I know lots of people do this post.

Events of year 2011.

It was a good year with lots of change and newness.

Adios 2011. Hola 2012. 

Friends

Shaunas Return from Paraguay

Trip to Paraguay! 

Lajolla, California

My family

BYU and new friends :)

Quincy's departure to Brazil

My mission call :)

The Temple Lights

grandpa and grandma

Christmas <3

obviously there were more, but these are the big ones! 

Definitely excited to see what the next year brings. 

I love the holidays.
the hustle and bustle of it all.
treats galore.
movies, friends, concerts, family, fun.
lights, crisp air, pine trees.
It's just so great to celebrate with no snow.

i want a haircut, i just don't know how.
I do know: not too short, but a good 3 inches off from now, and not too fussy.
any suggestions blogging world?

All semester I've had this crush on this kid in my D&C class. (we'll call him K)
We've talked here and there, everyday I go I secretly hope there is a seat by him!
The past few weeks though we just haven't been in sync.
Haven't been able to talk or sit by each other, Que Triste!
So today, after our final, K caught up to me.
We were chatting away and the conversation goes as followed:

K: Are you headed home for Christmas?
Me: Yup, I leave Friday! How about you?
K: Ya, I'm way ready for school to be done!
Me: Me too!
K: Well, Can I get your number? We should do something when we're back from break!
Me: Ya, you can definitely have my number, but I should tell you that I actually won't be here next semester! I'm going on a mission!
K: No way!! That's awesome. Where to??
N: Viña Del Mar, Chile.
(blah, blah, blah, blah)


Any who, the conversation continued with mission excitement.
The whole number thing dwindled out.
He never got it.

Sad day.
He should've asked 2 months ago.
Who knows what could've happened!
Just goes to show guys, don't procrastinate, ya WHIMPS, just ask.

There was this teacher up at USU who taught Physiology and Anatomy.
He is probably the hardest teacher at USU.
Good teacher? not sure.. my grades didn't reflect how i thought they should.
Were his test questions like I was in my final year of med school? why yes.
Anywho, I did actually learn a lot looking back at his class.
Deep down, I liked it. The topic, not so much him.
For example, I went into his office to see what I could do better one day.
and he told me to drop the class.
SERIOUSLY. a teacher told me that.
I don't drop things easily, so I took that as a challenge and continued.

Last year up at USU there were these shirts circulating around.
I loved them. I wanted one. They were sold out when I got to it :(
Yesterday, my friend, Brooke, brought this to me.

I was thrilled. Best shirt EVER. And that is, in fact, Andy Andersons face.
It's just so classic.
So, thank you Brooke for providing me with this beauty.
It'll definitely become a favorite.

shout out to my USU buddies in the film.

interesting views. 

happy finals everybody.

I'm I really going to Viña del Mar??

I'm already in love with Chile.

my mission call came today.

best surprise visit from my mom.

friends and family via skype and in person

and the best call EVER.

CHILE, VIÑA DEL MAR!!

leaving March 7th. 

SO SO excited. 

Bring it on Chile.... get ready for me!! 

In Relief Society today our lesson was on Eternal Marriage.
These lessons usually go one of two ways, good or bad.
Todays was great!

However, my bishops wife was making a comment, something like:
"You need to learn to be happy and live your life even if you aren't getting married.
It'll come and you need to appreciate yourself first."
(which by the way, I LOVE when church leaders say things like this)

Some girl from the back corner yells out, no joke, YELLS.
"We can't wait forever, our eggs don't last!!"
There wasn't much laughter, or conversation, I think we were all shocked.
Then she goes "It's true." (in a non joking tone)

WOW. seriously. some comments need to be left unsaid.
1. so inappropriate to be said in church
2. in response to the Bishops wife
3. definitely does not need to be yelled.

I guess some people just aren't happy yet.

Since this week is Thanksgiving my favorite holiday
I thought I'd share some things that I have been grateful for this past year!

some of my besties going on missions :)

Sammy's Pie Shakes

nature.

Brooke inventing the nickname "nattles"

Spring Break 2011

Shauna getting home from her mission!

mi familia

the best mom in the world.

Travels to South America

My little bro with Swag...

Kayaking.... well, La Jolla in general! 

sisters nights, weekends, minutes, whatever we can get. 

obviously there are plenty more things that I am grateful for.

more people (my roommates for example), food, music, fashion,

books, shining sun, school almost being over, loving siblings, sports, 

and much much more.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! 

what are you grateful for??

i love jon mclaughlin.
he is one of my very favorite artists.
i get on kicks of him and just can't stop.
i don't know why i didn't find this song 3 years ago.
I'm in love with it.

A lot of my mind is consumed by thinking of travel plans.
Not for any particular reason, just for the future.
Lately I've just been thinking of how BIG the world is.
I mean seriously.
New Zealand, Bangladesh, Ohio, Netherlands, Iceland, Argentina,
Ukraine, Fiji, Ireland, Switzerland, Flordia, Canada, Idaho, and China.
When you look at all those you think how different these places truly are.

In this little brain of mine I think, "oh, I'll go there-one day"
Realistically, I probably wont be hitting all of these places,
but.... A girl can dream, right?

However, even though my thoughts are consumed by this a lot,
more recently I've been thinking....                          


"Where will I be for the next 18 months?"

yup, you've read that correctly. 18 months.
for those who don't know or can't guess what that means...


I'll be serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
** if you don't know what that means or want to know more go here*

I could not be more excited. It is simply, just right.
My mission papers are officially in so now it's the waiting game.


Everyday, or every 5 minutes (according to my roommate) I think of a new place I'll go.
Honestly, I have just as much of a clue as you reading this do.
The possibilities are endless.
So many places in this big grand world and who knows where I'll be.

For 18 months, year and a half, 547 days, 78 weeks, 13,148 hours
I am going to be a Sister Missionary for my church.
I am going to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who need it.
I am going to grow both intellectually and spiritually.
I am going to commit people to baptism.
I am going to make new life long friends.
I am going to challenge people to read the Book of Mormon.
I am going to adapt to new or old culture.
and most importantly....
I am going to do this with a smile on my face.

hop on board bloggers, this is just an adventure waiting to happen.

My roommates and I have had this slip of paper that just keeps...
we'll say reoccurring in the most random places. (mostly cause no one wants it)
So this morning I woke up with it right by my door.
I took this opportunity of being the only one awake to put it somewhere good.
I decided to tape it on the wall of the opposite shower (furthest from the faucet).
This evening we were all talking about it,
my roommate proceeded to tell me that she didn't notice for 3 minutes!!
HOW?? I asked.
She said that she looks at the faucet while showering.
Who does this? So foreign to me.
I would hate that water to keep hitting my face and not run through my hair.
So then we got on who showers which way kick.

so to my blogging friends this is where I need you:
Which way do you face while showering?

(clearly this is an important subject, we need all the help and votes we can get)

I like to think I'm a patient person.
But sometimes I'm furthest from.
I think I have this problem that when I set my mind to something,
I want it NOW. AHORA. PRONTO. (get the picture)
Then I remember to just breathe and everything seems a little better.
**or call my mom and vent--my poor mother(i love you)**
Maybe its just because school is kickin' my booty
or I am just really ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Probably a combo of both.
But I want it NOW. too much to ask??
Probably. Patience is a virtue.
One day I'll master it.... ha, who am I kidding? I'll always be working on it.

My goals this week:
be patient in everything, everything happens for a reason.
get on top of my school, church, and social life.
enjoy the crisp fall/winter weather before snow appears.

that's all.

enjoy the weekend.
isn't this photo relaxing?? love.

happy birthday to Lamar Odom.
Lamar is the only lakers player I like so he gets a shout out today.
He might also be the most "normal" of the Kardashian Family.

I be diggin his style right here.
Love Lamar.

did you know...
if you put a wooden spoon laid across a pot of boiling water it won't boil over???

it's the truth.

i've decided i like halloween.

i have an internal battle every year saying "should i even dress up?"

I'm glad I did this year as a lumberjack. 

Best dance party i've been to in a while. 

 

these girls were from TRON.

mexicans, but underneath they are whitest of whites. (and no, I'm not being racist)

How were your halloween festivities?? they aren't finished yet.
tomorrow is the real day for the world, but college towns know how to do it early.

Today I made this scarf:

But with this fabric:

It was the easiest thing ever. Seriously took 10 minutes.
if you're interested, go here to learn how.
I'll most likely be making more in different colors :)