Sometimes the road less traveled is the MOST fun!!

I do my absolute best thinking after my writing class. It inspires me in more ways than I thought ever possible! So on my way home from said class, I was reflecting on the debate that we were having on the internet and the effect it has on the way we read and think. Are we believing everything that we read on the internet? Even worse, are we letting the world wide web dictate the way that we think, read, and learn? Being shallow doesn't mean that you just like a girl for their bust size or how much booty they have, it means you skim the surface of everything. Incredible books are not there for the good story line, they are there to reach into your soul, grab your insides and do it all about like the hokey-pokey. What was the world based around a hundred years ago? Was it "How to win a guy over in fifteen minutes," or "The best way to get a good butt?" I'm fairly certain that they based their lives around plays, good manners, and the literary greats of their time. I wish we could go back to that time, when being attractive meant more than just good looks and great abs. It all came from within, or from an arranged marriage, but who's asking?

(that totally didn't go in the direction it was originally intended to...)

So, on to a lighter subject, MY WEEKEND WAS PHENOMENAL.

This whole Rexburg thing is starting to grow on me! Especially when I get to go off-roading, ice-cave-diving(with dead cows!), and have a massive bonfire! Not to mention the wonderful company that I did it all with! And that was just Saturday night! Friday we went to a partayy that got shut down from too much fun(of which I think there can never be enough!), and then just drove around and chilled with some cool peeps! On top of all of that, I had a delicious meal prepared for me by my wonderful new friends(thanks again!). I'm starting to really like my ward as well, it is sooo huge though, it's going to take a while to get to know everybody.

Anywhooo it was so funny yesterday when I got this question/statement from a loving parent:

"It sounds like you are doing a lot of social things...?"

As in... "Are you doing your homework and keeping up with your grades???" It completely took me by surprise!! I was awestruck and blown away. It's hard to put into words exactly how I feel about getting asked what my grades are. Not that I didn't expect them to care or anything, I just forgot that they would, I guess. I have felt so very independent lately that it's just weird to hear someone concerned about my academic standing other than teachers and myself. I should probably call home more often, I'm a terrible child!

Oh the rain. I would not mind it so much if it weren't so darn cold. In fact, I would go play in it if I wasn't going to get frost bite! I want GA weather minus humidity. I could handle that.

P.S. Happy Mothers Day!!! How I love my mother. She is an inspiration and a God-send. I will love her forever!

Life, unexpected.

So, while my past couple days have been spent in self-questioning and reevaluation, I have come to the conclusion that sometimes you get what you want without always knowing that is what you wanted in the first place. Which is a complicated way of saying that I had been hoping for something, but when I didn't get it, I was so much happier. Life is tricky like that sometimes! It's so frustrating. So, so, so frustrating. In the end however, it all works out for the best, and I wouldn't have done things any differently. Everyone says that everything happens for a reason. It absolutely makes sense, even though it's really difficult to see why it is happening, while it is happening.

Anywho, so I am done with that subject. Talk about beating a dead horse.

 Life couldn't be more splendid in the Rex. I'm finally getting some friends that are girls(hallelujah! I thought I was gonna go hog-wild crazy). I'm starting to really love my roomies(shout-out!). I'm starting to get out there and do some fun things instead of being cooped-up alllll the time(ice caves tonight!). If I were to complain it would only be ungratefulness!! Now, don't get me wrong, things aren't perfect by any means, but they are pretty darn close!


So as to avoid the freshman fifteen, I make a vow to work out at LEAST three times a week for the rest of the semester! Pray for me people. And does anyone have any tips on how to eat healthy as a poor, struggling college student?? Any help in that department would be much appreciated. Believe me.

So that's my life in a nut-shell right now peeps. As always, I miss my Georgia friends! Kelbs, Ryan, Mike, Brett, Chris, Nadya, and so many more! I love you guys! Don't think for one second that I am forgetting about your lovely faces!!

Well, I should stop procrastinating and get to some homework! Until next time, stay fresh!