I am thankful for Pumpkins

Tonight was all about pumpkins. I made a pumpkin pie with a graham cracker crust, a pumpkin pie in a regular crust, and chocolate pumpkin bars. It was intense. They were all very tasty :)

I am thankful for...WinCo.

So today, Becca and I spent a very long time at WinCo. I think its just about my new favorite place in Provo. If you haven't had the WinCo experience, I have one thing to say to you : It NEEDS to happen! The store itself is quite large, filled with inexpensive products and offers a variety of bulk foods, and everything else you can think of--- for super cheap! A college students dream :)

We spent about an hour and a half walking through aisles of produce, and health food dispensers filled with nuts, yogurt-covered pretzels, fortune cookies, granola, tabouli, dark chocolates, banana chips, sun-dried tomatoes, flours...the list goes on. Being there makes me want to be healthy. And thats a very good thing.

I am thankful for friends

Friends are awesome. Some guys came over randomly and decided to just visit with my apartment. We talked, shared, laughed, guitar-jammed and enjoyed each other's company. It was wonderful. I really do believe friendships keep you going. Getting to know people has become one of my favorite things to do. So guys, thanks for making my day!

La Lluvia

Estoy agradecido por la lluvia!

Ako ay nagpapasalamat para sa ulan.

我很感谢雨

Je suis reconnaissant pour la pluie!

Jeg er takknemlig for regnet!

Zahvalan sam za kišu!

Ես երախտապարտ եմ անձրեւից!

Tá mé buíoch as an bháisteach!

Today it is raining in Provo, and I am lovin' it. I am grateful for the rain!

Dig, Set, Spike

I am grateful for Volleyball. There is no better feeling than being on the court and playing well. I played volleyball in high school. Currently I am in a class at BYU, and it is so much FUN! I don't even mind having to wake up at 7 on fridays for that class. It is two hours of pure awesomeness.

My favorite thing to do is hit (even though I always end up setting)... Either way I LOVE this game and recommend anyone who wants to pick up a sport/hobby to give it a try. Its that cool!

Just one of those days

Today was just one of those days where everything went right! I want to start an "I Am GratefulFor..." string of posts. I like the number 15. So it will be 15 days of "I am Gratefuls."

Today's post cannot be discussed without accounting for yesterday.

6:14ish - In an attempt to describe me in 6 words, a challenge prompted by Hemingway (I apologize for initially accrediting this to Elliot), a very insightful word-- for which I cannot take credit for was brought up: HYDRATED. For those of you that know me there are two reasons for this obsession with agua and they are as follows:

1. I am the most PARANOID person when it comes to getting sick. Drinking water makes me feel like I am more likely to flush out any possibility of cold or virus. I drink a tall glass before bed every night because I feel like it keeps all the sugar I eat from sticking to my throat. I know, its weird.

2. I get nervous a lot, and when I don't know what to do with myself I drink water.

---This feels like the right time to do this so I will. I just wanted to express a special thanks to my brother Josh, who for countless years would get me a tall water of Ice-cold water every night before bed since I can remember. Much love Josh!---

8:ooish - My hydration gets me all the time, so I ran/waddled from a friends house to my apartment. And, though I did restrain myself from doing so, there were multiple times Becca Jayne Schmidt goaded me to pick a patch of grass to water. When I made it home, I bolted for the bathroom and before I knew it I heard a loud CLUNK. My cellphone had fallen in the toilet bowl! So I soaked my phone in rice.

920-11:30ish - Walmart run. Where Becca, Maureen and I got the sweetest materials for Halloween costumes!!

11:30 ish - Checked the phone and it was going wild taking pictures endlessly but not turning on.

8:14 AM (this time i remember distinctly) - My phone was resurrected.

So, can you guess what I am thankful for? Of course. Its obvious...

I am thankful for RICE.

All I wanna do is dream. Dream, dream, dream...

So I've been thinking about my dreams lately. I don't mean the kind that come to you when you're in the REM stage of sleep, I mean, the kind of dream that moves you to make decisions. BIG ONES.
By definition, a dream is that which upon accomplishment elicits emotions of joy, pleasure, gladness and rejoicing (you can thank oxford for that denotation). Since happiness is a condition of the heart, I would argue that when we are happy, we are living our dreams whether we realize it or not. While I do have some dreams that I hope will unfold in the future I'm putting those dreams on hold. This is not because I think they are unrealistic, but because I have bigger dreams outside of myself. When I say that I mean that as much as I love writing and studying Romantic Literature, I really do feel that its something that can wait.
I am slowly understanding that my happiness depends on how well I can accept the decisions I make. When I was 14, I wrote in my journal that I would study nursing and after that, I could pursue any other avenue of academia I wanted. My mother would probably not believe this if she read it, but yes, I am reverting back to that "dream." Its pretty competitive to get into the nursing program here at BYU but I want to give it a shot. Hopefully, nursing is willing to take a shot on me!