Shout out to Stacy and Clinton

Sometimes I think college is turning me into a 'What Not to Wear' candidate.
Yesterday I went to Walmart wearin leggings as pants (something that I am morally opposed to).
Today I wore my little girl light up tennis shoe slippers to cafe rio.
Lets hope tomorrow can't bring anything worse!

And the winner is...

And the award for the weirdest, craziest, most complicated, awkwardest day in my entire life goes to...

February 1, 2013

Mumford

But I gave you all

But you rip it from my hands
And you swear it's all gone
And you rip all that I have
Just to say that you won

Well now you won

R-U-N-N-O-F-T

Most people say college is a time for socializing and that it is fun to go out and do things.
Me, I prefer to sit alone in my room, crocheting, drinking hot chocolate and watching O Brother Where Art Thou.
It is okay to be jealous.

I only fell five times.

I went on a date tonight.
I definitely needed it after the odd things happening in my life lately.
We went ice skating, and I wasn't totally terrible this time.
He took me to Barnes and Noble.
And drove all around to find me ice cream.
It is too bad I go back to Cedar City on Sunday.
He is really nice.
Also, he has dimples.



Thank heavens for moving on!

Two days!!!

Word to the wise

If you are planning on being best friends with your ex-boyfriend, and you are still in love with him...get ready for mass amounts of tears and confusion.
Here's to hoping it will all  be worth it in the end.

Day 16: I am grateful that the guy at the drive through window at Cafe Rio recognizes me and other Kendall now.

Day 17: I am grateful for Cammie and the fact that I helped protect her from her stalker.

Day 18: I am grateful for walks outside.

Day 19: I am grateful that I slept through nutrition.

Day 20: I am grateful that I am done with class for the week.

Day 21: I am grateful that Ryan is so good with a crying me.

Day 22: I am grateful for FOOD, and my dad's side of the family.

Day 23: I am grateful for family game nights with my mom's family.

Day 24: I am grateful for the Bond family letting me join them for a movie and another Thanksgiving.

Day 25: I am grateful (mostly) to be back in my own apartment.

Day 26: I am grateful that my stupid quilt is almost mostly done.

Day 10: I am grateful that I was able to clean our apartment and that it was able to stay clean for a whole day.

Day 11: I am grateful for this gospel and going to church and for Sunday dinner with my married couple "friends".

Day 12: I am grateful for a new hobby that keeps my time occupied at last.

Day 13: I am grateful for a friend who will kidnap me after my class and take me shooting and not get mad when her gun breaks while I am using it. *

Day 14: I am grateful for phone calls with two of my best friends.

Day 15: I am grateful for my friends from Spanish for making Spanish not so terrible and for the fact that we are all taking it together next semester.

Day 9: I am grateful for a roommate who knows the words to EVITA as well as I do, and is able to sing every word with me, without the help of the music.

I am also grateful for other Kendall and the fact that she is going to Argentina on her mission!

Day 7: I am grateful for difficult situations.

A weeks worth of gratitude

Day 1: I am grateful for Halloween trip to St. George and 'Korean' kids who say I am hysterical (hilarious).

Day 2: I am grateful for friendships that can withstand ANYTHING.

Day 3: I am grateful for the knowledge that everything happens for a reason, even though I may not understand that reason right away.

Day 4: I am grateful for lazy days and good conversations.

Day 5: I am grateful for those people who make me feel like a part of their family even though I am not.

Day 6: I am grateful for comforting conversations with a priesthood holder.

Day 7: I am grateful for roommates who let me borrow their clothes so that I can look good for a potentially confusing situation.

Today my nutrition teacher told us that a lack of Vitamin A in our diet will cause infertility. Men won't be able to bear children...

I think there is something wrong with that conclusion.

Priesthood Power

I am so grateful that I have a boyfriend who, when I am crying and feeling sorry for myself and wondering what I am going to do with my life, will not tell me that he understands exactly how I feel and that he knows that everything will be perfectly fine. I am glad that instead of that he tells me that I need a priesthood blessing and that he will call his brother to give me one. I am grateful that he could see that I didn't need to be told nothing was wrong and everything would work out, but instead that I just needed comfort from the Lord, given through a worthy priesthood holder.
He is going to make a great missionary when May rolls around.

weekend

driving
talking
baptisms
chinese food
movies
staying up way too late
sleeping
napping
snuggling
conference
sneaking into a football game
one sided sunburn
card games
kissing
laughing
drawing
"that's what she said"
tickling
rubber ducky pajamas
neon colored socks
body spray
jackets
being happy

You know he must REALLY like you when he will brush his teeth after eating a hot dog with ketchup on it, just because he knows how you can't stand the smell!

my choice

These last few week, but especially these last few days, 'happy' has not been the word to describe me. And then last night, I realized that I am doing this to myself. I am choosing to make myself miserable. So I made the decision then and there, to be happy. I made the decision to not let the little things bother me. I made the decision to look on the bright side, even when I am having a hard time seeing it. I made the decision to let the people around me help me. I made the decision to be happy.
Sounds simple...right?

After a week of drama and crying and being unhappy and wondering what was coming next, things have finally resolved themselves, and I have never been more grateful! Things will still take some time to be completely perfect again, but they will get there, and hopefully be better than before!

I am just thankful that my roommates have been having as crappy of a week as I have, and that we can complain to each other, and cry for each others problems. Heavenly Father knew what he was doing putting me with these people.

College is hard and so is keeping up relationships with people who are hours away. But if those friendships and loves are meant to be, things will always work out, no matter how much crap you have to go through in order to have those things work. That was the number one lesson learned in Eccles C304 this week, but I think it was a lesson that we all needed to learn.

happiness tip #3

Find your hidden talents. Mine is changing the lyrics to 'that's what makes you beautiful' to fit any situation I may find myself in.

happiness tip #2

When playing M.A.S.H. make sure to include a section for love life, it never fails to get a laugh.