Missin' a memory

This song also features my new found love for the guitar. It's still working on becoming a "talent". But I do love it!

Missin' a memory

Things fall apart

It's still in the finishing process, but here's my song that I wrote. More about the song later :)
Things fall apart

It needs a title

Titles and conclusions. That's always the hardest part! So I need your help. I had to write a poem for my marriage prep class. Brace yourself. It's really sappy. The instructions were to write "to our future sweetheart". That already indicates sappiness. But, it needs a title. Suggestions?

In temple walls lies our eternity,

Because of a promise of utmost purity;

An understanding of God’s pure love

And quiet promptings from Him above

To stay on the path that we began

And reach the temple and enter therein.

This day I vow to you, my dear,

That I will stay throughout the years

That God, a pillar He may be

As we strive to raise our family.

I pray each time we enter again,

We will renew our love and seek His hand.

I promise to love you more each day

And show that love in Holy ways;

That you may know it is you I treasure,

And that we use God as a purer measure.

For the crowning of this life will be

When I am yours for eternity.

Today is one of those days

We've all had those days. For some people they come more frequently than others. The days where you try so hard to be positive and every little thing seems to eat away at you. The paper that is due on Friday. You finished it, and yet are still worried about it. The class where you watched really depressing videos for an hour and sat in shock as you watched someone's life taken from them and then weren't able to have class therapy time to talk though it. The people that you really want to be excited for, but you're sitting there trying to get over your own sadness. The homework you should be doing, but would rather type about how much you want to be back in Georgia, not in Provo. Right now, I think I would take Alaska over Provo.
As you may have gathered the person I am talking about is not some random stranger. It's me. Today is just one of those days. It's warm outside and yet here I sit in my apartment typing away, not turning on lights because the gray light matches my mood.

But, luckily I have something that too many people are missing in their lives: Words of a prophet. Consider the blessings. 
So, what do I have to be grateful for?
My sister is going to have a baby :) (This one makes me especially happy, I love being an Aunt)
 My brother in-law got a job that he will hopefully enjoy
I got to see my niece and nephew while I was home
I talked to a lady on the plane about the Book of Mormon
I bought cookies at the store
I have food on my shelf
One of my best friends owed me ice-cream
My dad is working really hard on the barn and put a rope swing in
I have a family that loves me
My home teachers are amazing
My mom gave me a lunchable (I love that this occurs when I'm 22)
I have a life time full of adventures ahead of me
My friend found 99 cent truffles at the store (I like how this is centering on food)
I have two weeks left of school
I have a wonderful set of teachers
 I love our before class get togethers for 335
I have a quote wall I get to look at each night before I go to bed
I have a wonderful room mate who keeps me up way too late
I have a friend who will go country dancing with me
The SEC and national championships are almost here
I have clean clothes
I have quarters
Past Daily left future Daily dinner in the freezer

This list could go on for quite a while. Needless to say, today is one of those days that I am very blessed.
P.S. Here's the link to that talk: Consider the blessings

Dinner with a side order of procrastination

Let's be honest. This blog post has nothing to do with the fact that I'm excited to have the time to make dinner. It's all about procrastination. Procrastinating that last page of my movie reflection paper. Procrastinating working on my blog for my other class. Procrastinating life. This, I believe it much better.

Tonight, I am making dinner. I've been doing this odd phenomenon a lot more often now. I have a little inspiration. When your boyfriend uses the stove more often than you do to make his meals, it's a little embarrassing to say the least. So, now that I have some motivation I need ingredients. Last night's 10 p.m. run to the store did the trick. Bringing all of my random items together and adding a few more at the store I am excited to make Chicken Parmesan tonight... a dish I haven't made in years.

Breadsticks! (I just hope pictures aren't deceiving, 'cause this looks delicious)

Chicken Parmesan 

Snow Peas

Oh my days! I am so excited and just wish 7 would get here a little sooner so that I could stop procrastinating. 

Sheep and blessings

We all know the song. "When I'm worried, and I can't sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep." Since I've been home I haven't been sleeping as well as usual. It takes me longer to fall asleep and I can't seem to stay asleep. This morning, for example, I woke up kind of startled (I felt as if I'd been woken up by a nightmare that I couldn't remember) and checked my phone. 5:56. 5:56?! Who wakes up that early anyways. So, I tried to count sheep. Sheep run awfully fast and so I couldn't keep up. I tried counting blessings, but that got my mind too worked up.

So, I began to recite The Family: A Proclamation to the World. This is a document given by our prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, who passed away a few years ago. However it still holds many truths. It teaches us that we have purpose in life, that we are children of God, that the family is central to the plan,  that gender is an essential characteristic of eternal identity, that marriage is between a man and a woman and that children are a special blessing. While it didn't help me sleep it helped me remember that although hard things are ahead, the Lord is right there beside us. This proclamation was issued in 1995, a while before many of the issues on the family had come to light. The gratitude I feel in knowing that God loves us enough to give us warning is inexpressibly, but I AM profoundly grateful.

To read more: http://www.lds.org/family/proclamation

Stand

Sometimes He lets your heart break
Sometimes He lets you cry
Sometimes you feel as if,
the world's going to pass you by.

Sometimes the grief comes down
in sheets of torrent rain
and you wish for comfort, peace and still
that would take away your pain

Reach upward
Reach outward
Reach for His hand
Reach for His mercy,

Get up and stand.

Stand for something
Stand for what's right
Stand with power,
Stand with might.

Stand with the wisdom,
Stand with your will
Stand with your virtue,
but never stand still.