talki​ng to your best frien​d(​s)​?​
no i love them all so much 

Do you think​ relat​ionsh​ips are ever reall​y worth​ it?
yeah

Who'​s the last perso​n that made you laugh​?​
Elizabeth at lunch

Could​ you hones​tly say you like someo​ne right​ now?
no not really

Do you call anybo​dy by their​ last name?​
nope

Have you ever been calle​d a bad influ​ence?​
i don't think so

Statu​s of you and the last perso​n you sent a text to?
Best Friends

Has anyon​e ever seen you in your under​wear?​
yeah​

Have you ever thoug​ht about​ getti​ng your lip pierc​ed?​
nope (gross)

Has anyon​e disap​point​ed you recen​tly?​
no

What'​s somet​hing you reall​y want right​ now?
a letter :)

Are you afrai​d of the dark?​
not really

The game is , you copy and paste it into your blog and bold the ones you have done.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland(Disneyworld)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied - I don't need much money
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business (Mary Kay)
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies(not even for me :) with my friends)
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason (Thanks to Nathan :)
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Seen Mount Rushmore in person
101. Learned to play an instrument

Crazy Day

I guess I just can't make up my mind. I feel really bad to all those that I love dearly. I really still love you all and I am sorry that I am not going to join the church. I would love to still be friends and stuff and I really hope this doesn't affect our friendship. After truly doing some research I found what I have believed all along to be right. I do truly love you all and thank you so much for being so kind and welcoming. Maybe this just is not the right time.

Randomness

So I set my baptism time. It is going to be at 6:00 on February 7th. I am very happy about it and very sure that I am doing the right thing. A few of my best friends aren't very happy with it, that is very hard. I am having a hard time with trying to explain myself to them so I am not going to. They can either come or not and they can either accept the fact or not. I understand it is going to be a huge change in my life ... but its not going to be in their life so what is the problem? They accepted everyone else that they know that is a member of the LDS church. What is the difference? There really isn't an answer to that ... well at least for me. 

Other than that I love all the new friends I am making and I am very thankful for them all. I am very happy lately especially taking into account everything that is going on and I truly believe it is because of the Heavenly Father and the Holy Spirit. :)

Okay so I am actually going to work now since that is where I am at... well since there is nothing to do I am going to work on homework.