This Little Thing Called Life

This morning I was talking to my roommate about her public speaking class. She had to write a speech about a topic that could be debated. She chose to do it on the fact that she believes that you have to put yourself out there with the risk of looking ridiculous in order for you to get anywhere in life. This got me thinking, and then, as I looked up at the mirror in our bathroom, I saw a quote that I had put on there about a week earlier. It said: "If you're not willing to look stupid, nothing great is ever going to happen to you".

I am a complete advocate of this statement. Especially after how some events these last couple of days panned out. But we won't get into that. :) Anyways, I've heard this a lot. Especially within the beauty industry. They've always said if you want to make it big, you have to jump through hoops, maybe embarrass yourself a little. It can end one of two ways. Either you succeed, and reach your goals, or you "fail", learn your lesson, and do better the next time. Right? That is more than not told to us at school by people who've been in the industry for years. It's not easy, but it will eventually be worth it, even if we have to look a little stupid at some times.

This applies to MUCH more than just the beauty industry though, let's be real. Whether it be school, a career, a relationship, you name it. That's just the way things are, no matter what. I feel like it makes life a little more fun though. If everyone got to where they wanted to go with ease, where would be the fun in that? Where would be the growth and the excitement? It wouldn't be there. We as humans, were put on this earth to progress. Constantly. We never reach a point in our lives where we're just set for the rest of our lives. We are constantly growing, and learning, and experiencing new things because that's how things were meant to be. That is God's plan for every one of us. That is how awesome life is supposed to be. So great, right?! :)

The evolution of...

MY HAIR!!



I realized I have pictures of every single hair style I've had since being here. So I figured I'd give you all the run down. :)



This is pretty much what my hair looked like when I first started school. So keep this is mind.

The first installment! Pink extensions. The extensions teacher at our school put these in for anyone who wanted them. They were pretty much the cool thing to do then. I figured this was a good way to slowly get comfortable with having weird colors in my hair, since I thought that's what I wanted in my hair when I got to school.





These two pictures are the dreaded day when I got my hair CHOPPED. As you can see. The bottom picture is how I first saw it, after it was all styled. There was no mirror in the room we were all in, So boy was I shocked when I first looked. He also told me that I will never wear my hair straight again. This hair cut was only meant for curly hair....so that night, guess what I did! I straightened it....hahahaha. Take that!



Um....no comment....hahaha. What was I thinking?! Pretty sure this is my LEAST favorite hair color I've ever had. In my head, I expected this to turn out more blondes then dark. Now when I think of what we did, I realize how silly it was for me to think of that. We obviously put more browns in compared to blonde...I'm weird. And this is gross.

So to get rid of that nasty blonde, I wanted to put a reddish/purple color in it. So I did! I LOVED this one. It turned out exactly how I wanted it to. This is definitely the "weirdest" thing I've done up to this point. But It was definitely so cool. It might just end up this way again sometime in the future. You never know.

Surprise! I'm blonde!! My senior year of high school I was more blonde than this with really dark on the bottom. So I kinda wanted to try for that again. We used a color remover on my hair. I literally went from that dark brown with red to this in one day. Crazy! A couple weeks later we put in more blonde highlights. It loved it...for a little while. I realized I'm much more of a brunette. But it was fun for the summer. And lots of people liked it on me. So that's a good sign. :)

Well, this is my hair currently. Well, almost. It's still short, but growing! and now a very pretty brown color. I love it. I did put some very dark purple panels in my bangs and towards the front, but its not too noticeable. I've pretty much come full circle, but I can't say that I'm done. I have 5 months of school left!

It's kind of weird seeing every hair style all next to each other like this. I didn't really realize how much it changed! But it has been way too fun. I am at just about 1300 hours, 700 left to go! It's going so fast! and before I know it, I'll be done. Crazyyyy!

I hope you all enjoyed this! To all you people back in Washington, I miss you, but I'm glad I got to see you when I was home!

Update

Well, I've learned that changing the ways of a college lifestyle is proving not to be an easy task. But, I do have good news! I haven't drank any pop for two weeks! As for the lunches, that's not going as well, although I have taken my lunch to school about 4 times in the last two weeks. And since I eat out all the other days, I decided to skip the fries, and go for a snack wrap, or a salad, or a smoothie. I have also tried to be good about not picking out the vegetables I normally wouldn't eat. Like peppers, or zucchini. (Yes, Mom, it's true! I'm eating my vegetables!) I've definitely been feeling better. Now I need to get into more of a workout routine. I have been able to play volleyball a lot which has been great. It at least keeps me a little active. I'm going to try and work on doing a workout dvd at least 3 times a week. Those things really work! Thats the one thing I feel is missing in my little adventure here. I will change that this week and see how it goes. but so far, I'm loving it!

Things are about to change...

In a good way! I've gotten this weird idea in my head that I want to get in shape, eat healthier, and just all around feel better. Let's be honest, I went to college my freshman year and everything I had learned went out the window! So, now that I'm newly 20, I figured it'd be the perfect time to do this. I mean, I'm in Provo, for the purpose of finding a husband...right Mom? ;)

Anyways, recently I purchase a book called 500 Health and Fitness Tips. It's probably more geared for teens, but I figure I still somewhat fit into that category. Half of it is quick little workouts, and the other half is about eating the right stuff. So great. My plan is to start with little goals, and keep adding to them. I will keep an update on here with things that work, don't work, food that is yummy(and healthy), all of that kind of stuff. I figure this will be good to keep me accountable. So, here it goes!

Goal 1: No soda, instead, I'll drink water.
Goal 2: Take my lunch to school at least 3 days a week.

I'll start with those, and see where it takes me, I'll update every week, or more often if I feel like it!

Wish me luck! :)

For the most beautiful woman in the world.

Where do I even begin? You by far are the strongest, kindest, most incredible person I know. I am so blessed to have you as my mother, and my best friend.

Here is a list of only a few of the things I love about you. :)
1. Your beautiful smile.
2. The fact that you cry when you laugh too hard. (I got that from you)
3. Your troll voice that only I got to hear. ;)
4. Your positive attitude.
5. Your strong testimony.
6. Your love and support of us kids, even when we make mistakes.
7. The way you love and honor Dad.
8. You still let me snuggle with you.
9. Your hard work ethic.
10.  Your willingness to serve anyone, and everyone.

I couldn't imagine my life without you. You are my rock, my comic relief, my best friend. I love you more than words can say. It's been hard being away from you for so long, but I will be looking forward to spending time with you in a couple of weeks! You are absolutely amazing Mom, I love you!

Ten years?

Okay, so it's been quite a while since I've written anything. Oops! I'll give you a quick update on my life. I've been proposed to by an 82 year old man while cutting his hair, I dyed my hair, again, I did my first perm ever, and helped all my friends move out for the summer.

You're probably wondering about the proposal. Well, once a month, about 10 girls from school go to the Springville Senior Center to give free hair cuts to the old people. It was my second time going, and when I got there, there was a man waiting to get his hair cut. His name was Joe. He's the kind of guy that's the center of attention, he cracks all the jokes, and even plays the harmonica! He is quite talented. Anyways we chatted while I cut his hair. This is how our conversation went...

Joe: so, how old are you?
Me: I'm 19, almost 20
Joe: Are you married?
Me: No not yet, I'm too young for that.
Joe: Well what do you say in ten years? If you aren't married by then?
Me: I thought you said you only had 2 years left to live? (from a previous conversation)
Joe: Well if I have a promise I can wait ten years!

It didn't fit together exactly like this, but that was the important parts. And as we were leaving he saw and and said, "I'll see you in ten years!" It definitely made my day. I'm hoping it won't take me ten years to get married though. I mean, I came to Provo to find me a husband, so hopefully I leave with one! But only if that's the way it's supposed to work out. I'll be patient. :)

This week was the last week of the semester for BYU. So pretty much all of my friends have moved out. Luckily though, all of my roommates but one are staying! This also means we are getting a new roommate. So it will be fun! It was also my spring break Thursday and Friday. So it was nice to be able to spend those days with my friends before they all left. I have truly been blessed with amazing people in my life since I have been here. I couldn't have asked for a better ward.

Another lovely thing in my life is that I get to go home in a month! I can't wait. I miss Washington more than I ever thought I would. But nothing can compare to it. I made a paper chain, just like I used to when I was little. It's pretty much the best thing ever. And it's hanging in our living room so everyone gets to see it :)

It can all change in an instance

I felt the rush of a motorcycle pass by me, then I looked up, and he was on the ground, motorcycle in pieces, and a car with a big dent in the side.

I've never witnessed anything like this before, and for some reason, it happened to me today. So many thoughts flooded my mind. The closer I got to it, I noticed the motorcyclist moving a little on the ground. I figured that was a good sign, but still, how scary. Can you imagine the phone call his family got? Or even how the driver who hit him felt. I'm not exactly sure how it even happened, but so much in those two people's lives changed within seconds.

I definitely thought about my own life, and how I probably take things for granted, I'm sure we all do. We can't let a day go by without thanking our Heavenly Father for what we have; the lives we've been blessed with, the families and friends we have, the jobs we have and school we are able to attend.

Our lives are wonderful. No matter who you are, you have something to be thankful for. If you don't think you do, go find something. It'll change your life.

This last weekend was General Conference. This happens twice a year. We get to listen to our Prophet and apostles, the leaders of our church, speak. I was lucky enough to go up to Salt Lake City with some of my friends and actually be at one session. Such a great experience! I loved every second of it. Here are some pictures of our wonderful trip!




Conference Center in SLC, UT



Christ statue in one of the Visitor Centers.

The group in front of the Salt Lake Temple :)