Tis the Season

Merry Christmas!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. I did. Though, it's hard being the youngest, unmarried, and no one is here. Oh well, it was fun to give my nieces and nephews gifts. It was fun to see them dance around and tell me alllllll about what Santa brought them. That is the magic of Christmas, and I love it.

Again, Merry Christmas. Don't forget the true meaning of Christmas. A missionary told me, Christ and mas. Mas means more in Spanish. We need, always need, more Christ in our lives. "Seek Christ, and ye shall have peace."

I'm Going to Narnia!!!

Today was basically an adventure, but I wouldn't say it wasn't a good kind of adventure. I did get to spend time with my momma, which is always nice, but it was just like Black Friday all over again. Who knew two days before Christmas would be chaos... Oh wait, I did. AND I went willingly, this is definitely unusual. We spent the day shopping, and finding last minute gifts.

Then we went to the movie, "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader". Ah yes, how I LOVE C.S. Lewis and his novels. These books make me happy, not only are they a great adventure, but they are a type and shadow of Jesus Christ. From a very atheist life, to Christianity, who knew. He is amazing! One of my favorite quotes from the movie (which is also a direct quote from the book),

"Are - are you there too, Sir?" said Edmund.
"I am," said Aslan. "But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."

How true is that quote. We need to learn of our Savior, here on earth. So that we will know Him better when die and meet Him in the next life. He is our Savior, and He knows us. It is US who must come to know our Savior.

I Don't Care How Old They Are, I Still Love the Beatles!

Wow. I haven't written in a while. Meh. Not much has happened, so I didn't feel it necessary to write anything.

I helped move my sister yesterday. She, her husband, and their little boy are finally in a real house! YAY! Congratulations Beth and Sam!! What a nice house it is, too. I like helping, it's nice. I'm glad they got their house, and just before Christmas too. What a nice Christmas gift.

I haven't done much except hang out with friends and family. Ah well, what can you do? Not much. I played Ulimate Frizbee on Monday night. That was a lot of fun. I met a boy, and he was cute. Too bad I live in Cedar.

"That's a Question I've Never Been Able to Pluck up the Courage to Ask Him... But He's Me Best Friend, I Will"

Wow. When did it get here? The end of semester. The last final. The first semester of my third year of college. Over. It's amazing how when you buckel down and just do something that time magically flies by. It's always amazes me.

Tomorrow is my last final. Thank heavens. Unfortunately, I can't leave until after... probably two in the afternoon. I am giving a girl a ride home, and she has a final at one in the afternoon. If I was that teacher, I would have had it the last day of semester, not at One on Friday. In fact, I wouldn't have finals week extend into Friday anyway. I would make it Monday through Thursday. Friday shouldn't be a day of finals anyway.

So my roommates and I did a secret Santa exchange between the five of us. It was fun to see the things we got for each other. I gave my roommate a Tangled drawing book. It's her new favorite movie, she loves it. So I figured she'd like it. Which, she did. She opened it immediately and started drawing in it. Mission complete. My secret Santa gave me a mug with the album cover of A Hard Day's Night. It was perfect. I love it!

While shopping for my secret Santa gift yesterday, I found two more Beatles t-shirts. I have seven total, and I'm hoping to get more. I'm going to make a blanket with them! I know, genius. I can't wait. I wish there was fabric with their name all over it, that would be awesome. I'd use that as the backing. I can't wait for the finished product, because I am awesome! I love the Beatles!

Think of Me

Here it is. 30 years ago today, John Lennon was murdered outside of his New York apartment. What a sad time that was, and still is. The world lost one of it's greatest musicians. John, you are missed!

Today was my math final. I took it in 30 minutes, I was ready for that piece of cake. It was pretty simple, and I'm ready for my final on Friday... Which, is just a group thing anyway. How dumb. I want it not to exist, then I could have come home right now! But no. NO! Who does that anyway. For a class that is entirely a discussion based class, why on earth would you have a final? If I were that teacher, I wouldn't do that. I'd have them write a one page response about what their learned. Due to me on my email or Blackboard. It's that simple. Ugh.

See ya in three days.

Survival of the Fittest

Here it is, the first day of finals. Okay, I lied. Today wasn't the first day of finals, tomorrow is. Today is, what is known as "Study day". A day for you to get everything you need to, done and ready for you to being your finals. At Snow, today was the last day of semester. But here, we use it to study.

Which, I did. I went to a study group for my math class, in which my teacher was there, gave us tips about our final, what to study, look for, and other such ideas. It was also nice to have her there so that we could review past tests, and make sure we remember everything we've talked about the whole semester. She's a great teacher, I actually understand the most basic points of math. I never remember learning what the top of the fraction means, as opposed to what the bottom means. As well, story problems don't seem as scary anymore, and I know how to write them. Did you know there are 12 types of addition story problems? I didn't!

Then I had a Lifeguard Orientation, we're getting ready to open the pool. Well, the exact date is December 17th. My supervisor is nice enough to let me have the whole month of December off.

Right now I'm working on one of my finals. I have to write a paper on a movie we watched in class. It is called The Freedom Writers Diary, based on a true story. If you haven't seen the movie, watch it. Watch it now!!! We need teachers like her. Those who go the extra mile. Those who don't give up just because someone else said it wasn't worth it. Instead, taking that, and turning it into a challenge, just to prove someone wrong. Of course, every child in our educational system is worth it. It's sad that some teachers have forgotten that, no matter the background a child comes from. Watch it now.

Stop this Craziness Somehow

Today, or rather, all week has been completely boring. Nothing has gone on, and luckily, I only have to last five days.

Actually, I'm not going home until Saturday morning because I don't want to have to deal with Provo and American Fork traffic/construction. Since, my final is at 11:30 (who does that!) on Friday, and I won't be done until 12:30 or 1 pm. Finishing at 1, would put me in Provo/American Fork area at 4 pm. Just right for rush hour.. Not my favorite. So, I figured Saturday morning at 8 am would definitely be better. Unless... It's suppose to snow Saturday or something, then I will deal with traffic. If there is anything that I hate more than traffic, it's driving in the snow. So I'll deal with it. Hopefully, it isn't snowing any time this week. Next week, sure, I'm okay with that.

I'm excited for the First Presidency's Christmas Devotional. I love hearing from the Prophet of God, and the wonderful music provided by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. Music is my life, and it touches people in so many different ways. "God gave us music, so we could pray without words."