Happiness is...

http://youtu.be/_iK9PLdVXK4



Happiness is the simple things in life, or at least that's what I believe.





"In seeking happiness for others, you find it for yourself." Anonymous






"Happiness, it is said, is seldom found by those who seek it, and never by those who seek it for themselves."
F. Emerson Andrews






"Stop searching. Happiness is right next to you."






May you find happiness this Christmas season!

Finally! A Moment to Breathe...

It's been such a long time! Whew, so much is happening to me with school and all that jazz that I never have a moment to myself. And when I do, I sleep: EXCEPT FOR TODAY!

Well, I guess I will start at the beginning!

I started working for Dr. Bishop as a work study a couple of weeks before school started, and I can honestly say I LOVE MY JOB!

I am also serving on the Institute Counsel as the Publicity Chairman, and that keeps me pretty busy.

Being a music major is wonderful and fun! Maybe one day I'll come to realize that being in SIX performing groups isn't most people's idea of fun. SO MUCH MUSIC! I have 30 or more songs memorized and pending memorization and 11 dance routines I have to perfect. WOO!!!

That's all.

Crazy Days!

My life has been kinda psycho lately! Where to start...

Well, school started! That's pretty cool I guess!

Summer is over, and even though it was fun, I am glad it's over! Here are a few highlights from my super chill summer:

Getting super sunburnt. Now that's the way to start your summer!

All four of our house's fish dieing. (This probably isn't a highlight by the way...)

I went to the Grand Canyon for the first time ever! Yay me.

Spent a couple weeks in Snowflake, having fun with family. Doing activities such as this one. Haha! :D

Yup, and I also had a family reunion in Sedona-ish and it was beautiful, but I couldn't decide on a picture. :P

Anyway, now school has started and I am in A Cappella and Company, and I am auditioning for Women's Quartet and I am excited! Woo!

GO LIFE! YOU ARE AWESOME!

Home Alone

So you know those times when friends have dates and work, so you are left with nothing to do? Yeah, that's me as of right now.

What do people do when they are bored like this? Well, you know what I do?

(Here comes a list!!!)

#1 - Play Lego Star Wars!!! (Fun for a bit, but then I get really bored of it really fast. Also, I beat the game...)

#2 - Facebook Stalk!!! (by the way, I am thinking about deleting my FB account, because it's eating my brain cells away...)

#3 - BLOG! (yay)

#4 - .......... I actually never get past blogging, BUT! we will see what happens after this... if I don't die of boredom first.

Anyway, school starts in like A MONTH! and it's freaking me out... I am so poor... wish me luck surviving for another year!

Toodleloo!

My obsession with stars... *

So I have always had this obsession with stars. At least ever since one of my good friends died when I was 12. I had a special dream about her and her sister who also died, and the dream had to do with stars. So yeah, pretty much.

The reason why I am talking about stars is because tonight, I am sleeping underneath them.

I am really truely fascinated with them. When I look at them, I feel so small and insignificant sometimes. Like God has created this whole world and sky, and I can't even compare to any of that. But then, He reminds me that I am special to Him, and I am just as special as any of those stars because He loves me.

A favorite scripture block of mine says that we love Him because He first loved us, and we should love everyone like that. Like we love the stars. Unconditionally, and without fear. SO AWESOME!

Well, it's getting late, and I have an extremely early morning tomorrow. Goodnight and sleep well!

If it feels like the fates are against you, they probably are!

I seriously got that from a fortune cookie this past week! And guess what? I think they are...

I recently took a photo that describes how my past couple of days have been...

Yup. Pretty much.

I'm going to tell you exactly what to do to make sure "the fates" (aka SATAN!!!) don't work against you, at least from my personal experience.

#1 - Don't be poor. Because SATAN loves to rub it in your face and do everything within his power to make you even more poor if you are, and makes people not hire you so you can't make anymore money. Money is stupid, just sayin'.

#2 - Don't "have" a missionary. If you already do, then you know. I say this because probably it has been one of the hardest things of my life. Because when you are all by yourself, SATAN also rubs this in your face and says "HAHA! He is 7,777 miles away from you and you don't even know if he is okay or safe! Take that!" (Which I know he is, but I am a stupid human worry wart.) Stupid SATAN!!!!!!!!!

#3 - Make sure you don't buy fish that die when you are away from your apartment in Thatcher. Just don't.

#4 - Don't go the opposite direction that the most massive rain cloud known to the Gila Valley is going. Then you will miss all the fun rain and stuff.

#5 - LAST ONE. Make sure you don't sleep retarded. If you do, then you will wake up at 6:30 in the morning feeling grumpy wishing your neck and shoulder didn't hurt.

Sorry for complaining so much, I am really not usually like this. But ya know, we are all human sometimes and aren't always "delightful Delsy." Without sadness, you can't know happiness right?

So I guess what I am trying to say is, Delsy has to be sad sometimes in order to be delightful most of the time. YEAH!

Super random! But okay...

I am at home in Snowflake! Yay!

I just wanted to share a few of my favorite phrases ever with you, because I like words. So if you don't, why are you here? Anyway, on with the show!

Silence speaks loud and clear. - From the musical Jekyll and Hyde

The night seems so much louder when I am here alone. - From the musical Little Women

(Seeing a trend here?)

Sorry interupting here for a second... I love the musical Little Women, and also the book. So most of the rest of my quotes are probably going to be from that... Yeah.

I will never stop till I find my time and place. I will be fearless surrendering modesty and grace. I will not disappear without a trace!

You make me smile, you make me laugh, you make me care. How can I explain that in my heart I feel a pain when your not there?

Okay, now I am done with Little Women! On with our lives...

BUT! My all time favorite quote of all time (right now) is...

Faith is not knowing what the future holds...
But who holds the future.

G'night

So I am in Mesa with my cousin, having a BLAST! It feels like vacation!

Today we watched Charlie, and now I remember why I don't watch that movie very often. I pretty much just cry for the last fourth of the movie! It really is a great movie though.

I have been thinking about Hercules the Disney movie today though, and how gospel applicable it is! Seriously, listen to the lyrics of Go the Distance! It is amazing when thought of on gospel terms!

Headed back home to Thatcher today. It has been such a great weekend though!

The Amazing Sophie

So this is little baby Sophie. My sister needed pictures of her blankets for her new business she's starting up, and we needed a baby. We tried calling all some people but they fell through, but we finally got a hold of Sophie's mom. So she was the model!


Not going to lie though, I wasn't quite sure how this photo shoot would go. Sophie has Down's Syndrome. I had some thoughts like, "Will she behave? Will she throw tantrums?" I just wasn't sure what to expect.

I got to the home of Sophie, and her mom brings her in. She has the biggest grin on her face, this four month old baby, and instantly she took my breath away. She was one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen!

We start the photo shoot, and she is just gorgeous! No tantrums, no fits, just smiles and playfulness.

So we decide we want her asleep, so her mom just picks her up and walks with her around for five minutes, and within that time she is fast asleep. I couldn't believe it! Seriously, one of the best babies ever! It was probably the smoothest photo shoot I have ever done!

Now, I am just at home pondering and thinking about this experience.

I am now thinking to myself, "Who am I to judge this sweet innocent baby before I even knew her?" I felt horrible for a while.

But now, just thinking about her makes me so happy! What a beautiful little girl!

She really has impacted my life, even within the little time we had together. What a beautiful spirit she has, so innocent and pure. Too innocent for the world to take grasp of her. She is a beautiful daughter of Heavenly Father, and he loves her so much! So much, He gave her the mind and body she has because He knows she can help others, like me, to see the beauty and innocence in the world.

And all this is going on in my head as I sit here, crying like a little baby just thinking about this amazing, beautiful little girl. What a blessing it is for me to even know her.

Still not asleep... Dang. Its so dark! Except for that one little light. Can you see it? Anyway...

I must have insomnia!

But for reals, I seriously can't sleep! Hypnosis isn't helping, music isn't helping... WHAT TO DO?

I don't like not having money also. I am applying for more jobs tomorrow, so hopefully something will come up! That would make me super super happy! And maybe I could go to sleep!

But seriously, I am just having the hardest time sleeping. Maybe I will pick up a new hobby or actually complete a song I start writing, or even write a book. Who knows? The possibilities are endless!

Anyway, maybe I will just tell ya'll some of my favorite quotes!

{ P.S. } If you like any of these, and want high resolution copies, I DID make them so I could give you a copy, just ask. This also means, please don't copy any of these without my permission. Thanks!

So I am pretty sure I cant sleep right now. Actually, I am very sure I can't sleep right now. Gr. What to do? Oh, I KNOW! I am going to stay awake and BLOG BLOG BLOG! Because what else are you suppose to do at one in the morning? Oh yeah, SLEEP!

So once upon a time I got really sunburnt. And now it is hard to sleep. The end.

I wish I could fall asleep... But alas, sleep leaves me.

Well, I am going to try to go to sleep again. You will know I didn't succeed if I end up posting again. Wish me luck!

This is the last time I will change my blog background for a long time, PROMISE!

I have a problem, I tend to change my blog background a lot. So bear with me if it is different every time you look at this....

Today, I am in a Sara Bareilles music mood for sure. Once I figure out how to put a playlist on here, you can listen, too! :)

I hate sunburns, they are the worst ever. Especially when you can't sleep on your stomach or your back, because either side has a severe sunburn on it. Bleh.

Okay, so I am not very good at this whole thoughts onto blog process... I am sorry.

I just decided that this is turning into a list of facts of I. Here we go!

I don't like it when people are sad.
I love music, especially lyrics of music.
I don't know how I live, because I have no groceries.
I am not an emotional person on the outside, but the inside is a whole other story...
When I came to college, I lost my tear ducts.
I believe that everyone has beauty in them.
I have never met a truly ugly person EVER.
I never want to eat mac and cheese for the rest of my life. (2.5 years down already!)
I tend to miss people more than I should.
I have to sleep with all the doors in my room closed, including the closet.
I don't like the color green.
I don't like odd numbers.
I may or may not be OCD sometimes...
I usually hate talking about myself, but not right now.

HA.

Today has been such a crazy day!

But pretty much I stayed in my apartment all day and didn't leave the house at all till like eight at night! Sometimes we all need days like that though! But I had so much fun getting to know my room mates better! But we miss our dearest Anika and pray for her safe return!

So pretty much I just want time to go by really fast right now. Just like the next seven months to be exact! :D

Anyway... Well. I don't really have anything else to say! Good night world! And good night yummy home made ice cream me and jennie made! Cookies and cream... YUM!

Being Humbled

Hey everybody! Just so ya'll know, I have moved into a new apartment! And don't have Internet or electricity for that matter... but I am just letting you know, I haven't died or anything like that.

Today I am in my HOT no AC apartment, just being tired and wanting electricity sooo bad! But I was thinking about how fortunate and lucky we are to have what we have, and how much we as people take that kind of stuff for granted. I now thank my Heavenly Father for everything He gives me and MEAN IT!

I can't wait to have elecricity again!!!

What would happen if I posted EVERY DAY???!!!

If I did, the world would probably explode. I have been posting recently though because I am bored out of my mind!!!

So let me tell you about my day.

I woke up, ran some errands with room mates, stuffed myself full of food, then came back home, took pictures of lovely people, then ate more food, then drew an ugly thing that was suppose to be my face, then got on here.

SEE HOW BORING MY LIFE IS? HOW AM I GOING TO STAY SANE OVER THE SUMMER??? HOPEFULLY GET A JOB.

Meheheh... I am having a break down... Did you notice that when I use an excesive amount of punctuation I always have them in three or multipules of five? Yup, that's because I like it that way.

I really need to sleep or something...

Once upon a time... I am going to miss these girls a bunch. And tonight they left me bored at home, by myself. But i really will miss them a lot...

I kinda miss this guy... A LOT.

Long Time No Blog!

So yeah, haven't posted in forever, but not that anyone reads this right? Anyway, just letting you all know that I am alive, and I am now nineteen, and staying in Thatcher over the summer and I am changing my major to MUSIC. There ya are!

I'm sorry if I am seeming short and not myself, lately I have been having these panic attacks... I just get all nervous and shaky and sweaty and I don't know why. But I probably have a disorder or something like that. Everyone does right?

Anyway... Yup. That's all I wanted to say. I will probably post later this week about how much I am going to miss my room mates and how excited I am for my new ones!

Okay, So This Post is Going to Be a Little Sparatic and Random...

Yup, the title of this post pretty much explains it all. I can't actually say that I know what I am going to be telling you at this point, so here we go...

So there is this song we are singing in A Capella called "How Can I Keep from Singing?" and I super love it. I love the musical-ness of it, but the lyrics are what really hit home. The lyrics are as follows (for the most part. This is actually the original poem with editing by myself) :

My life goes on in endless song:

Above earth's lamentation,

I [hear] the [real], tho' far-off hymn

That hails a new creation.

Through all the tumult and the strife

I hear the music ringing;

It [sounds] an echo in my soul--

How can I keep from singing?

When tyrants tremble, sick with fear,

And hear their death-knell ringing,

When friends rejoice both far and near,

How can I keep from singing?

In prison cell and dungeon vile,

Our thoughts to them go winging;

When friends by shame are undefiled,

How can I keep from singing?

What [if] my joys and comforts die?

[I know that truth is living];

What tho' the darkness [round me calls]?

[Still truth it's light is giving].

No storm can shake my inmost calm,

While to that [rock I'm] clinging;

Since [Love] is Lord of heaven and earth,

How can I keep from singing?

I lift my eyes; the cloud grows thin;

I see the blue above it;

And day by day this pathway smooths,

Since first I learned to love it.

The peace of [Love] makes fresh my heart,

[a song of hope is bringing];

All things are mine since [truth I've found]--

How can I keep from singing?

This song pretty much fills my whole soul with joy, and I feel this song is so applicable to me. I am having a pretty rough time in my life right now, wondering what I am going to do in Snowflake and whatnot, but I know if I trust in God that He will make my pathway smooth if I trust in Him and have faith that what I am doing is what He wants and is the best for me. And the peace of His love overwhelms my whole being every day.

A lot of times in our lives, something unexpected comes our way that we don't understand. We feel as if there is so much grief and pain and hatred in the world today that life is near impossible to handle, but it is those griefs and disappointments that help us to appreciate the things in our life that are good. God wants us to know that He loves us, and I think that's why He sends trials our way, so that we know He wants us to come to Him and to learn and grow in our time on earth.

My New Obsession

COUNTRY MUSIC! What the heck? I just love it. Especially Josh Turner. I love him! And Scotty McCreery on American Idol? AH!!! So cute and attractive! Ah... Here's a little Josh Turner for ya'll



Mmm!!!

Two A.M. and I'm Still Awake, Writing a Song...

Good song that one is! But it is really two a.m. and I am unbelievably tired, and I can't sleep because all of my thoughts are running through my head at 500 mph.

So tonight I was watching this show, called Coming Home or something like that. It's this super cool show about soldiers returning home to their families from war and I just love it! And I also had a realization: no matter what under any circumstances, if there is a soldier and their child watches them return I will most definitely end up crying. I promise you, every single time one of those came up I cried like a little baby. I think it's because I am so moved by the sacrifices that these people make to serve our country, even if it means not seeing their kids for months, or years, at a time. So hats off to the men and women that protect our country, you are truly loved and appreciated! May God bless you!

Another thing on my mind: wow, how am I going to live? It turns out, money DOES NOT grow on trees. And I am a poor college student, needing a new camera, and now, much to my dismay, am living in Snowflake for who knows how long...

I was originally going to live in the valley for at least the summer then try to attend college for another semester AT LEAST. But I have been trying to find places to live and jobs in the valley, and nothing is coming up at all, so of course I take it to the Lord. Well, turns out He has other plans for me! He says, "Snowflake is where you are suppose to be..."

WHAT??? That was exactly what I DIDN'T want to hear. I have been trying to get out of Snowflake ever since I was in High School pretty much! Don't get me wrong, Snowflake is awesome, but I need a break. But guess what? Nope. One year is apparently suppose to be enough of a break. I don't know what I am going to do here, but the Lord knows what He is doing. He just decided to throw me a little curve ball there, and hopefully I can (in all of my human weakness) realize His plan for me and hit a home run.

So, now that I have unloaded into cyberspace, I bid you all
Goodnight!

Things that I Love that I Probably Shouldn't

Okay, I have this crazy obsession with clothing right now! I finally discovered what style I like, and I just want to buy clothes all the time but I DO NOT have the money for it, and probably never will. :(
Gah, why do I like them so much??? I don't understand! I was never like this until I moved away from home! Actually, scratch that, I have always loved clothing! And never have had the money for it! SAD DAY!!!

I also love changing my desktop wallpaper and blog all the time. I don't like change, but it seems like I need to be brave and change things up every once in a while. So, I go for something that I can deal with easily, like changing a background. Seriously, WHO DOES THAT? Well I do, but who else?

I LOVE TACO BELL!!! I hate this fact too. I would eat there every day if I could, but alas! I am a poor college student. Bleh. And I would also get very fat if I ate there every day.

I want to go running...

SNOW? IN THATCHER?

It snowed in Thatcher Arizona! It was so weird! Only for like half an hour, but still!

It was so crazy though! Me and my room mate Jennifer were taking a nap in our front room and Shalay says "Guys! It's Snowing!" and I decided just to ignore her. But then Jennifer got up and was all "IT'S SNOWING!!!" So I wrapped myself up in my blanket and put my sandals on and went outside with her. It was her first time seeing it snowing in Arizona, and it was quite amusing!

Tour for A Capella is next week! AH!!! And tour for Jazz Eleven is the next week! Life is getting more CRAZY!!!

Oh how I love snow! :)

OCD Tendencies

I have been thinking about this a lot lately, and people always think I am so weird for wanting to have things the way I like them. They call them OCD Tendencies, but I believe otherwise. What's wrong with having things the way you like them? Here are a few things that I like to be just the way I like them:

I love even numbers, and I hate odd numbers. So I like being able to have an even number of something instead of odd. And I like to sit in even rows back, and an even numbered chair in from the right. For example, my favorite place to sit is second row second seat. I just like it that way! :)

I like the volume on the TV or anything to be a multiple of five. I just like it that way.

Papers on the fridge should always be aligned and not crooked, it bothers me if they aren't. I have been getting better at letting things slide on this one.

The driver's seat has to be as far back as possible from the steering wheel when I am driving. I have always had a fear that I will get in an accident and I will be decapitated by the airbag.

When I am checking out at the grocery store, you have to give the cashier the things in a certain order: bulky boxed food, frozen food, refrigerated food, boxed (not cold) food, then non perishable items.

I like to have a row of cups in the dishwasher all the same type of cup. This is hard for me at college, because I don't have that many cups and neither do my roomates, but I just deal with it.

My cups also have to be open end down in the cupboard. If the are up, then people touch the edges that my mouth touches, and that's yucky. And if dust falls from the cupboard into my cup, that's yucky too.

Oh dear, my husband is going to LOVE me!

Happy Valentines Day! :)

Chills...

Have you ever gotten the chills why you are just thinking? Yeah, so I was thinking about it and I get chills about so many things....

Staring off into space chills:
These are the chills you get for absolutely no reason. You stare off into space and a minute or two later, BAM! Chills.

I miss you chills:
These are the chills you get when you miss someone with all of your heart, and it makes you want to cry when you think about the person, but instead you take a deep breath and there you are, getting the I miss you chills. See also Sad music chills.


Sad music chills:
These are the chills you get when you are listening to sad music and the realization of how applicable the song is to your life at the moment, and voila. Chills.

I am hungry and I want that chills:
You know when you crave something so bad that you just imagine the savory taste in your mouth feeling? I get that feeling, and then I get these type of chills. I imagine these are the type of chills I will get when I want to kiss my husband. Just kidding, that's weird! ...

That must have hurt chills:
Have you ever witnessed someone in excruciating pain? I get these chills when that happens.

Wow! (feeling the spirit) chills:
Yeah, enough said.

Pure happiness chills:
There are moments in my life when my life is totally awesome and I just love being where I am, and I am so grateful for what I have. These are the moments when I get these type of chills.

SO MUCH HAPPINESS!!!

So today and last night I have been so crazy happy and hyper! I don't even know what's wrong with me!!!

Actually, I was kidding. I really do know!

It's because I decided to be happy! And I also met a missionary 5 minutes before he got set apart, and then I met a return missionary straight off his mission. It was so amazing! And I love the missionary who is currently on his mission! :)

Seriously, missionaries are the bomb!

Ah, I am just so happy! HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!!!!

And, I got done editing Valerie and AJ's Engagement pictures and I got them mailed! YAY FOR GETTING THINGS DONE!!! :D

AND I am going to Zumba tonight with my friend Devon Daley :) I like her lots! :D

TODAY IS A GOOD DAY!!!!!!!!!!

You see that? TEN EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!!!!

I AM SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!

One of those days...

You know those days when you are just sad and you don't know why? Yup, having one of those days.

It makes you wonder why sometimes you feel like that. You never feel like you can say "Just because I am," because I believe there is a reason for everything that happens. So I am sitting here at my apartment, all by myself, trying to figure out what on earth is wrong with me... and I also decided to let everyone know about it. Yay me. Not like anyone reads this anyway right?

I am pretty sure I have a different favorite song every week. This week, it happens to be My Love by Sara Bareilles. The lyrics are beautiful, as well as the music.

He bends his breath around my name
And I am humbled
I feel small and plain
But his arms are angels by his side
You need not ask if they're open, just how wide

His lips are day
And his skin is night
And with our love we conjure up the twilight
His fingers are music to my soul
And I feel his song play everywhere I go

My love, my love is on his way
I can't wait to see the day
I thankfully lay me down
My love, my love is on his way
I'm waiting patiently
But if you see me now
My love, please hurry

He loves with rhythm
And paints with flame
He comes in pieces with no name
I won't need answers, I'll just know
Cause I've read the sonnets about his soul

He can be ordinary in the best ways
And still dance like a poet
Through every word he says

My love, my love is on his way
I can't wait to see the day I thankfully
Lay me down
My love, my love is on his way
I'm waiting patiently
But if you see me now
My love, please hurry

All that I never knew
Can you see me now
All that I never said
Can you see me now

He makes me crazy
He makes me cruel
But I pray he makes me anything
But a fool

My love
Please hurry.

I love that song so so so much! You should go look it up on YouTube for sure.

Yup, for surely one of those days...

My Love, Please Hurry...

Busy Busy!

My life has been absolutely crazy lately!

On Friday I went to Snowflake, and ate at Native New Yorker with my family! Sadly, I left my left-overs in Snowflake. :(

On Saturday, I tabulated scores for the Northeast Region. I worked for 14 hours! I think... But congrats to all those who made it. SNOWFLAKE DOMINATES STILL!

Yesterday I hit my head on my car window, and now I have a big goose egg on the back of my head... :/
But I am happy to be back in Thatcher. When something interesting happens I will let you know!

I leave you with a photo:


"All you need is love..."

I Love Being a Photographer!

I just did an engagement session yesterday, and it was so fun! I just love capturing moments in time that are frozen forever, and sharing them with others! Here are a few...





I LOVE MY JOB!!! :D

Wicked!

Just got back from Tucson! Wicked was amazing! Elphaba was my favorite though, her voice was so pretty!

I am so happy I got to go see it with my friend Jessica! She is so awesome!

I am also very tired though, and now it's sleepy time! :D

Wonderful Wednesday

I have officially decided... I love Wednesdays! Nothing really happens on this day, I don't have class until 11 and then I only have class till one, and then three to five. Having the morning to prepare for the day is amazing!

Last semester I started at seven and went to 11, then had class 12 to 1 and then 2 to 7 at night. It was crazy! I don't know how I did it.

I have decided not to do the musical OKLAHOMA! at EA this year. I wouldn't enjoy it I think since I did it only a couple years ago. I will have fun doing the make up for it though, and watching one of these things for once!
I get to go see Wicked! on Friday with my friend in Tuscon! This will be my fifth time seeing it, but I am so excited! :D

Yes, you have my permission to be jealous! ;)

Long time no post!

Long time no post...I am sorry!
But life has been good since my last post, and I just love scriptures! I also love sleep so farewell for tonight!

School Started!

Hey there! School started on Wednesday (YAY!)

I love my classes so much! Well, so far. On Mondays and Wednesdays I have four classes :D
The first one is Woman's Quartet at seven a.m.
Second is Musical Theater at 11 a.m. :D
Third is A Capella at 12
Fourth is Intermediate Photography at 3!

My schedule is the same on Fridays, except for I don't have photography on those days :)

On Tuesdays and Thursdays (my busy days...) this is how my schedule goes:
7 a.m. Quartet
10 Book of Mormon
11 Devo/Seminar
12 A Capella
1 Woman's Chorale
2:30 Stage Make up
And on Tuesdays I have Voice Lessons at 3:30

Yup, Tuesdays and Thursdays are kinda crazy!
And yes, I was eaten alive by the music department.

And then there's Me! :)

This is me being silly with roomates and oranges! :)

Poor Dim...

This is my poor little car, crammed full of our stuff... :)

OH SO HAPPY!!!

I am so happy right now! It was an awesome day at church! :D

My friends and I made it back to Thatcher okay, so no need to worry!

I LOVE LETTERS FROM MY FAVORITE MISSIONARY!!! :D :D :D

I also love oranges that my roomate Jennifer let us eat, and making silly faces with them! I also love my roomates! :)

I love my car that is still nice to me, even though I cram it full of stuff until I can't see out the back window... :)

I just love my life! It's awesome and I am ridiculously happy right now!

Take care everyone!

Going back to Thatchnasty :)

Yup, I am going back to Thatcher today with Shalay and Chad. It's going to be a super tight squeeze!

Besides all of the junk that I already brought with me to Snowflake, I have added another very large suitcase! EEK! We will make it work. I will be sure to take pictures of my silly little Subaru clear full of everyone's stuff. It's going to be awesome.

See ya Snowflake! LAST SEMESTER AT EA!!! :D

Happiness :)

It's a successful day!

For my photography business I wondered if people would like slide shows of their pictures.

And people like the idea! :)$

I'm just a big whinny baby...

Okay, so maybe my hair isn't as bad as I thought it was... Forgive my ranting please :)

I leave for Thatcher tomorrow! Last semester at EAC. :)

Is there a nice word for FLIPPIN' ANGRY?????

Okay, so I am going to complain here for a bit, so if you want to not listen to some big time major complaining, you better skip ahead.


SO... I get a very nice haircut today, and I love the cut! It is fabulous!

But, then Delsy decides that she wants to die her hair so she doesn't have a different color on the top. BAD IDEA!!!

So Delsy's mom helps her dye her hair, and so Delsy rinses it out and starts to blow dry it, notices that the top is still a little blonde, but whatever...

Then as Delsy continues, she notices that when she blow dries the bottom part of her hair, it doesn't change color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So now Delsy is stuck with ugly colored hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So now Delsy has two different colors on her head, the topish golden brownish, the bottom..... ALMOST BLACK!!!!!!!!!!

My hair is my pride and joy and I love it! So when stupid stuff like this happens to my hair, I get a little upset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GGGGGAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have worked so hard to keep it so healthy and shiny and perfect and long, and now it is ruined!!!!!

It's okay, we will just dye it again!
Mom says.

I don't want to even touch hair dye ever again! Because it is stupid and makes me look freakin' retarded!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, I think I am done now... but GGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:`{

Yes, that would be an angry crying face.

Eh... not feeling to hott... :P

As you can see, I haven't been posting a picture EVERY DAY. Yeah, maybe I will just switch to the 58 week thing...

The past few days I have not been feeling good at all, but today I am better. YAY!

Heading back to EA on Saturday (ALSO YAY!) to see all my buds in Thatcher!

I also decided that this winter break has been the longest of my entire life! I haven't been to Thatcher in three weeks!

Oh, the picture below! That would be my friend Tara Gale. I took her senior pictures and they are amazing! I love her so much! She is so silly :)

And now, I have run out of things to say...

#9

Long time no card!

YAY!!! I got my card back! So... here a few of the pictures I have taken since my card has been back: :D

Here a the Vians. They are a happy bunch, and so fun to work with. I am grateful for families!



And here is one of my best best best friends, Tara Gale. I love her so much, I don't know what I would do without her!


And last but certainly not least, this is my cousin Kayla! I love her so much! On New Years day our whole Shumway family was at our house sledding and four wheeling and such, and this is what she looked like after her turn :) I love crazy cousins!




I also just realized, this is my first post of the New Year! Happy 2011 everyone! Some of my goals this year are to:
Be more Christ-like in everything that I do (serving, mostly. And not doing it unwillingly...)
Get back in the habit of readinag my scriptures everyday!
Write in my journal more frequently (my last journal entry was like... in August... :/ )
Get halfway done with my Certificate of Completion for Digital Photography from either MCC or CGCC.

Oh, I forgot to tell all of you. I decided not to go back to EA next fall. I am wanting to become a professional photographer, and EA has pretty much nothing to offer in that direction. And the longer I stay there, the more I am getting eaten alive by the music department. They put me in the Women's Quartet in the middle of the semester, and I had no time for anything else. And this semester, all of my courses but three are music oriented. Those would be BoM (institute,) Stage Make-up, and Advanced Digital Photography. Yup, I surely did get sucked in. I love music and all, but I need to break away from it for a long time I think. At least until I get done with my schooling for Photography.

Well, that's it for today. Happy New Year!