Thursday, April 16, 2009

one of those days ;(

today was just one of those days... i was late for class (my least favorite class), and you can't afford to miss one minute of it, because you get so far behind. THEN, just before class ended, we got our tests back from last week. I about fell over!! I FAILED!!?!? How is that possible? I've NEVER even really come close to failing before! I went into my practice room, and cried for a second, but then I decided that there is no use in bawling over a failed test. I still have 1 more week of classes, and then a final that I need to pass! I need to get practicing my aural skills so I don't fail that class!! After that brief moment of sadness, I opened my scriptures which I happened to have with me, and found the following quote. It really blessed me, and I hope that it blesses you too!!!

" The wounds in his hands, feet and side are signs that in mortality painful things happen even to the pure and the perfect, signs that tribulation is not evidence tat God does not love us. It is a significant and hopeful fact that it is the wounded Christ who comes to our rescue. He who bears the scars of sacrifice, the lesions of love, the emblems of humility and forgiveness is the Captain of our Soul. That evidence of pain in mortality is undoubtedly intended to give courage to others who are also hurt and wounded by life..." ~ Jeffrey R. Holland

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

just so you know...

I now have a missionary blog. It's mostly for when I on my mission... my family will post pictures and letters I write there, and there will also be information for writing me if you so please (and please do!). But I digress... right now I'm blogging about how I'm putting together my missionary wardrobe, and all the things I've learned in that area... I'm definitely learning.

So, stop by "An Indiana Adventure" if you so wish!

at last...

well, it's been awhile since I've had time to do a wordy wednesday... so to make up for it, here's several new words that I've discovered. I don'tknow why we don't use all of the fantastic words of our language more often!

paseo
[pah-sey-oh]
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll


bodacious
[boh-dey-shuhs]
thorough; blatant; unmistakable


duende
[doo-en-dey]
The ability to attract others through personal magnetism & charm

cormorant

[kawr-mer-uhnt]
a gluttonous or greedy person

diatribe

[dahy-uh-trahyb]
a bitter verbal attack

chimerical
[ki-mer-i-kuhl]
merely imaginary; fanciful

Thursday, April 2, 2009

a BAD hair day

"Hair Raising Experience" Print
A couple of weeks ago a friend with slightly curly hair told me that I should try using a hair diffuser. So yesterday we were in town, and we saw one! Mom decided that she would buy it and we both would give it a try. So this morning I took a shower and after drying my hair off a little, I started to give the diffuser a try. WELL... let's just say that by the time I was done my hair looked worse that the above monkey. About 10x worse! I came out of the bathroom and mom said "wow" and Matthew was terribly shocked. My hair wasn't just curly crazy, it was frizzy out of control curly! There was only one way that I could quickly do it and stop looking like a PORCUPINE... I didn't think that it looked all too swell, but at least it wasn't crazy. Anyway, I've had so many people tell me that they liked my hair today! Weird... Um, there's no telling what the weather of Indiana will do to my hair... any ideas??

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

apron giveaway

Cheri over at A JOYFUL HANDMAIDEN is having a give-away for this adorable "Gracie" apron that she made. I've been following her blog for quite awhile, and I'm just amazed by her sewing skills. Over at our house she's known as the "AMAZING SEAMSTRESS". I have one of her "Jinnie" aprons, and I just love it! Anyway, if you want to enter her giveaway stop by her blog... the winner will be chosen Friday afternoon... and I hope it's me!!!