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!
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 :)
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!
A huge question someone would ask their friend or family is, "what do you want in life?" Well, I've decided what I want. I want a soundtrack to my life. I mean how awesome would that be? Whenever I hear a song, I am usually reminded of the first time I heard it, or a group of friends I always listened to it with. It brings back memories, good and bad, of course. And then there's movies, where they make it slow motion and go back to all the memories between certain people with that one totally great song in the background. I wish I could just walk around and have little theme song play, or when I'm crying have that super sad song play. I don't know, kind of ridiculous, but totally sweet, right?
Anyways, just a random thought I had today. :) But school has been so great. I've been getting my own clients which has been fantastic! They all walk away satisfied and hopefully someday I will see them again. but you never know in a place like this. It's interesting to think about doing this as a career. Its never what I would have expected, but it has been so awesome. I've been starting to enjoy color a lot more, although there is so much that goes into one clients color! So many things you have to figure out before you can even figure out what formula you want to get the correct color. Its kinda crazy! But so cool to see how it all works. Its quite the science. And like I said way before, its so wonderful how many different combinations and results you can get with color and cuts. That's why I love this!
On the sports side of things, BYU is in the Sweet Sixteen! First time since 1988, pretty cool! Its been so fun being more involved with March Madness and all that jazz. We have quite the spirited school! Life here is great! the weather is getting warmer (slowly but surely). And there's only two months until I get to go home to visit!
I honestly don't even know what to write about. I've had ideas, and typed stuff, but then I delete it. Hmm...I guess thats also why I'm writing this on Wednesday. I'm a couple days late, but please forgive me. Maybe it's taking me so long because I feel like I need to write something so profound or controversial, or whatever else that people like. That's me on a few occasions. But definitely not all the time. So I don't really know why I think like that. But, thats the life our world portrays. You always have to be bigger, better, prettier, smarter, or more successful than the person next door. I say thats crap. You be you. Not someone the world wants you to be. Don't live your life trying to please everyone and their mom. Thats not going to make you happy.
I have never been happier than I am right now. I love school, I love my friends, and I just plain love my life. I've had a couple people comment on how positive and happy I always am. Life is seriously too short to be upset, or angry about anything. I am perfectly content with the life I have been given, even with the trials that I encounter along the way. I mean, lets be honest, what is there not to be happy about? Life is all about what you make it. Not anyone else. Blaming other people for your sucky life will get you nowhere.
Laughing is definitely the best. There is really not a better feeling. Jokes have apparently become my thing lately. And lets be real, most jokes I tell are dumb. but its the little things that make me laugh. People think I'm a little crazy sometimes, but I am completely okay with that. :)
This last week has consisted of: chopping my hair off, eating moldy bread, starting into the general school program, BYU basketball game, playing volleyball, stake conference, and watching the crazy, but awesome movie, Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Each week in school we have a guest artist. Someone from around the area comes for two hours and talks to us, maybe does a demonstration. They could be a sales rep. for products, or someone that does make up, or a hair stylist. Well, this week it was Patrick from Shep's, which is a high end salon here in Provo. He asked who had curly hair so i raised my hand, thinking he would just do some fun style with it. But when I got up there he asks if I am willing to do a drastic change. I said, uh, sure. Funny, because that day I was wanting to get my hair cut. I sit down, and he grabs all my hair in his hands and starts cutting. I was on the verge of tears. I didn't realize how attached to my hair I was. He cut it all super crazy and when he styled it, I felt it and it was SHORT. But that was mostly because of all the curl. I ran to the bathroom to look at it and I didn't like it. It was so short and curly. All the girls were telling me it looked cute and they loved it. As the day went on, I played with it a little bit and it flattened out to where I actually liked it. I think he cut about 8 or 9 inches off. Crazy! But its's hair, It'll grow back. That's a big reason why I'm even in cosmetology school. Along with that, on Tuesday we started our classes. We have a cutting class, a color class, and then a general education/business class. Each class is a different day for about 2 hours. When we aren't in class, we get to work on theory or our worksheets which have our required things we have to do each month. I am still absolutely loving school!
Yes, I ate moldy bread. I made a nice peanut butter and honey sandwich, and I knew I had had that bread for a little while, but i didn't see any spots on it. It did taste a little funny though. That night I decided I wanted toast with my hot chocolate...I pulled a piece out and bam! Big spot of mold. Gross!
BYU played their last season basketball game on Saturday against Wyoming. The Marriott Center was filled with people. It was so loud and crazy. It was senior night, and if you know anything about BYU basketball, then you've heard of Jimmer Fredette. He is one of the top scorers for BYU and the Mountain West Conference, and will most likely go down in history with Danny Ainge. There have been rumors that they will retire his jersey. We won, with a score of 102 to something. I dont remember what. During one of the timeouts, the student section did a flash mob dance. Here it is!
Anyways, winning this game made BYU the Mountain West Conference champions. Technically, they are tied in first with San Diego, but since we beat them twice, we are the champs :) They are off to Las Vegas this next week to play in the tournament.
Oh! Big news in the Hartman family Brian's wife Jenn just had her twins on Thursday! Sophie and Charlotte. :) They are both absolutely adorable. They were 5 weeks early so were put into NICU, but they seem to be doing pretty well. I just wish they didn't live all the way in Toronto so I could see them!
I am so grateful to have the life that I do, and be surrounded by the people that I am. I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason, and if we put our trust and faith in Jesus Christ, and our Heavenly Father, that all things will work out for our good and benefit.
"Come what may, and love it" -Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin
Definitely worth the time to read it. such an inspiring talk.
