Learn To Dance In The Rain

In spite of a receiving some bad news today, here are some things that made me smile:

Heart attacking the guys' apartment.

Newbie's sweet revenge.

Adult footie pajamas. I mean, can you say SEXY?!

Girls night. Including- dirty dancing class at Gold's. 

(yes, Grandma- a dirty dancing class), 

mud masks, and smoothies. Mmmm!

And my language immersion programs finally came!

Newbie and I will be learning Chinese together.

We already try to speak four languages,

(English, Spanish, Chinese, & ASL)

so why not try to be better?

He's already fluent in Spanish, so I'm the one that needs to catch up!

Oh, and... I ONLY HAVE ONE FINAL LEFT!!

That is all.

Weekend Favorites

• Temple Square in Salt Lake City at Christmas time
• Cheesecake
• Chinese food (particularly Charlie Chow's Dragon Grill)
• Dan & Jaimie Riding
• Mint hot chocolate
• Fast & testimony meeting at church
• The first presidency Christmas devotional
• Prayer
• Pictures
• Divine intervention
• Sundays

A1 Sauce

Once upon a time there was a man who was full of patience and kindness. He had will power made of steel. He was a great leader. But, he really sucked at playing Blink. He could cook great pot roast and even get people to like gravy. He's the kind of man that cleans snow off of a girls car without her even having to ask. He's also the kind of guy that listens to Taylor Swift in his car, without a girl present. Hmm... a rare breed indeed.
Hello Kansas!

Roses Are Red, Steak is Too

Wedding receptions. What a fabulous excuse to buy a new dress, get beautiful roses from a great guy, and eat the most fantastic steak ever (seriously, I think I'm in love with it!)

Grateful

On this Thanksgiving Day, I have so much to be thankful for. Although, if I were to try to list everything that I'm grateful for, I'd be typing indefinitely. I'll try to limit myself.
I am grateful for:

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am so blessed to have this sweet gospel in my life. I am grateful for the peace and comfort that it brings.
• Rachel. I was really unsure of how things would go when she came out here. But, against my preconceived ideas, we have become best friends. I am so proud of her and I love having her in my daily life. Even when she insists on crawling into my tiny bed with me (and gives me Reese's and then takes them away, like she just did).
• The United States of America. No, it is not perfect. But, I am so thankful and proud to be called an American. We have so many freedoms in this nation! Just take a moment and think of how wonderful it is that we have religious freedom. There are so many out there who aren't able to have this same freedom. I know that our forefathers involved the Lord in the founding of our country.
• The great people that I have met here. Influential, uplifting, motivational, kind. They are wonderful.
• Friends. I have such great people in my life.
• Bubble baths. What a fabulous pleasure in life.
• Utah Valley University. Although it is costing me three times as much as what BYU-Idaho did, I am grateful for the things that I am learning here.
• Music. It's good for the soul.
• Turkey! I couldn't forget that today.
• Family. The best for last. I am so glad that I was given this family. They are so wonderful. It gets a little crazy sometimes, but it's worth it. I am grateful for my eternal family.

What are you thankful for?

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Cold Toes

Here's another random one.
[commence rambling]
I tried Peach and Mangosteen tea; smelled great, didn't taste so great. There was supposed to be a huge blizzard here tonight ("biggest in the past 25 years"), didn't happen. My roommate has pneumonia, poor thing. She's been hurting and incognito for about a week now. I think I might be starting to get sick too. I can't afford that. I won't even have insurance for another month. My super duper bumble bee socks are not keeping my feet very warm right now. I was really excited for the snow. I made a gigantic pot of vegetable soup on Sunday.  Rachel is thinking of going abroad with ILP. I cannot believe that. Can. Not. Did you know that guys usually fall in love faster than girls do? What do you do when that happens? Did I already mention that my feet are cold? Channing Tatum is so beautiful. I would not consider myself to be a Harry Potter fan, nor am I anti. But, I went and saw the newest movie this past weekend and it was absolutely phenomenal. I'm contemplating doing a little Black Friday shopping this year. This is something that I'm usually against. I have so many books that I want to read right now. I have a huge final presentation next Monday which means that I'll be spending time on my break working on it. I hate it when that happens. It's called a break for a reason. One of my friends is thinking of volunteering to go back to Iraq again. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I already haven't seen him in two years. I might not be able to go home for Christmas; we'll see what happens. I want a baby. My best friend has a brand new niece! I was really excited for the snow, but laying out on the beach sounds wonderful right now. I miss my queen size bed. I still can't believe that my video won the competition at work. I cry almost every time I watch it. I want to go shopping. Gordon B Hinckley was such an amazing man. I love pulpy orange juice. Bubble baths and mud masks are amazing.
[commence bubble bath]

Words From the Weekend

The bad. The good. The bitter. The sweet. Things that were said to me. Things that I said. Things that I wish I would've said. Words from this weekend.

"I know why you think I'm so cocky. It's because you have low self-esteem." -KD

"All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and alone in life."- Taylor Swift

"I put up with you because I think I'm falling in love with you."

"Aim high, but do not aim so high that you totally miss the target. What really matters is that he will love you, that he will respect you, that he will honor you, that he will be absolutely true to you, that he will give you the freedom of expression and let you fly in the development of your own talents. He is not going to be perfect, but if he is kind and thoughtful, if he knows how to work and earn a living, if he is honest and full of faith, the chances are you will not go wrong, that you will be immensely happy." - Gordon B. Hinckley

"What a beautiful place to be. With friends." - Dobby (HP7)

"You can take his ego and caress it or you can crush it."
"My natural man is an idiot!"
"Girls, remember, nerds make the money!" - [stake] President Livingston

Sometimes all you can do is laugh.

PS- I won the video contest!! Which means a new iPod shuffle for Shaila! Weee!