Today is the first day of life on a new horizon

November is seriously not my month. This time last year give or take a week or two I got laid off...for real that time. I didn't know what I was going to do. I ended up working 2 part time jobs at lesser pay than I was making. It was not fun, and I really dreaded going back to the good ship, but it was the only option I had left. I was truly blessed that I was able to find a couple of jobs so quickly and not really skip a beat. I know that the Lord needed me where I am now so that I could help people, and it has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. I have met some of the greatest people through both of my jobs. A wonderful blessing in disguise.
    Today, November 23, 2009, is a day I will not soon forget either. I was driving to work and was involved in a car accident, totalling my car. Cecil, as he was called, passed away about 7:50 ish AM. No one was hurt, thankfully. My knee is bruised pretty bad, but that's it. My first thought was concern for my car because I knew that I can't really afford a new car right now. I'm trying to get through school and everything has been really stressful for me lately. But, everything is going to work out. I called my sister, who is literally my own personal angel, and she came to help me out. She has been the greatest blessing in my life, from the very begining. I will always be grateful that she is my sister. She has an extra car that she is letting me borrow (see, angelic!) so me and George (my sister's car) are becoming good buddies for a little while until I can figure out what to do for a car.
    I had a paper due in Spanish today, so I took it in, got a temporary parking pass for George and went to Institute. I was sitting there while our substitute in Institute was going on and on and on about how 50 minutes just isn't enough time to do the first 5 chapters of Revelation justice. I'm trying to keep my knee away from anything because it is very sore and at this point I don't know if anything is broken or if its just bruised. The thought keeps coming to mind "go see if Bro. Hunter is in his office" over and over again. When class was about half way over I finally heeded the thought and left my class. Bro. Hunter is my other institute teacher on Tues/Thurs and I really didn't expect to find him in his office, but I went any ways. He was there and was talking to a couple of students when I came by. I asked if he had a minute and he said he would shortly. When he came back to his office, I sat down and explained that I had been in a car accident and was hoping to get a blessing before I went to see the doctors. He very kindly said that wouldn't be a problem and got one of his students that was passing by to come help him. It was one of the most amazing blessings I've ever been given and it completely strengthened my testimony in the real and true power of the priesthood. Not only did it bring peace and understanding to everything I was dealing with in dealing with the accident, but I was also given very specific answers to some of my prayers that have been between just me and the Lord, I hadn't told anyone else. It was powerful. I was so grateful I went and got that blessing.
    Isn't it so funny how one split second can have such a profound impact on your day, and your life. Everything can change in just one split second. I am just so grateful that I am okay and that no one was seriously hurt today. The Lord was truly watching over me.

Midnight Movies and Such

Yesterday was a very Vampire-y day. After racquetball I watch VD, which was awesome...I LOVE that show! and then I met up with some friends and waited for 2 hours in the FREEZING cold to watch New Moon at midnight. I'm still cold, just thinking about it. brrrrrrr. I got to chat with a friend from one of my old jobs, which was fun. I was so hyper, even though it was so cold. I was still shivering uncontrollably halfway through the movie...but then after it was over we got back into my friends super awesome car with heated seats and warmed right up.
    Now to my opinion of the movie. I liked it. I liked it a lot.  I HATED Jacob in the books, in the movies I understood him and actually felt like he needed a hug at a couple points. I still don't think Kristen Stewart can act, and I still don't think that Robert Pattinson is more attractive than Paul Wesley (who I think would have been and AWESOME Edward, but that's okay because he's a much cooler vamp on VD any ways) but I was grateful that the cut Edward's hair! So he actually looked somewhat normal. And there was no awkward studdering in this one either. It drove me crazy in the first one to have them not be able to complete a coherent sentence. There was some awesome action in this one and although  They did a good job on this one, in my opinion, and I am glad because if it was like Twilight, I don't think I could have handled anymore. I can't wait for Eclipse to come out next June!! (Eclipse was my favorite of the series any way)
     Um, on a completely different note, AHG called me today, which was fun. I like talking to him as a friend...emphasis on FRIEND. I might get to hang out with Luke this weekend and I actually held a conversation that lasted more than 2 minutes with him (Luke) which was AWESOME!!!! Lets pray that everything works out well for Sunday. I really want to hang out with him, and get to know him better!!!

Patience is a virtue that I happen to lack

I am learning to be patient. I don't feel like I should give up on Luke just yet. I think something could happen there...I just have to be patient. Something that doesn't come easily with being the youngest...I've never been very patient. That's probably why the Lord has been so insistant that I learn this wonderful and amazing virtue so thoroughly. Yay. But in the end it will be worth it.
     Random fact for you...before this week I had never waxed my eyebrows...I don't know why I never did, but I absolutely love how my eyebrows look now...I am so lucky to have an AMAZING best friend who happens to teach at a cosmotolgy school up in Salt Lake. She is the only one I let cut my hair (because it always looks FABULOUS when she's done with it) and she pretty much ROCKS.
    I went to lunch with AHG (I know, its been FOREVER since I mentioned him, but there you go) and I was telling him how I have issues talking to guys and he said "Yeah, but you have no problems talking to me" to which I kindly replied, "Yeah, because I'm not interested in you..." his face was quite priceless. A few of my coworkers said they would have paid good money to see his face at that moment. Don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy...he just thinks he Mr. Fantastic and Wonderful. He thinks he can get any girl he wants...but now he know's he'll never get this girl.
     Any way, praryer works, school is still hard (although I did get the highest score I've ever gotten on a biology test today WOOT WOOT!!) and I have been sucked into watching Veronica Mars and I love it.

Music of the Heart

Back in the day, a long long time ago, before I knew who The Fray was...I was a HUGE Josh Groban fan. I mean HUGE. I LOVED his music. I even went to his concert the day before my 19th birthday and my awesome room mate at the time gave me her seat that was 3 rows from the front on the floor. Like right next to the stage. I almost touched him. At the time it was like my life's greatest achievement. W-O-W. I was a freak. I mean I still listen to his music. Some members on my mission gave me his Christmas CD the year it came out, and saved my sanity from completely disappearing. In fact, that is the main Christmas CD I still listen to when I feel so inclined to listen to Christmas music. I bring all this up because I was on Facebook today and since I'm a fan of Josh Groban on Facebook, they sent me a notification that Josh Groban has redone his website and to go check it out. Since I was sick of looking at my biology book and had a spare minute, I went to check it out and took a walk down memory lane of my freshman year of college. I'm sure Meredith remembers all this, as she was my room mate at the time.
    It is interesting to me to see how people influence my taste in music. For most of my life my brother B had a HUGE influence on what I liked, which is odd because we didn't really get along until I lived in Logan. But yeah, U2, Smashing Pumpkins, Depeche Mode, etc. were all bands that my brother liked, so I liked them too. Except now I actually do like them. Not just because my brother does.
    Then I moved away from home and went to college and met some really awesome friends. It was amazing and was introduced to all kinds of new music and because of those friendships, I am now a huge fan of Josh Groban, THE FRAY, Jack's Mannequin, Meese, Yellowcard, Maroon 5, Paramore just to name a few. And really, it has just been in the last few years that I have really realized how much I rely on music everyday. I have to have it on when I write (or I go crazy and people end up dead in my stories). I listen to music when I cook, when I scrapbook, when I drive, whenever its quiet, I just need sound.
    Any way, I hope you all have a fabulously, music filled week!

I won't let myself get dissapointed.

 "Every time you smile, I smile

Every time you shine, I'll shine for you

Don't be afraid to jump then fall,

Jump then fall into me"

-Jump Then Fall by Taylor Swift

Luke had a family thing come up, so he couldn't come play games with us last night. But he told me to call him next weekend and we'd hang out. So, I'm not thinking I totally just got shafted. I have class tomorrow, so we will see how things go.
    On un-boy-related news, I downloaded Taylor Swift's "Fearless" Platinum albumn last week and absolutely LOVE the 6 new songs she added to the CD. Oh my gosh, I am in love with 2 of the songs, "Jump and Fall" as well as "The Other Side of the Door". I have them on repeat on my ipod, which means they will probably break into the top 25 songs in no time, which is a little sad because in order to break into my top 25 playlist, a song must be listened to at LEAST 100 times. Yep. That's a lot of listens. I think the quickest any song jumped onto the list was "All We Are" by Matt Nathanson, and that was like 3 weeks ago. I LOVE that song, still, and I won't even admit how many times I've listened to it....