life is good.

I was kinda having a bad day today. for no reason at all....just felt like sticking a hot knife into the gut, ya know. but then i came here and started reading some good friend's posts. and life became beautiful again.

So thank you for making life beautiful. and thank you for being yourself. and thank you for posting.

Well, anyways. i have had a brilliant couple months. i probably won't catch up on it all, but to sum up january:

the guys belen found who were actually really good tourguides.
& bought us gelato haha

Belen came to visit:). for 15 days this time. and i got to have so much fun with her. and she put highlights in my hair. and we went latin dancing, and to institutes, and church, and to the mall, and out with random boys that belen has a knack of finding to take us places....and she showed me how to make italian spaghetti sauce (with tuna, weird), and we talked about life. in spanglish. i had a good time with my cousin.

my hand is bigger than my head. awkward angle

venetian. her request.

February

1st: For the first time in a looong time i decided to pray for "an opportunity to share my testimony somehow with someone". that's how i worded it as i drove to work. work finished. i came home. i went to the church to play basketball. i'd forgotten about the prayer the entire day. matthew and a bunch of people from my ward went to sushi. i didn't know about it. i went home. i found that matthew had invited a VERY DEAR friend to the sushi thing. a girl i knew growing up. long story short. they are not of my faith, i was adopted into their family a long time ago, we were backyard neighbors but they moved across town. we lost touch. she had now moved back into that house. & i visited them for the first time in YEARS. it almost felt just like old times:) afterwards i realized my prayer from that morning was answered. because since she went to the sushi thing she met the missionaries. and as we walked over to her house i spoke about how awesome the missionaries are.....testimony. great day.

2nd: I ran my first 5k in under 30 minutes. bought a couple things for my friends. great day.

3rd: I was surprised to find that one of my old patients found me on facebook & left me a long thank you message saying how i have influenced his life. i probably didn't deserve what he said, but it felt good. i bore my testimony for the first time in months, maybe even a year. ari was at church. i spent the evening with my sisters painting valentine's decorations. great day.

4th: Donated blood. found out i'm A+. i've always wondered about that. saw ari. great day.

5th: Spanish institute class. saw natalie. she gave me hershey's cookies&cream chocolate and a skirt for my birthday. found out i am now involved in a $100 basketball duel scheduled for president's day. greaaat.

6th: Went to the temple to do baptisms. wearing my new skirt. no better way to spend a 21st birthday in vegas. that one's for the record!;) great day.

7th: Sushi night....because i missed the first one.

8th: Cabin trip in Brian Head for the RS overnighter. i rode with bro bowman. it was brilliant. played in the snow at midnight. didn't sleep til 4 or 5a.

9th: Wonderful cabin breakfast. got dressed in snow clothes. went tubing. ate yummy crockpot food. traveled back to vegas. then straight to imagine dragons concert with ari:D. we moshed it up. then bought shirts. best. birthday. surprise. ever!! i still can't get the smile off my face.

10th: Family dinner. sister missionaries and friend invited. dinner and dessert of choice. family time at the table then by the fire. homemade cake&cupcakes. surprise gift. best day ever.

11th: Ari and i rocked those imagine dragons shirts at fhe. got some cool pictures. i love my life.


Like i said. it's been a wonderful month. i've never had a february as adventure-filled as this one. what have i done to deserve all this? why do i have such great people in my life? i am so blessed. please don't ever end.

Oh btw. you know what i realized today? sometimes people complain about things/situations that they have direct control over. that is something i don't think i'll ever understand.

Wanna know what else i've realized lately? i finally figured out what category of people i fall under...i am a tailored gospel-punk-hippie. that's me. you wouldn't believe how accurate it is.