Tomorrow...Tomorrow....

I love you tomorrow!

I am sitting in my bed as I have been far too much in the past couple of days, no I am not sick, I simply have been very lazy and had rather little to do, but no more.  Starting tomorrow I am on a 3 week vacation to the world of my dreams: Washington D.C., Italy, France, and England.  I have been reading and studying and learning about these places since before I can remember. (I should ask Rachel when she actually started teaching me history lessons.)  Now I have been truly blessed to be able to see them in person and experience the thrill of a life time.  I have no idea how to express my gratitude to everyone for helping me get ready: planning, borrowing, and lists of "Must Sees".  I feel more prepared than I could have ever thought and am just ready to get on that plane and go!

I promise the next post will be far more interesting and accompanied with pictures full of two very happy girls, here we go Aubrey!

A Dream Come True

Back in the Saddle Again...

I had the fantastic opportunity to go horseback riding today.  First time in the saddle in 6 years or so.  Let's just say I have missed it with a passion since Grandpa Nichols passed away and The Ranch got sold.

I have never ridden bareback and I didn't today, we just remembered the camera after we had already put all the tack away and brushed the horses down.  This one is Trophy, sturdy and kind, who the owner rode.  I rode Adonis, small and stubborn but sweet, and Garret (my friend with the horse connection) rode Fireglow, the funny skittish one.

I kind of can't wait to do it again sometime, so anyone who has a connection I could mooch of of, PLEASE let me know!

To all the sisters out there...

Sisterly Love

How to describe

The place in my heart

That will always thrive

Remembering…

Laughing, light and easy,

Crying through the pain,

Singing like a choir,

Dancing fast and free,

Quoting book and film,

Living life together.

And never forget

No matter how far

No matter how long

Sisters are sisters

Eternal and strong.

Random Fun

So college kids tend to do really funny things, and I am no different.

Recently I have...Gone back in time to the 80s

 But no matter what time I am in, I always seem to...

 be picked up by friends and family. 

Much love!

I have also gone multicultural in the unofficial BYU spring break, Festival of Color.

Before...

 After...

 Random people everywhere, but oh we were happy.

 One of my friends that went with me, and you may not be able to tell, but there is a hand print on my face on the right side in yellow.  

And what do you think about me dying my hair that color pink all over?

Update on Trip

Change of plans I am going to Italy instead of Spain.  Wahoo.  Tickets are bought....it is official.

Bucket Lists

I just want to share with everyone that I care about the exciting news that I have just received.

I know it may seem kind of corny, even cheesy but years ago, I watched the movie A Walk to Remember and I was inspired.  After listening to her list of goals, I wrote my own list of what I wanted to do before I died.  And this summer I will be completely one of the biggest ones on that list.  I will be taking a grand vacation to see:

Washington D.C.

London

Paris

Barcelona

I have not seen any of these places before and am absolutely thrilled about being able to see and experience the places that I have been studying for years.  Happy days here and even more ahead!

Keep your eyes out for updates!

Sour Cream and Potato Chips

So once again this blog is being used for class assignments, but this time it may be of more interest to you. It will now contain what my teacher calls the "Slice of Life."


Sour Cream and Potato Chips....odd yet satisfying.

It is one of those cold smooth foods mixed with the salty crunch that I find so addicting every time I start. It is very simple to create a joy such as this for yourself if you will just allow it. At the start of classes I find that those simple joys are the most important to retain if I am to keep the optimistic attitude of the summer. All summer we lay about in the sun and live an active care-free life over all and then the dreaded (I say dreaded as a stereotype because for many of us it is kind of an exciting thing to get back to a schedule and open our minds again) day of classes comes. For me I am going to remember a few things from summer that will keep those natural highs in my life: the occasional summer snack such as sour cream and potato chips, reading for fun even if I don't have much time for it, and sports night once a week with my ward.

These joys remind me of a list I was sent as a middle school students as a forwarded email that named 50 natural highs in life. Mostly little things like running through sprinklers and getting mail are listed, but the whole point is to make us think beyond the adrenaline rushes we watch in movies and hear about from people we admire and get us to appreciate life every single day. And that is just what I am doing today.