Thankful.

The past few weeks have been particularly wonderful....I have so much to say, yet I don't have the time that or even words perhaps that I would like to be able to do so.
Although, I will catch up eventually...hopefully this weekend. (:
I would just really like to say how amazing my life is. I am so grateful for my family, friends, school, church, everything. (:
Sometimes the things we care most about in life seem to get neglected...but I hope that I can remember how important these things are, especially when things do get tough.
Because even though these past few weeks have been the best, they have also been tough. But I'll get to all of that later, I really just wanted to say how thankful I am for everything. (:
Just remember:
There is ALWAYS something to be thankful for, even when life completely sucks and you think it can't be too much worse.
Do you have legs to walk? A bed to sleep in? Good health? A family (even if they are give or take 2,000 miles away)? The gospel in your life? All of these things are blessings that should be cherished so I would encourage you that when you get on your knees to pray to tonight to remember these things and thank our Heavenly Father for them. If you were to wake up with only the things that you had thanked God for the night before would you be happy? Remember him, remember the many blessings he has bestowed upon you, and above all:

The Little Things

Today started off pretty ordinary, it really did.
Nothing extravagent or anything. In fact, if it was anything, it was probably more on the lousy side.

But,
sometimes things have a way of changing on you.
And that was exactly how today was.

Most of two and a half hour psych class was spent reviewing Book of Mormon, I had a test that I planned on taking after that class.
To my great dismay, when I took my usual seat, attractive guy who normally sits next me wasn't there. Although, it only took a minute or two to realize he was sitting a row above me.
The class acually passed by rather quickly.
And after class, we talked and walked like half way back to Heritage before he headed to his car....so I can safely say that this was when things started to look up. (:

Then, I went and took my Book of Mormon test. It actually went really well. I felt super prepared for it and was happy to see I understood the concepts quite well. (: And, the best part, A! So things were definitely looking even more up after that.
Even though it was raining.
And I hate rain.
I was pretty happy.

After working on homework for some time, I headed to the library at like 11 because I had to return some books. And while I was walking there, something came over me.
I don't know if words can adequately explain it...I just felt so...happy.
And I know happy is such a simple word.
But that's how I felt.
Everything felt simple and wonderful.

It had stopped raining so the air was nice.
And the sky was dark and beautiful.
And I just wanted the moment to never end.
Like I could seriously just stay caught up there forever.

I was really doing nothing of consequence.
Walking, listening to music, certainly not anything out of the ordinary.
But I just wanted to dance and skip.
And I couldn't stop smiling.
I was just so happy to be where I was at that exact moment.
I'm not sure anything could have topped it.

And after I got out of the library an hour later, I felt the same way.
Just so happy.
I actually did allow myself to dance and skip.
I didn't want to go back home.
I really didn't.
I would have been perfectly contended to keep walking and prancing around until my ipod died or I got frost bite or my legs became so tired that I collapsed.
Although, I was in a sort of euphoric state and I'm pretty sure none of those things even found residence in my mind.

For a few simple moments,
Life was BEAUTIFUL.

Eventually, I met up with my friend Blake who was walking back from work and we had a little adventure of our own: "ice skating", climbing rocks, prancing along the sidewalk, and witnesses a very scandalous car scene.

And now, I'm sitting here, pondering the whole night. Wondering, how some things that are so simple can bring so much joy.

I love life.