Roasting Marshmallows

Last spring, the library grilled hot dogs and gave everyone walking by a free one for National Hot Dog Month.  

I got free hot chocolate (with mini marshmallows) earlier this semester for listening to a 30 second spiel (yes, that is a real word) about the new chemistry tutoring which I will never use. 

Today, I roasted two marshmallows on my way to class for no reason at all.  The students working the roasting pit even spoke with British accents.

I love BYUI.

Spring in November

I decorated a cake in my baking class today and in honor of Peru it's a spring cake!! (it's Spring down there on the other side of the world....)

Oh, and did I forget to mention that

I bought my non-refundable ticket to Peru today?!?!

Happy 100!!!

Well, actually it's 101.  This is my 101st blog post!!  
(after careful review I discovered this is not the 101st blog I posted but is the 89th...I have written some that I never published on here and those were being counted as well.  I did not discover this until after this post was written.  Please forgive me for lying and continue reading.)

Now I feel like I need to say something profound....

"There is no growth in your comfort zone and no comfort in your growth zone"

I'm not sure who originally said this but it was said in devotional a few months ago and I had forgotten about it until just recently.  This is one of those quotes that I love, but I hate.  I love it because it's TRUE and I hate it because it's TRUE.

I do quite enjoy my comfort zone.  I've lived in the same apartment for a year and a half with the same girls for almost a year of that.  I have my ward (although I just got a new bishop a week ago...).  I have my classes, my job, my friends, my family.  Life hasn't changed a whole lot in the past year.  I can see where I've grown because I was pushed out of my comfort zone (last fall with starting my job AND being RS President), and I see where I've gotten too comfortable and become lazy.

Fact:  I don't like that I've become lazy.

Fact: I should be doing homework instead of blogging right now.

Fact: I'm counting this as my journal writing today so I don't feel as bad.

Fact: My lowest grade is a 95.5% right now so I haven't been too lazy.

So goals for the coming months include getting out of my comfort zone and not having regrets.  

Life is going so well and I couldn't be much happier.  I have my moments but they are few and far between.  Besides the regular college stressors (that's a word, right?) I'm fairly stress free!  I have been so blessed to have an adorable apartment, excellent and caring roommates, a family that supports me in whatever I decide to do, and a pomegranate for dinner.

Charlie Brown "Happiness" 

  
PS- I have no idea why my font size is huge and I can't get it to go back to normal...

A Time For...

what?  WHAT?!?!  What is it time for??!!!?!?!

I have no idea and it's driving me crazy.  Why do I have such a hard time with big decisions?  Why do I have to over-analyze everything?  Why can't I just make a decision and stick to it?  Why can't someone just explain how the rest of my life is going to go to me?  Why can't someone just make the decision for me?  Why do I lose sleep over this kind of stuff?

Well, I guess I'm glad no one is making my decisions because I would be quite upset with them.  I'm glad I don't know the end from the beginning because that would take the fun and excitement out of life.  If I went to bed earlier I probably wouldn't lose sleep.

Sometimes I don't know the answer to something that seems important and I really do get frustrated.  I want to feel good about every decision I make.  I don't want to have any more regrets than I already have.  Regret is maybe the worst feeling in the world.  You knew you were supposed to do one thing and then you did another.  Why would you do something you knew you weren't supposed to do?  Beats me.  But I've done it before.  Mostly out of pride, I think.

I want to be the absolute best person I can be and that takes a lot of work.  Sometimes it takes more work than I'm willing to put in and that has been the cause of numerous regrets.  I'm setting a new goal.  I want to live my life with no regrets.  I want to work through problems and decisions and feel happy in the end, even if things don't turn out how I want them to.  This is not something that will change overnight and it's not something that I'll ever accomplish but it's something I can work at everyday, in every little thing I do.  No matter what time it is, I want to be ready for whatever is next. 

This is so much easier said than done.  But I know I can do it!!

Newspaper Nails

I learned a super fun new nail art trick today!  You can put newspaper designs on your nails...who knew?!  First you paint a light solid color and let it totally dry.  Next, dip your nail into rubbing alcohol and press the piece of newspaper you like onto it.  Hold for a few seconds and peel off.  After a few minutes, put another layer of clear polish on top.  Ta-Da!!!

Clockwise from top: Stars and stripes, B"loo"mingdales, crossword answer, random words, "LOVE"

Salvation Army logo, random words, QR code, random words, Ohio

Peru Pow-wow

I finally met the third member of the Peru party!  We had our first official meeting tonight and things are finally coming together.  Oh crap.  I can't believe I'm going to Peru.  I don't speak Spanish.  How the heck am I supposed to do this?!?!?  We decided to put an ad on the school bulletin board for a Peruvian friend.

Uno, Dos, Tres...QUESO!!!!!

Papas Locas

Prepare to be disgusted...but I figured since I'm going to a foreign country I need to learn how to try foods that completely gross me out.

This concoction is from Mexico.

 First, take a bag of chips and crush them up.  I used Baked Lays but I hear Doritos and Fritos are the best kind.

 Add worcestershire sauce.

 Add soy sauce.

 Add lime juice.

 Mush together.

Eat like a push pop.

Enjoy??