"There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny."

So the quote is from FDR's Democratic National Convention speech. It was quoted today in a forum and it made me think. What is our destiny? Will be the greatest generation that ever lived, or the weakest? What is our responsibility> Anyways, I LOVE this quote! It really makes me think. (And make me appreciate Democrats a little bit more :) (emphasis on the words "little bit")


So life has been pretty busy in the little town of Provo, Utah. Recently, I've had a bazillion and a half papers due which has made me stress beyond belief, but I'm almost done with them, which makes me super happy! (And super insane because now that I'm almost done with papers, I'm writing a really long blog post...)


Now onto some highlights:

• Skyping with Clarissa/Cupcakes. So this past Saturday, Madison and I were finally hanging out and we decided to Skype Clarissa. It was hilarious. I felt like were were actually hanging out. (Probably because I ended up falling out of my chair while I was laughing. This seems to happen quite frequently). Anyways it was like old times. After Skyping Madison, Michal, Michal's roomate Ariena, and my roomate Kristinia and I all went to the Cocoa Bean which sells the world's best (and probably the most expensive. It was 1.75 per a tiny cupcake!) cupcakes! Madison and I got the "Phat Monkey" which was like chocolate chip banana bread, or in other words, HEAVEN on steroids! So delicious. We also got a really good frappe! It was an awesome night! :)
• Going to my first college basketball game. First of all, I'm glad that it's cool to go to games. It's also cool to wear white for a whiteout. (I totally got an official basketball shirt!) You know what's not cool at basketball games? People stealing your seats! Ah it was so frustrating. I had been there an hour before to save seats for a lot of people and yet people continued to encroach on my territory! GRR! I wish I wasn't such a push-over sometimes. Anyways, it was soo much fun and it reminded me how much I actually liked the sport and not just the players ;)
• Getting a B+ on my church history exam. So I have the coolest church history professor EVER. Her name is Rachel Cope and she could seriously be my sister. First of all, she loves the color purple and icecream. Second of all, she has a PhD. (We have a lot more in common than that, but that's the basics. And I want a PhD, not have one, just to clarify). Anyways, she is super awesome and hilarious and is seriously going to be one of my best mentors here at BYU. (Seeing as I am striving to get my PhD in Psychology at the current moment.) Anyways, we only have two tests in the class and they're both written. Seeing as how I LOVE writing and love history, I was kind of excited to take the test. ( Call me a nerd, I already know I am one) So I took it, thought I did great until the day when she handed out the test. Can I just tell you how much I HATE getting tests back in person. SOO AWKWARD. Well that is unless you get an 87%! :) So that was happy. I can't wait to take Professor Cope's Mormon Church History class next Fall. ( I told you we were way similiar and you didn't believe me until now, did you?)
• Bomb procedures. So at my work, we have a directory and so I was flipping through it and noticed this little gem:

This is not a joke. You seriously are instructed to fill this out before calling someone. I find it really hilarious.

• Habitat for Humanity! So I just want to let you all know that I helped build a house and didn't kill anyone or anything. So on Saturday morning,I woke up at 7 (which should be illegal in college life) to go help build a house because I need to do 10 hours of service for my American Heritage class. (sometimes I regret coming to BYU. Who else has a class where one of your grades is service?) Anyways, Kristina and I dragged our lazy butts out of bed and helped out. I got to use a staple gun and a nail fun. (Again let me repeat, I did not do harm to anything, I did however almost fall off the roof...) Anyways, it was super fun and fulfilling!
• Starting a book club. So Michal and I, being the literary nerds that we are decided to read a lot of classics. So we're staring with Wuthering Heights (which is excellent by the way!) Also on the list? 1984, A Tale of Two Cities, Moby Dick. That sort of thing. Because we don't do enough reading as it is...
• Learning to hula. Yes, I Kelsey Marie Davis actually attempted to Hula. Luckily there were no boys around... it was super fun. These two girls in my ward are from Hawaii and they were incredible. I wish I could move my hips like them. (Cue "My Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira)
• Coming up with a new anthem. So since I'm normally a man-hater, I usually like man-hating songs. But I've found a new song that displays my dilemna perfectly: "Where have all the good men gone? And where are all the Gods? Where's the street-wise Hercules to fight the rising odds? Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?... I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero til the end of the night. He's gotta be strong and he's gotta be fast. And he's gotta be fresh from the fight." So basically, I've decided I need a hero and I will wait for one. (Just in case you couldn't read between the lines)
• My job and classes still continue to be great. My favorite quote of this week actually comes my co-worker Michal who literally stated "For the rest of my life, I want to dress male mannequins." It was hilarious!
• Planning an epic airport reunion. I cannot wait to go meet Kelly at the airport with Cassie!! It is going to be so epic and full of craziness. (Yes, we will film it for your enjoyment!)

Anyways, I am still loving life. College can be tough sometimes, especially being 480 miles (yes I did google that) away from home. But I am so blessed to have excellent friends and family that support me. You guys are awesome! I can't wait to come visit forThanksgiving!Thank you for everything you do. Look for my bucket list soon! xoxo

"You need to hear me out and they said speak now"

So I haven't blogged in a zillion years. So here's a recap of the best moments of the past month:


10. Taylor Swift's CD "Speak Now" came out. To say I was excited would be an understatement! I love the whole CD hence why the title of this blog is part of the title track. I've always decided that I'm going to always try and speak my opinion, not in a confrontational manner, but I am not going to stand on the fence about my beliefs! Also, I totally cried the first time I heard the song "Never Grow Up" because it totally talks about how she never wants to grow up. I'm kind of feeling the same way.


9. Gilmore Girls/Bones/Pizza Party with my roomates. Yes, it was in a fort made from our couch. Yes, it was much needed. Yes the pizza man was an attractive RM who was not engaged.  Seriously I love those shows and I loved being a bum!


8. My bosses' costumes for Halloween. So apparently last year my bosses dressed up like Polygamist wives with Tad being the husband. (And yes, they were all surprised they still had their jobs after that!). So this year, not to outdo themselves too much, they decided to be the Jamaican bob sled team. It was freakin' hilarious. Also, work continues to be fantastic. I love my co-worker Michal probably because we are both blue-reds for the color code! Or maybe it's because she's hilarious and tries to scrape 'dirt' off of our computer screen... yeah, it wasn't dirt, it was definitely the microphone the person giving the devotional was speaking into.


7. Jason Derulo/B.o.B/Iyaz concert. Well let's just say the night didn't turn out as planned... but I loved it. I finally got to see my future husband in concert and let's just say, I would have been ok if he had proposed to me on the spot! SOOOOOOOOOo attractive and such a great dancer!


6. Corn maze! So once upon a time, Carrie, Lindsay and I went to a corn maze. Let's just say it was a thousand times better than the one in Littleton. It had a magical horse and a carriage that looked like something straight out of Cinderella. And we totally dominated that maze! And I conquered my fear of the day by walking through a haunted house while clutching the hand of a six year-old. (Yes, that sadly is a true story!) It was fun though and we ended up getting smoothies at McDonalds and watching a movie with Zac Efron in it!


5.  An amazing bike ride. So when I say the words 'bike ride' I used to think of a nice leisurely all down-hill ride that burned no calories. But then I went on a bike ride with Madison. I went on numerous of these rides during the summer so I was used to them by now but this time we decided to bike up to a water fall. It was sooo pretty! Seriously, it made me feel really thankful for the beautiful world we live in. (Plus burning 800 calories/biking 20 miles was also worth it!)


4. Going to a game where we actually won! So when the last football game was about to start, it started raining massively causing me to not want to go... but I had Madison's ticket so I had to bring it to her... so I ended up staying. And we totally won! It was awesome!!! Also, my friend Katie texted me during the middle of the game saying she was engaged which is totally exciting! So yay for being a bridesmaid and yay for Katie getting married!! :)


3. Planning my epic airport run with Cassie when we pick up Kelly from the airport. So my friend Kelly is in Ohio for college, so we're going to go pick her up. And of course on the way there we will be playing Taylor Swift. And then Cassie is going to do an epic run-across-the-airport hug while I video it. So yes, it's going to be epic.


2. Classes! I know it's a shocker that I mentioning classes, but seriously I LOVE them. It's pretty stressful sometimes, especially during midterms, but ultimately I love it! Seriously I love that we can talk about religious aspects and I just had the best lesson about the allegory of the olive tree. My favorite quote from my Book of Mormon teacher, who is AWESOME by the way, is "So put that in your spiritual pipe and smoke it." Yep, I go to the best school ever.


1. Going home! So Carrie, who is in my stake back home and my ward here, decided she wanted to go home so I hitched a ride with her. It was so much fun driving because we were listening to crazy music and Scott's obsession with 'shooting the gap' was also interesing. I was sooo excited to come home! And then I got home. And no one was there. So that was cool. Just kidding I love my family and I did get there earlier than expected thanks to Scott's driving! So I got to hang out with Danny for like two seconds that night. (But it was still totally worth it!) Saturday was family day! I got to witness my brother winning his second ever football game and got to see my grandparents all in the same few hours! We then drove up to Loveland and saw my other grandparents, carved pumpkins and went on a hay ride! So that was super excellent. I also got to go to church which was totally like old times. (By 'old times,' I mean I was super loud and distracted everyone in Sunday school...) Anyways, I loved randomly visiting my family and ward family! :)


My favorite quotes of the week: "Victory, victory." This one's a long story... and then there's the whole discussion we had at work about marijuana which involved Shawna telling us to 'roll our own.' haha My favorite serious quote that I discovered was "If we did all the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves."-Thomas Edison. It made me think...


So, to sum up, I love life. A lot. Seriously (seriously). Love you all!