Sheldon Badger

Meet Sheldon.

 He's just visiting a friend of ours. He's mean and scared but we love him. And he loves us. And he loves carrots. And pretending to be dead. And biting people. But he's only drew blood once, so no fears. We're a family.

Welp. That was awkward.

That was a hefty amount of silence for a month and a half. I thoroughly apologize, dear loyal readers! So I guess I'll catch you up on the life of TP.
First of all. I did not kill myself after that last post. It was merely deep, and written very late at night, which is why it was so emo. My apologies, brothers and sisters.
Second of all. What the sod is so hard about writing a post every once in a while? Nothing. That's what. So no worries, all, I will pick up the slack. My life is about to escalate and go on such drastic paths straight to Mt. Doom! Without the Doom. And minus humanity and mankind up for grabs. But. It's an adventure, and I'm terribly, awfully, super duper up to heavenly stoked for all things.
Third of all. The most recent of my adventures was the Holi Festival of Colors in Salem last weekend with my fabulous neighbors from across the hall! Love those boys!!! But truly. SOOO dang amazing. My mind was blown, and I loved how many people were there, with so much love and corn starch in the air! I almost converted. But then realized we preach the same things. Minus the monkey legends. And we don't need to burn witches to get rid of our moral enemies. But it was amazing. I love people. They're so different and awesome, and I just want to be best friends with everyone.

 Before! And again, I'm sorry for the nasty gum, Kathrin.

 The awesome band! The only lyrics were Hare Krishna, so we sang and danced to all of them. We picked it up pretty fast, for not even being Indian.

 Um. The band was super legitimate. But the picture didn't work. Look at it anyways.

 The witch we burned. "Good conquers evil! Burn that witch! Burn that witch!" - preacher and us. :)

 Please notice the hefty amounts of corn starch in my mouth. I spat purple for many moons after.

And otherwise. That's my life, all caught up. And I found somewhere to live all summer in Logan! And work! So good times ahead, homes!

La Vie en Rose

For an even better reading experience, it is advised to listen to this as you read:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IJzYAda1wA

Life is fabulous. It is incredibly hard, frustrating, exasperating, infuriating, but insanely amazing. This principle alone is such a strong indicator of the existence of a loving Heavenly Father, it's overwhelming. My wonderful family, friends, opportunities, and trials, are all huge in making me the person I am today.
The growth from trials is essential. We are supposed to make mistakes, and there's no way we won't. We just have to remember to try as hard as we can, forget ourselves, and love every single person around us. Grace takes care of the rest, and we don't even have to worry about anything else. I've always loved the quote (of course, worded differently) to not let the things we're not sure about, make us doubt the things we know. I don't know very much, but what I do, I'm positive about, and nothing is more comforting. Life is a journey we need to enjoy, despite how exasperating it gets, because with the right perspective, the pro's exponentially outweigh the cons. Even the cons are beautiful in their own way, and we'll never experience life again, so we need to live everyday with a thirst of every kind of knowledge and gratitude in our hearts. I, myself, need to remember this, and I am going to start working on it more. I'm grateful for all of you and how amazing you truly are!

RIP 2010

I don't like New Year's. It makes me feel anxious, like time has wasted or gone by too fast without doing anything. But I do like it because of the Sparkling Cider, kissing Lucile, and Rock Band. And it makes me think of Forrest Gump. So I mostly like it!

So here's where it gets hefty.
GOALS for 2011

1. I'm going to run a half marathon in the spring with some friends from work! I've been working on running, because I stink at it, but my acquisition of a recent iPod has greatly helped! And luckily, I work out for a job, so if I don't achieve this goal, sod on the other five, because apparently I will do nothing. :)
2. I want to prepare for a mission. As if I'm going in a month, because even though I can't go now, I should be constantly preparing to be better! So this means more budget watching, I like Jamba too much, more time watching, and definitely more study. I'm excited!
3. I WILL get a 4.0 this spring semester. I got a 3.31 one last semester, with the easiest classes, so now I'm going to buckle down. There's no reason I can't get it! "I'm kind of a genius, shh!" :)
4. I want to get a savings of $1,000 emergency fund going, annually. I absolutely hate money, like everyone. I hate asking for it most of all, though, so I'm excited!
5. This is the loftiest goal, thanks to goal number four, but I want a car. I need a car. I'm done mourning for Sheniquah, my cute, chubby, white Chevy Aveo.
6. Actually, this is the last and loftiest goal. I want to kiss someone I like. I'm way too little for a relationship, but I dearly love to flirt. There's no one who has me twitterpated though, so maybe I'll have to wait til I leave USU, but it'd be nice to happen this year! :)

Welp. 2011, this should be real.
(And for Hannah's sake, I'm also making a goal to do all my visiting teaching. Habf. :))
Oh, and I'll blog more. :)

Remix, anyone?

I won't lie. I'm bored with my blog already ha. The truth is, I go on many adventures. Too many to document. And frankly, Facebook has my back in informing everyone about them, so that's where my lack of motivation is from. So instead of a pure adventure record, I want it to become my journal. I love reading blogs where people pull out these philosophical thoughts! So my blog is now a collage of my life! I will write about my frustrations, music, loves, and all sorts of nonsense. So be excited, all four of you followers!

Obsession?

Alas, my friends. It is very good news that I have three weeks of nothing, for I am newly addicted to this cursed game.

High score: 1310

Don't judge. Kathrin.

Also.

Who's stoked to get their wisdom teeth out on Monday, five days before Christmas?!?!

Welp. Big Gulps, anyone?

Appropriate after a month of silence, I'd say.

SO!!!!

Anyways.

Introductions halfway through the school year:

These are my lovely roommates!!! From left to right,

Bridgett, Jessica, Torianne, Katelin, and Shantae (she's on top of me, hence her picture is framed by Hobbit/Hermione hair)

These women are my very best friends, every cents worth, the greatest girls ever!
Bridgett is top notch. We are soul sisters. Our iPods (if I had one) are exactly synced, we love musicals, 80's music, buck rap, and last but not least, Michael J. She's obsessed.
Jessica is hilarious. She talks a million miles an hour, and I never understand anything she says. She stresses about everything, and mass texts us about rent a week in advance. She is the source of our Grey's Anatomy obsession and we live on their king sized bed (two twins pushed together), watching it.
Torianne is ok. Kidding. She's simply the best person ever and we're waiting for her to be translated any minute so we can raid her food box. She's quiet but absolutely HILARIOUS and so adorable. She's the best friend anyone could have, especially since she supports and joins in my procrastinating.
Katelin is my actual roommate. She's truly amazing and I love her dearly! It's crazy how well we mesh, we listen to Enya to get ready in the mornings and make each other's beds. She's a crazy legitimate Irish dancer, and is always working. The good thing about her working is the supply of old crappy glasses she brings home that adorn our pictures. She wakes me up for class everyday when my 4 alarms down, and she's a genuine blessing in my life!
So that novel was mainly for Kat P and L-Train. Anyone who endured gets a high five.

This is Cody J. He is our father in every sense but the biological. Whenever we're uncertain about anything: school, boys, family, or life, he is the ultimate psychiatrist and helps us every second possible! We're all big fan. That's all.

This, all, is Hannah G. And a G, she is. Straight up THUG! Pretty much we rarely hang out, but those hang outs are so solid and great that it makes up for just living together. She's hilarious. Almost as hilarious as Kat P, who she reminds me of. That's all.

And those are the people I live with. Good times, yeah?
P.S. recent adventures include:
Halloween 5K where we had a lunchbox with a radio and jammed to it the whole race

 

We also jumped in First Dam. Again. Our current goal is to jump every month for the rest of our lives. Or collegiate lives at least.

Also decorated our apartment as white trash possible, the lights are all over the inside of our house, it's amazing.

Also.  I stole a sign the other day.

Til next time!