Two choices

It's frustrating for me to understand why some people do the things they do. For instance, how come girls get so catty with each other? Why do they spread rumors? Why do people bully others?  Lol I honestly have no idea. What I do know is there are two choices about dealing with stuff like that: you can either let it break you, or you can take it and move on.

I hate being sad and I hate seeing other people sad! Sometimes we all just want to give up and stop trying, but that should never be what it has to come down to. You're the person that decides how you feel at the end of the day. Many people will try to influence you and poke your buttons, but that doesn't have to bring you down. I wish I could say I listened to my own advice all the time, but I don't. The truth is we are all human and we are all going to be sad sometimes. It happens. But happiness happens too! It's your choice!
Whenever I'm sad I try to think about all the plenty of reasons there are to be happy. I'll list some that I thought of today for you:
1. Nature. It's beautiful and amazing to be surrounded by in the mountains since I'm lucky enough to live so close to them.

2. Friends. I have some pretty dang awesome friends who I know I will always have. Everyone has at least one friend they can turn to. And if you don't have a friend, I will be your friend. :)

3. FAMILY! Oh my gosh I love my family! My parents and my siblings will stick by my side through thick and thin.

4. Pets. If you have a pet, I hope they bring you as much joy as my dog brings me. She's just so stinking cute and carefree that she brings joy to my life.

5. An education. Yeah even though we have to go to school for an education and that's a pain to many people, it's so amazing that we're fortunate enough to have an opportunity to learn so much every single day and it will help us work towards our futures.

Those are just 5 things but there are so many more than that. Look around you and find the small things even in your house and your surrounding environment that can make you happy and bring you up when you're down.
No matter what other people do or say, we're all awesome people and we should allow ourselves to smile and laugh and have a good time. You've got two choices! You can be happy if you look for it instead of focusing on all the garbage, because unfortunately it will be there sometimes. Block out the haterzzz cause haters gonna hate, so just shake it off (Thanks Taylor Swift). Also, here are some pictures that bring me happiness and make me realize that I want to choose to be joyful everyday!

Hey There 2015

Hello everybody! I told myself that this year I would be on top of my blog and start posting regularly, but looks like I'm not off to the best start so far since it's already 13 days into 2015. Oh well, better late than never! There's so many things to write about I wasn't quite sure how I would address them all. So, I'll give you a brief catch-up on my life.
The Christmas Dance:
I was very privileged to be able to go to this year's Christmas Dance with the best group around: The kids from peer tutoring! I'm a peer tutor for the special needs kids and that is by far my favorite class period. I could go on all day about how much I love and adore each and everyone of their sweet selves. My date to the dance's name was Tyler. He's a sweet, sassy, and hilarious kid who kept a smile on my face the whole time! He loved telling me how to dance for him, and I loved doing some crazy moves just to make him laugh. The whole night was incredible with everyone.

Christmas: Oh yay! Christmas was awesome. It was different this year than any other year due to certain situations, but I still loved it. I got to be with my family and that's always the biggest thing to look forward to on Christmas. Also, I was so excited to wake up Christmas morning and see all on the snow on the ground. Seriously, what a Christmas Miracle!

New Years: Hands down, I have the best friends in the world and I would not trade them for anything. A few of us got together and headed down to the Arvo party downtown! We listened to great music in our fancy attire, and danced our hearts out. It was a night full of fun and laughter and was the perfect way to ring in the new year.

Nanny Life: I LOVE MY JOB. I've been working for this family since the middle of September and everyday I grow more fond of each one of them. They have 3 boys, but only 2 of which live at home. The eldest at 5, the middle at 3, and the youngest at around 9 months. Due to health issues from a very early birth, he is still in the hospital. I love working with other people, especially children, so it is the best job I could ever ask for and everyday I get to be with them is a blast!

I'll be writing more from here on out on more specific topics, but this was just a brief one on everything that's been happening. :) I'm excited to see what 2015 has in store and so far it's already heading in a positive direction!

San Francisco Has My Heart!

Recently I went to San Francisco with my mom and little sister Hudsen to visit my mom's family. We stayed in her aunt and uncle's penthouse smack dab in the middle of the bustling city and the place was incredible! I more than enjoyed my stay there and I already miss it so much. Everything about the trip was phenomenal! We rode around the city in a red convertible looking pretty cool too. 

We did a ton of shopping, went to Fishermans Wharf, stopped at the wax muesum, viewed Alcatraz and the ocean from pier 39, ate amazing frozen custard, and woke up with a breath taking view of the city every morning and went to bed with the busy glowing town right outside our windows every night. Also, want to know something scary? We stayed on the 17th floor of the building, and the windows had no screens. You could open them, and nothing was protecting you from falling out. Haha that was freaky.

There was so much to do in San Fransisco! I fell completely in love with the place and am already looking forward to the time I get to return. 

While we were there we also got to spend time with our extended family & that was a highlight of our trip. The vacation was great to kick back and not worry about the real world. It's funny because we were actually right in the middle of a very busy city with a lot of wordly things going on, but my life in Utah seemed to be on pause and I didn't have to think twice about it here, even school! Sometimes a vacation is what we need to clear our heads and relax a little. San Fran, I love you. I'll be back. 

I'm Alive & Here's What You Missed

Hey again. I don't even have to tell you guys how bad of a blogger I've been lately, because you probably already know since its been a while since my last post. And a lot has happened! Life just gets busy and very crazy and many things come up that make it difficult to find the time to write.

That's why I'm here right now though, to catch you up on what's new and what's going on in my mind. First of all I love my job. I'm a nanny and the kids I take care of are absolutely adorable. They're 2 (almost 3) and 5, both are boys. I can't even believe I get paid to have fun all day with them! So that's going very good.

Second of all school has been busy and stressful. The quarter just ended and I just got my SECOND 4.0 EVER. I don't know how it happened because I've been so busy with work; I can't believe I've been able to have time for school and my studies. I wouldn't say high school is necessarily fun, but I do enjoy the social part. I have the absolute best friends in the whole world. I have around 9 best friends, actually. And I'd do anything for anyone of them and I trust them all with my life! They make high school not so bad.

There are three major things that have 

Happened since I last wrote. 1: I went to San Fransisco and will blog about that so you can see all my pictures. 2: Halloween. And 3: Bingham Ball. Halloween I spent with my friends and we went to a crazy party! It was so much fun, so I don't really have much to say other than that. 

Bingham Ball was AMAZING. We went four wheeling at my friends cabin for our day activity and had an incredible time dancing that night at the capital. I had the best group and the best date there for sure! 

Well there's the big things you've missed in my life. There's been a lots of ups and downs throughout the past month of October, but I know I have to stay positive and keep my head up because no one else can do it for me. :)