BYU Idaho

Just some BYU I happenings :)

Here is to a new beginning...

Alright, I am going to try harder to start blogging again. I really am..... :) A little recap for ya - I am 18 years old and in my second year of college at BYU-Idaho. I will be graduating with my Associates degree in April and then going back home to work as a live in nanny for a woman I worked for over my break last year. While I am working as a nanny I will be furthering my education and earning another degree. I have loved living being here at BYU-Idaho. It is an amazing school and I have been so blessed to be here. The classes have been great and there have been lots of opportunities to do activities outdoors and also within the school. I will upload some pics of some of my school experiences for you in a bit. Here is to hoping I actually start blogging again and have something worth saying!

Christmas Spirit

There is nothing like the smell of a fresh Christmas tree in your home. It really does add so much to the mood of the holidays.

There is also nothing like reading edifying talks given by our church leaders around the holidays to remind us what it is all about. Today I read this talk and I loved. I thought it was so great, so I am sharing it with you.

Enjoy!

http://lds.org/liahona/2011/12/come-let-us-adore-him?lang=eng

Catching Christmas

I found this cute poem and wanted to share it.

Mother has always been careful
To keep me from catching a sickness.
But one thing she hopes I come down with
Is a condition called “spirit of Christmas.”
Catching the spirit of Christmas
Is nothing like catching a cold.
It makes you feel warm
And new and transformed
And leaves your heart feeling like gold.
Catching the spirit of Christmas
Is the catchingest of all that goes ’round
During this season
When there’s no greater reason
To lift those whose heads hang down.
Catching the spirit of Christmas
Won’t leave you sick in your bed.
It’ll give you the zest
To start living your best
And love others as Jesus has said.

Recalling the good and the bad

Lately I have been thinking a lot about my teenage years and all of the wonderful, bittersweet and trying times I have had through them. Pondering what I have gained from all of those experiences. I cannot help but be eternally grateful. Each and every one of those experiences have made me who I am today. They have made me appreciate the things in life that really matter. Although I may not be thrilled with the way I have had to learn some lessons, I truly am grateful for what I have gained.

I hope that each of us will strive to keep a journal and write down the lessons we learn, the fun and happiness we have had and the wonderful blessings we have been given to be thankful for. I know I just recommited (yet again...) to keep my journal more up to date..... It isn't easy, but I really do see the leaps and bounds from over the years in what I have written.

Smile :)

college prep

It is so weird to be at the point. I can't believe college is coming so fast..... How did I get here?! Where have the years gone?
People who go to college are supposed to be so mature and old....at least that is what it seemed like to me as a 12 year old, new to the Young Woman program and just learning about who I am and what I like and dislike.... It is mind blowing for me to see just how much I have grown in those 5 short years and what I have yet to learn and develop. It is scary yet exciting to think of the huge life changing choices I am going to be making in the next 5 years.
Crazy, crazy...but bring it on! I am ready for the challenge. I am ready to find out what I am made and capable of. I want to learn more of what my divine mission is!

AND. Hopefully I can start this blogging thing again....I think it is a positive thing. Writing is so powerful and really helps people find out who they are...and it is one way to keep a record of you and your life. :P :)

Ciao mi amici

I don't really know what to say...but thought I should write SOMETHING.......
Ummm.....Last Sunday I was in our stake choir and we have a Palm Sunday/Easter musical fireside. I had a little solo and everything went great. This Sunday (Easter) Emmayln, Mom and Myself are singing "I Know That My Redeemer Lives" in our ward and there is also a duet and a couple choir numbers. Hopefully everything will go without a hitch......that is all I can think of for now...

Ciao
:)