I need to talk about him to remind people that he was here among us not that long ago. He was the best of the children, why was it him who had to go?

Pooh Bear:)

Sometimes the smallest things can take up the most room in your heart...

John Lennon

"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy.' They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life."

Dr. Suess:)

“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve bought a big bat. I’m all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

Wise Words

In the midst of life, things are thrown at us. Everyday something new comes along. Its about perception, the whole "life is what you make it" bullshit. However sometimes things are awful. I'm not some negative Nancy, life is overall AMAZING. I firmly believe in enjoying every minute of it. When life decided to come at me particularly hard this past month, I looked at my best friend, and brokenly asked "Is my life falling apart?"

"Only if let it"
That just stopped me in my tracks, I needed to hear that. In the heat of the moment, when I felt most lost, and broken hearted. A simple few words can make all the difference in the world. This is a shot-out to one of my best friends, thank you.

Know that I loved you. Know that you mattered. Know that you finally belonged to someone—you were everything to me. You will never really be gone, because you will live forever in my heart. Thank you for sharing your last days with me. It was truly an honor to love you.

RIP Chad Alan<3

Courage

Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.

~Ambrose Redmoon

Church Sign Funny

If you want to hear God laugh, tell him your plans.

Makes me think...

I stole this from a blog

   Today, I interviewed a woman who is terminally ill.  “So,” I tried to delicately ask, “What is it like to wake up every morning and know that you are dying?”  “Well,” she responded, “What is it like to wake up every morning and pretend that you are not?”

Simplify

Life is not complex.  We are complex.  Life is simple,
and the simple thing is the right thing.
- Oscar Wilde

1. Don’t try to read other people’s minds.  Don’t make other people try to read yours.  Communicate.
2. Be polite, but don’t try to be friends with everyone around you.  Instead, spend time nurturing your relationships with the people who matter most to you.
3. Your health is your life, keep up with it.  Get an annual physical check-up.
4. Live below your means.  Don’t buy stuff you don’t need.  Always sleep on big purchases.  Create a budget and savings plan and stick to both of them.
5. Get enough sleep every night.  An exhausted mind is rarely productive.
6.  Get up 30 minutes earlier so you don’t have to rush around like a mad man.  That 30 minutes will help you avoid speeding tickets, tardiness, and other unnecessary headaches.
7. Get off your high horse, talk it out, shake hands or hug, and move on.
8. Don’t waste your time on jealously.  The only person you’re competing against is yourself.
9. Surround yourself with people who fill your gaps.  Let them do the stuff they’re better at so you can do the stuff you’re better at.
10. Organize your living space and working space.  Read David Allen’s book Getting Things Done for some practical organizational guidance.
11. Get rid of stuff you don’t use.
12. Ask someone if you aren’t sure.
13. Spend a little time now learning a time-saving trick or shortcut that you can use over and over again in the future.
14. Don’t try to please everyone.  Just do what you know is right.
15. Don’t drink alcohol or consume recreational drugs when you’re mad or sad.  Take a jog instead.
16. Be sure to pay your bills on time.
17. Fill up your gas tank on the way home, not in the morning when you’re in a hurry.
18. Use technology to automate tasks.
19. Handle important two-minute tasks immediately.
20. Relocate closer to your place of employment.
21. Don’t steal.
22. Always be honest with yourself and others.
23. Say “I love you” to your loved ones as often as possible.
24. Single-task.  Do one thing at a time and give it all you got.
25. Finish one project before you start another.
26. Be yourself.
27. When traveling, pack light.  Don’t bring it unless you absolutely must.
28. Clean up after yourself.  Don’t put it off until later.
29. Learn to cook, and cook.
30. Make a weekly (healthy) menu, and shop for only the items you need.
31. Consider buying and cooking food in bulk.  If you make a large portion of something on Sunday, you can eat leftovers several times during the week without spending more time cooking.
32. Stay out of other people’s drama.  And don’t needlessly create your own.
33. Buy things with cash.
34. Maintain your car, home, and other personal belongings you rely on.
35. Smile often, even to complete strangers.
36. If you hate doing it, stop it.
37. Treat everyone with the same level of respect you would give to your grandfather and the same level of patience you would have with your baby brother.
38. Apologize when you should.
39. Write things down.
40. Be curious.  Don’t be scared to learn something new.
41. Explore new ideas and opportunities often.
42. Don’t be shy.  Network with people.  Meet new people.
43. Don’t worry too much about what other people think about you.
44. Spend time with nice people who are smart, driven, and likeminded.
45. Don’t text and drive.  Don’t drink and drive.
46. Drink water when you’re thirsty.
47. Don’t eat when you’re bored.  Eat when you’re hungry.
48. Exercise every day.  Simply take a long, relaxing walk or commit 30 minutes to an at-home exercise program.
    
49. Let go of things you can’t change.  Concentrate on things you can.
50. Find hard work you actually enjoy doing.
51. Realize that the harder you work, the luckier you will become.
52. Follow your heart.  Don’t waste your life fulfilling someone else’s dreams and desires.
53. Set priorities for yourself and act accordingly.
54. Take it slow and add up all your small victories.
55. However good or bad a situation is now, it will change.  Accept this simple fact.
56. Excel at what you do.  Otherwise you’ll just frustrate yourself.
57. Mature, but don’t grow up too fast.
58. Realize that you’re never quite as right as you think you are.
59. Build something or do something that makes you proud.
60. Make mistakes, learn from them, laugh about them, and move along.

Read this....

Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

God donesn't NEED our Worship:)

This is Why, So click.

A Thought Nugget

What if the biggest problem we face is not that we make the wrong choice, rather that we never make a choice at all?

The Devil's Arithmetic

The enemy will always be with you. He will be in the shadow of your dreams and in your living flesh, for he is the other part of yourself. There will be times when he will surround you with walls of darkness. but remember always that your soul is secure to you, for your soul is entire, and that he cannot enter your soul, for your soul is part of God.
~Jane Yolen

:D

I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.
Audrey Hepburn

I hope you Dance

There are too many people too angry at a world that isn't in the least bit angry at them.

What happens when you ignore the vortex.....

BAD THINGS!! Right JENNY???

Althought I will not include all the gory details, I know first hand what happens when make rules for yourself, expecially in pact form, with a friend, then turn around and break the rules. I don't advise it, unless you enjoy temporary regret. 

I don't regret anything now, and I choose to believe the vortex rules are more like set of guideline, to which I can refer back to when I wish to kick myself for my stubbornness. Until I grow up and become a real girl, I'm am going to continue to bend the rules!

:))

Court People who suck at life

Fuck them, Fuck them all to hell

Redbull

It may give you wings, but with out the Jagger, it just stings....

Lessons

So I've been able to learn some pretty cool things here! I've rediscovered how much I enjoy reading, and there is an amazingly large library 10mins from my current lodging, so that's exciting:) My grandma has played a large part in my education this summer....

What I've learned from Grandma Young:

Chocolate is something to appreciate

Pies are served in 4ths only

Time with family is beautiful,

and I wouldn't trade it for any worldly experience ever.

Respect other people's time

Most importantly I've learned a new apprication for my faith, spending time with such a devote christian is awe inspiring :)

Winning!!

Someone finally understands me:)

The Couch-to-5k Running Plan

Now I am going to cut it down a bit, because my time is limited, so I will be doing this everyday, let us hope that in a few short weeks I will be able to run for 30 minutes without killing myself =)

Gumbo

Make some today =D
Tomorrow is supposed to be in the 60's, perfect gumbo weather
As long as I cannot be in Louisiana, I will try my hardest to culture these yankee's
Yuummmm

Ways in Which

I would like to be proposed to:)

In a helicopter ride at night
On a boat
The lake shore at night
Camping under the stars
The place I met my fiance
In front of my family at Christmas
Any place we can overlook a majestic skyline at night
The first place we kissed
Ice Skating at night
At a carnival or amusement park at night
In an aquarium
Fishing
On a picnic
Romantic Walk<3
Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride
Hotair baloon ride
On a boardwalk down by the sea

Random Thought

Lazy days encourage Lazy days, Productive days produce more Productive days

To begin with.....

I need you to know two things.

I don't smile one hundred percent of the time, I even believe to do so is unhealthy
I know how valuable an honest smile is.

Its no wonder the current generation has problems defining themselves, if our parents only wanted us to grow up and be happy, is our happiness our own?

When we as individuals make the conscious decision that our lives are our own, as a new perspective, opportunities spring forth.

My scatterbrained self chooses to believe that.

More to come:)