Tonight...

Colbie Caillat Concert!!!!!
I'm sooooo pumped!!!

This One's for Carol Brown!

My Hooker Boots

I LOVE Men's Figure Skating!

Evan Lysacek
Needless to say I didn't get much homework done...

You don't want to be in love...You want to be in Love in a Movie...or Book

I celebrated this Valentine's Day with my Jane Austen men plus 1.

Feast your eyes...then read the books.

Captain Wentworth(Persuasion)...My personal Favorite. Don't even get me started on how AMAZING he is!!!! I won't ever shut up.

Mr. Darcy(Pride and Prejudice) Maybe the most popular. You just have to break through the rough exterior to find the passionate man underneath.

Edward Ferrars (Sense & Sensibility) Quiet, Shy, Handsome, and Loyal.

Mr. Tilney( Northanger Abbey) Not many people loves this one but I do! He's sweet and flirtatious!!!

Colonel Brandon(Sense & Sensibility) Does he need an explanation? Even if he did need an explanation there are no words.

Mr. Knightley (Emma) What can I say? He whipped Emma into shape. We could all use a Mr. Knightley in our lives.

Tom Lefroy(from Jane's real life) GORGEOUS!! The SEXY bad boy from the 1800's. Why didn't they get married? It breaks my heart every time!

John Thornton...he isn't one of Jane's. He is from Elizabeth Gaskel's North & South.
He's like Mr. Darcy.


Now I know that I won't ever find a REAL guy like any of these men...but for now I can dream can't I?

3 Day Weekend

It's Friday...THANK GOODNESS!!!
I am leaving for Utah at 2 pm sharp!
I'm going to chill and relax all weekend.
I hope it's warmer there
I get home cooked meals-courtesy of Marisa's Mom YAY!!!
I am going to go to Old Navy because I miss it...
I should start and finish Covenant Hearts because my outline for it is due next week...
Kimberly and I are going to clear our muddled heads
There will most definitely be a dance party in Marisa's kitchen
Opening Ceremonies for the Olympics are tonight! I'm pumped!

Pretty much it's going to be a great weekend! I got most of my homework done too so I can just have fun!!!

Oh, and before I forget...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAMMY WAMMY!!!!! (hehehehe)
My little brother is 18 today!!!! That's insane!!Haha, I love him! He's pretty cool! I taught him all I know...
*MEAP*
Happy 18th Sam!!!
Wish I was home to celebrate with you!

The Weekend

Here are some pictures from the weekend!

Dance party with Marisa and KP

Fun and Yummy food at Red Robins!

Then a little goofing off while waiting for food...

Then we went grocery shopping at Winco...here is all our food!

Haha, We love each other! We all get along great! Which is such a blessing and super fantastic!!!

Elder Ballard's Message

Yesterday there was a University Fireside where Elder M. Russell Ballard and two members of the quorum of the seventy spoke. It was an amazing and uplifting fireside. Elder Ballard spoke about the World and its slow decline. He said that we need to be solidly anchored in the Gospel of Christ so that whatever is around the corner won't have the power to shake us. We must be strong and hold our ground. The talk was wonderful and I would encourage all to read it. Elder Ballard concluded with a poem that I really loved and summarizes much of what he spoke about.

The Oak Tree
by Johnny Ray Ryder Jr

A mighty wind blew night and day
It stole the oak tree's leaves away
Then snapped its boughs and pulled its bark
Until the oak was tired and stark

But still the oak tree held its ground
While other trees fell all around
The weary wind gave up and spoke.
How can you still be standing Oak?

The oak tree said, I know that you
Can break each branch of mine in two
Carry every leaf away
Shake my limbs, and make me sway

But I have roots stretched in the earth
Growing stronger since my birth
You'll never touch them, for you see
They are the deepest part of me

Until today, I wasn't sure
Of just how much I could endure
But now I've found, with thanks to you
I'm stronger than I ever knew

I think we have all felt like this oak tree at times in our life. There have been times when we've thought that there is no possible way we could survive because the wind just beats and beats against us. But when it's all over we realize that we do have the strength. I think sometimes we underestimate ourselves. But the Lord knows how strong we are. He knows what we can handle. He has faith in us so we should have faith in ourselves. So stand strong and tall. We're much stronger than we know.