change

change is good... right?
Sometimes I feel like I'm standing at the same place and everyone keeps moving around.
I like change.
I'm going back to camp.
Change.

3 weeks behind!

Ah! I'm three weeks behind!
Finals and too many jobs caught up with me.
April 29- Concerts! I haven't been to many but the ones i have been to rocked. Especially Fun. and Panic! at the disco.
May 6- wow! It's May now, so weird that it's the 5th month of the longest.year.ever. This one is reading. I love love love reading. I have decided to take my first summer off since middle school and read all the books I haven't had a chance to read. Very excited. Right now I'm reading the lucky one and I know, bad choice but I just want to finish it. After that back to fiction historical novels. yes.
May 13- Biking! I have a bike and I love riding it everywhere I can which is slightly limited because biking with cars scares me. I bike to work everyday and I've made it to target and back alive! Go me!

Think that's it for now and I should be able to keep on track with my now empty summer.
next week is week 21

hiking :)

This really makes me happy.
I've had a genuinely great weekend.

Devils bridge- Sedona

Friday I worked which doesn't bother me because I like talking to my coworkers and the crazy crap that happens even though it was hate-us-week. Stalked my new house, got dressed up and went to casino night and failed. 
I went hiking in Sedona all day Saturday, ate at an amazing restaurant, watched new movies got free cobbler and had a blast. It was nice to just get away from everything and into the forest. I know, I'm a hippie, what can I say? Worked Sunday, got all my homework done, cleaned, grocery shopped and went on date #2 or #3 haha. Dinner-d, shopped, googled the weird facts they put on condoms. Apparently they're more legit than what we thought.
This was just a good weekend. I really love hiking and wish I was able to do it more and look forward to all my hikes in the future. Jacob and I used to talk about just moving out into the forest someday and I still just might. I can say that cause he won't read this haha.

West fork- Sedona

I'm glad I got to see a wide array of people I like this weekend no matter how short the time was. I'm prepared for the last week of school before reading week now.

The trail that never ends

:)

Another week

Cute animals!!!
Anyone who knows me knows that adorable animals make me ridiculously happy.
Maybe to an obnoxious point but whatever. My phone has about 300 pictures of baby animals or just plain adorable animals. There's Geoffrie on the right and he is just the definition of soft and adorable. 

This is the background on my computer. They're adorable. Puppies are also a winner... can't tell you how many times I've fallen for that trap.



These little guys are just too cute.
:D

Easter is here!

I always have really liked Easter.
I love hiding Easter eggs and/or finding them.
I generally still hide them for someone every year. Last year I hide them all around a tiny office for a coworker who took my shift, the year before I filled Ben's yard with car shape eggs.

This pretty much sums up my love

what holiday isn't complete without a pinata? none.

So this year we went and got an egg shape pinata and had someone hide eggs in the yard. You're never too old for this... We made sure. Happy Easter.

April!

I'm slacking!
this week-
when all your socks pair up when you're folding laundry!
I love that, it's like a minor success in life and I hate knowing a sock is roaming who knows where without his pair... it's sad.
I would post a picture of my socks buuuut no one wants to see that.
Also I just love socks.
I have about 50 pairs of obnoxious colors and patterns... I have a sock addiction.
I also always wear matching socks!!!
They usually match the underwear and bra too... just saying.
Socks and all their entity make me happy.
yay.
bring on the weekend now please.

Semester flying by

bull pen- camp verde

 Hiking makes me happy. I love being able to walk through the trees and creeks and be in nature... yes I go to NAU and just said a hippie statement... whatever. I like being outside and hiking makes me happy. I wish I could be outside more and find more people who actually liked to hike.

Some people never see natural sites like this, totally freaks me out how you would not want to sit out by this beautiful creek. I want to head up to Zion and Bryce canyon sometime and check out the trails up there someday.

Snow Day

I love snowdays.
Not necessarily a day off because I seem to always have to work regardless.
I like when there's so much snow falling that you can't see the mountains. I like driving in the awful terrain with no traffic on the streets. I like how it muffles the sounds and somehow makes a city quiet. I like having an excuse to stay in, cover up under my blanket and watch movies and do laundry. Maybe some baking. They're just nice.

jooooob

my new job makes me happy... although momst people hate my job.
itsokay.
this post is also way late.

March!

Month 3 of this endeavor!

 I love the beach. It makes me so happy. Anytime of the year I can be at the beach and be happy.

 I just want to sit on the beach (under an umbrella so I don't get third degree burns) and read and drink fruity drinks with umbrellas and strawberries.

Buuuut sometimes I like to roll in the sand... and then it gets everywhere and I don't like it.
Yay beach :) I miss it much

February is at an end

This is the last post for February!
It's like a hurricane outside to set the atmosphere for this writing. Stormy dark clouds and all.
I quit my job at snowbowl! and got a new job at parking and shuttle services!
Much happier. I also have been keeping up with sending family cards for birthday as my aunt and cousins was just last week.

Zucchini bread from scratch!

For this week, baking makes me happy. Even if I'm not very good at it, making food and seeing the results makes me happy.

I made devils food cake from scratch

eh they're not all winners

!So far I can successfully make Zucchini bread, cookies, pot roast, green bean casserole and sorta devils food cake. I like being able to take all the small ingredients and create something. And I just like eating. :D

Plants!

Batman and Robin (Batman is the straight one)

I love plants.
As weird as that sounds I want my apartment full of beautiful, colorful plants.
So we went to IKEA and I got bamboo plants!

IKEA, full of adventure

Big bamboo

 I think I like plants because it's bringing the outdoors in. I really like being outside and get cabin fever easily. I also like them because they're my version of pets just a wee bit more expendable. See when my last hamster died I cried for 5 hours straight. Not like tears rolling down my face gently cried, like hyperventilating, face in pillow, gross sobs cried. Over a hamster. Soooo plants are much safer. Yes, if they die I might shed a tear but nothing as bad as that. I currently have the little bamboo above, and the potted daffodils below and some roses from Valentines day in my room. Makes the atmosphere even better. Although that picture of the daffodils is nothing like what they look like now... they are monsters. And getting a new pot this week.
I think I want one more potted plant and then I'll be good... or my room will start turning into a jungle. Also asking for the tree picture Seth and I are in for Christmas.
plants :D

Daffodils are always on this window sill.

home is where the heart is

7/52

It's the seventh week!
Let it go down as the worst week in my history... or top ten cause getting my wisdom teeth out was pretty bad.
This weekend we had roommate game night! Which from what I want to remember was pretty fun.
What makes me happy is my roommates. I really enjoy living with them and all the personalities in this apartment. Besides the first-ish roommates the rest of them have been nightmares.

Roommate night 2012

sometimes you just need to ride the rollarcoaster

 I like living with them and the various random things that go down. Later in life Brittany and I have to make kites and I think we were all supposed to play with sidewalk chalk...
They have a lot to put up with... like me crying behind locked doors among other things and I am very grateful they haven't voted me off the island just yet.

partyyy... when we had too much cake around

Roommates make me happy, they make me like being home :)

February

Hello February.
I was thinking about how my weekends aren't usually good thus making something to blog about hard by the time it comes down to it.
I know I'm not doing very well at this...sorry.

This week something that makes me happy is when people think about me.
Sounds awfully selfish now that I read that.
I feel I've been working so hard to keep friendships and talk to people where if I didn't go out of my way I probably would never hear from anyone ever.
I've actually tested this, anytime an old friend has posted something distressing I have asked if she's okay and if she wants to talk about it and then it's over. Never "how have you been? Remember when we were best friends?"
Sorry, I'm a bit bitter.
SO
 when I actually get a text that says "hi" that makes me happy, shit a "thinking about you would make my day". I feel I need to hire a counselor just to have someone to talk to and hang out with.

I didn't have a picture so I butchered one up on paint.

Not being invisible to someone makes me happy. I know this sounds dreary and pathetic.
Mattering to someone makes me happy, and to my surprise according to spell check it is a word. It's not just me talking, someone needing me or thinking of me to talk through their life or whatever is nice. Gives a person worth.

run fatty run

Week 5/52
I went back and looked at my goals since this is the last Sunday of January.
By this time I feel many people have already started to forget their goals so I went back over mine to keep me in check.
So far I have acquired a big kid job, I work at snowbowl.
I have been trying to keep healthy... I actually just got back from the gym although EVERYONE AND THEIR MOM seems to want the residents of this apartment fat because I think 10 tons of cake has passed through here this week and we still have some on the counter.
I have also sent Hayley and Seth their birthday cards and have started to prepare for February birthdays.
As for the old friends thing I feel there is a flaw in that system in which shall not be discussed here, I'm learning some things have to be let go.

BUT I did floss just a bit ago and my teeth feel amazing. AND I have been keeping up with this Sunday thing! I feel this far is a pretty good track record for goal keeping.


It's the last Sunday, only 11 more months to go.
I'm 20 and 6 days, only 360 days till 21... woo

yeah... i didn't take this picture

But the thing that makes me happy is working out. I love rock climbing, swimming, running, step classes, Jazzercise, just gym in general. buuuut most of those things aren't flattering to get pictures of and the longer you try the more awful you look so I gave up.
Going to the gym is hard but once I'm there it's so easy to just keep finding new workouts and it's hard to leave.I love the endorphin feeling after and it makes the whole day worth it.

I actually have other things I keep meaning to post but I want to get a good picture up for it and it just hasn't happened yet so bear with my shallowness.

sometimes it's hard...

"that's what she said"
Sorry I couldn't help it.
Anywho, sometimes it's hard to find things that make me happy when it comes down to writing this thing.
I think this weeks thing is mail. I love getting mail. It doesn't have to even be a package. A letter, card, heck a postcard makes me happy. Going to the mailbox, checking it and finding a magazine or letter in there is truly an awesome feeling.
Not entirely sure why but I just like it. Maybe it's when you get mail from someone you know they truly put thought into it. Anyone can just shoot a text and hell people barely do that these days so getting a letter means they intended it for you and put forth effort to make sure it gets to you. It means something.
Tomorrow is my birthday, woo. As far as birthdays go I have definitely not been feeling like I matter on this one but I know come tomorrow I will get a bunch of empty "hppy bday, happy birthday," messages sent to me or posted on my facebook wall.
They.Piss.Me.Off.
Honestly? Write more than the shortest possible thing for petes sake! Nothing says facebook reminded you and has no background emotion whatsoever than one of the above messages, even "hope your birthday is grand!" is better than that.
Sorry, I am bitter but this has definitely been a long week/weekend.

I have a huge fear of balloons actually...

I love mail and sending mail :)

To end this on a not angry note... Tomorrow I shall wake up and be 20. 366 days stand before me and 21. I don't really look forward to 21 as much as I used to. I am however looking forward to waking up and opening my birthday card from my friend Hayley that has been taunting me for about a week. Hooray for mail... Also tomorrow is the anniversary of the Frisbee and the day the Vietnam war was declared over if you don't feel like celebrating my birthday, it's okay neither do I.
If you want snail mail from me or wanna send me snail mail feel free to exchange addresses.

choose happiness!

For this week I am picking trying new things as something that makes me happy... and holy buckets am i trying new things.
In the last week I have:
*moved into a new apartment! (like legit apartment)
*gained three new lovely roommates and spent time with them!
*had a job interview off campus AND gotten it!
*Agreed to try yoga with a camp friend
*taken the initiative to apply for a few things... more about that if I actually get it
*been excited about the future
*made an effort to contact and socialize more with distant friends
*got a pinterest account! (not that I need more time wasting)
*started recruiting for our softball team! ( I need to learn how to play softball)


I'm trying new workouts in the upcoming weeks, hopefully more attempting at snowboarding.
I'm also... going...to... learn what is so great about crock-pots and cook something in one ( my roommates think they are the greatest thing on Earth as we have three haha)

still a work in progress

my lovely new room and Jean Claude

I want to get more out and about and find new people, things and food.
Life is easy to live if you're doing the same thing everyday and I want change that.

As long and exhausting as this semester will be I'm excited for it to start. Last semester was kinda a drag so I'm looking forward to new beginnings and starting my senior year (!) here at NAU. :)

Ate in three states, one day

I know, my titles are creative as can be.
Yesterday I ate breakfast in Kentucky, lunch in Tampa Bay Florida and dinner in Arizona. I had a 26 hour day and ended my travels for a bit.
This leads to my second "what makes me happy" entry as it as Sunday (thank you post secret).

flying over Tampa Bay

I love being in the clouds

 I guess this weeks is that traveling makes me happy. I think I could win the award for biggest tourist hands down. I take pictures of everything I can when I'm somewhere new and sometimes when I'm just at home.

family dinner in Indiana

In the photo above we were at a pizza place that delivered your drinks to you via toy train in that window behind us. I of course was enthralled and asked the waitress to take our picture. I love packing my necessities up and going somewhere with a goal. I always have the urge to travel, to be somewhere new, even just having a layover in Florida was exciting for me and made me want to see everything even more.
School is to resume soon for us NAU kids so travel will be limited but I still have my plans. I'm due for a trip to California as I love to see the beach. I don't care if it's 20 degrees out and the fish don't even want to be in the ocean, I do.
This new semester begins a whole new arena of new things to tackle, the next time I blog I shall have moved into my new apartment and met my new roommates.
Change is coming my way.

I know it's not Sunday...

but I said I would post my goals and such. I'm not making resolutions this year, just goals. Resolutions are meaning to change things while goals are intented to achieve things. Let's see if I can achieve and maybe change along the way. I often feel like everyone is changing around me but never me. It makes it hard to stay cause I'm still a jukebox while everyone else is the newest Ipod. Not many people want to carry around a jukebox... haha. Anyway goals!

2012 Goals

366 days

52 weeks

1.      Take one picture of something that makes/made you happy a week

2.    Strive for A’s and B’s- study!

3.    Send all my family members a card for their birthday

4.    Make new friends and make an effort to keep the old ones

5.    Become healthier in diet, exercise, mind and everything

6.    Make time for new things and keep an open mind

7.    Become a letter listener

8.    Get a big kid job

9.    Get out more, adventure, travel, and experience life.

10.  Try and stay hopeful.

11. Floss more.

Cousins- 2010. Yes we could win awkward family photo contests...

Those are my goals. I'm going to have to print out a few hundred copies and tape them everywhere to remind me. I fly back to the lovely Arizona this Saturday.
I went to this work out class that kicked ass every tuesday last semester. Oddly enough I was the only person that continually went throughout the semester. One day the teacher (a grad student) haad the big diamond earrings in... I told him he kinda looked like a tool. Workout sucked that day. Also at the end of the semester he told me to eat raw oatmeal mixed with yogurt (ew). I told him I can't eat raw oatmeal or the dinosaurs wouldn't hatch. Yeah, the kids oatmeal is the only reason to eat oatmeal for me.

see? looks healthy enough. Well I shall return Sunday.

2012

Happy New Year!
Again!
It's weird to me how someone decided to mark time and then celebrate a certain marking every 365 days as if everything is new again.
I am attempting this blog-ing thing. In my mind blogging has been just a public diary where the author eventually gets busy and forgets till it's no longer updated.
Well... I am not a great writer by any means and I do get busy but this is on my goals for 2012 so here it is!
This shall be my record keeping for my other goal which is being called "the 52 weeks of happy".
Each Sunday I shall post something that makes or made me happy and possibly a picture of it.
Today, being a Sunday and the start of a new year is a great time to start. Also, post secret comes up every Sunday so I will make time to read that and post here in my blog.
Also, my good friend Seth is going to endure this task with me as he shall be posting every Sunday...somewhere.
So here we go.
Week 1/52
Holidays make me happy. I love having a reason to celebrate and people to celebrate with. This winter break I got to travel and spend Christmas and New years with my family back east. I missed my cousins dearly and I was told by my youngest one at 12:01 January first that I had to come back this year. It  saddens me I miss a large part of everyones lives being out in Arizona but the enviroment here has said no to me moving here by making me sick more days than not. I am soon to fly back where we will celebrate reunions of friends amoung other things.



i made a new friend :)



and here's the cousins at midnight

I'll post my goals for the year shortly. Here's to new things, new beginnings, and other new things...