1000 views & my nasty matchmaking habit

I just reached 1000 views, and this is how excited we are.

That's even more views than I have facebook friends. cuh-razy.
Also, I've gone a whole 2 days without missing a day at the gym. I feel the need to tell someone, and that someone is you. You should feel honored.
This is my little brother, by the way. In case you didn't know. He's the best little brother ever. (besides Ty. They're tied for this position) He's handsome and single, and he can even take you on a date in February when he turns 16. 

I have a habit of trying to set everyone I know up on dates.
I should make a commercial for it. 

Single?
Hey, me too! 
And so are all my friends! 
So let me set you up on a date with one of them. 
Maybe you'll find true love, 
or maybe you'll have the most awkward date of your life! 
Either way, at least you'll have a good story!
and then I can live vicariously through you!
Mwahahaha

I work in a chocolate factory

Cuddle Weather

When you're sick, just walking across the room wears you out. Thank goodness for my little cuddle bug. She's a good friend to have around when it starts getting cold outside. We like to nap while we watch Big Bang Theory reruns together. It's bonding time. 

Hello, Autumn!

Two days ago, I was admiring the pouring rain as it fell outside of my car. I turned on some tunes, grabbed a hoodie, and just enjoyed the beautiful view as I drove to school. 

On my way home, the rain had stopped, and it had warmed up to a beautiful temperature. I found myself wishing that the weather could just stick here for a little while. Colorful leaves, beautiful rain, cool air. 

to be fair, this was in the mountains.. not on my way to school.

Oh, Autumn. I love you! 

Bright Colors

Pumpkins

Long Sleeve Shirts

Corn Fields

Hoodies

Hot Chocolate

Cuddle Weather

Football Games

Mountain Drives

and.. 

Wait for it. 

Illness. 

I do not have time to spend my days knocked out on the couch with 100 and something degree temperatures. 

Thank goodness my cute puppy spent the past two days cuddling with me.

And I'm super blessed to have an awesome friend that's willing to come hang out with my sickly self after he gets off work every day. Even though all I do is nap. 

Big Bang Theory marathons and Avengers viewing parties are probably the best thing ever to do when you're sick.

I don't think I could recreate this hairstyle if I tried, so here's a quick picture of my smelly self that's been passed out on the couch for two days. Hopefully my sudden burst of energy has more to do with me actually getting better than the large amounts of medication that's been pumped into my body just covering it up. 

I'm thankful for throat lozenges. Especially the kind that make your entire mouth numb. Meesa like jar jar binks. 

Bad Moods

As I was driving home from school, I realized that I was in a very sour mood. 
Now, when I'm in a particularly sour mood, I like to sort it out and figure out why so that I can avoid biting the wrong people's heads off. 

It only took me a few moments to figure out why I was in such a nasty mood.

I definitely fell asleep on the couch last night, meaning I didn't read my scriptures before I fell asleep.

The only way to get rid of moods caused by such events is this: read your scriptures. 

I went ahead and plugged in the iPhone to the stereo so I could listen to them instead since reading while driving is rather dangerous. Bad Mood:Crushed

God:1
Lucifer:0

It wasn't until a few months ago that I realized how big of an impact reading your scriptures daily can have on your life. Now that I know the difference, I can testify to you that reading the scriptures really DOES make me happier and DOES improve my life. I don't ever want to go back into the slump I was in before I made scriptures part of my daily routine. They'll make a difference in your life if you read them every day, I promise. Try it. I dare you. 

these are a few of my favorite things

Who needs a stairmaster when you work in a 4 story barn and have to haul watermelons around? Not I. I'm pretty sure I got more of a workout today carrying in groceries than I would have gotten at the gym. Either that, or I'm just way out of shape. 

I think this post shall be rather scattered. Here we go!

I think I shall just tell you about a few things that make me really happy. 

1 - My ward. I love my ward so much. 
2 - Peanut butter bars. Addie made me some for my birthday, and they are delightful. And Oreo cookies. 
3 - When people that you don't usually talk to text you. You were thinking about me? Aww! 
4 - Getting mail. Especially missionary letters.
5 - Dates. I like going on dates. 
6 - Feeling accomplished when you are the only girl you know that can drive a manual transmission car.
7 - Feeling accomplished when you can even manage to do things like talk on the phone or hold hands while you drive a manual transmission car. Multi-tasking win. 
8 - When you run into your ex's family. You end up missing those people a lot more than you thought you would, and it's just a pleasant surprise to run into them on occasion! 
9 - Singing in the car at the top of your lungs. Especially Taylor Swift and Classic Rock. 
10 - The Gospel. There's really nothing that makes me happier and fills me all the way to the top with such a pure form of joy.  I could go on and on about this one for forever, but I think I'll save that for another post. 
11 - The number 11. :) 
12 - Halo nights with my boys. Every Monday night.
13 - this song : It makes me think of my best friend Dylan. 

14 - Delivering Flowers

15 - When you try something new, and catch onto it really fast. (I'm going to become a professional longboarder, folks.) 

16 - Being me!

Sixteen seems like a good number to stop at, because I'm pretty sure that even though I'm now 20 years old, I still feel like a 16 year old.

Now, I have a very important question for all of you. 

I have recently learned that each college has their own way of becoming a "true (insert mascot here)" My question is this: Can you become a "true _____" without actually attending that school? 

These things are very important to know. 

I am probably the most awkward person I know.

Elevators are probably the most awkward place ever. We as humans, trap ourselves in a tiny room that's moved by a series of pulleys. Up and down, we ride the little room through a creepy, dirty shaft in the middle of a building.  We don't make eye contact, don't converse, and we stand in our own little corners 

Then you have Toni. She's the fool that tries to lighten the mood in an elevator by saying something. This is almost always a bad idea. 

I just so happened to follow a kid all the way from my car to the elevator. I noticed that the plaid on his backpack matched his shirt and decided to comment on it. 

"Your shirt and backpack match. It's like camouflage."

He slowly looked to the closed door and then down at his shirt. "Oh.. thanks?"

"Yeah, I noticed cause I followed you all the way in from the parking lot!"

"Oh!" He uneasily laughed and escaped onto the 4th floor. 

Alone in the elevator, I face-palmed. A literal facepalm. 

I got off on the 5th floor and went to class. 

After class, I decided to avoid the elevator. I went down the stairs. Plaid-boy jumped into the crowd of students directly in front of me on the fourth floor. I decided to just pretend like I was invisible. 

I sped ahead of him towards the parking lot, and was surprised to see him run up beside me and say, "Hey!"

I panicked. "I'm not following you, I swear!" I quickly blurted out like a mad woman.  

"Oh.. Well that's unfortunate!"

I flashed an embarrassed smile, waved, and took the long way around the parking lot to my car, only to remember that I was parked right next to him.

Shoot. 

I got in my car and quickly tried to get out of the packed parking lot. "Quickly" and "Parking Lot" don't go together. I didn't even get to flee the situation. 

I embraced the awkwardness. I rolled down the windows and had a great solo singing party. 

I love college.