I will now proclaim & set forth THIS: 

My goals of 2014. 

I will be:

Happier

Healthier

Kinder

Wealthier

Smarter

I will improve my posture. (I slouch all the time)

I will start my online shop this year. 

I will join a gym and work out regularly. (This is the scariest one of all.) 

I will wake up before 10am every day, regardless of when I went to sleep the night before. (I'm hoping this will cure me of my "stay up late, wake up late" routine.) 

And this year I will have:

Oh yeah....

On July 25th, Andrew & I celebrated our one year anniversary. 

I cannot believe how fast time is flying! It has been such a wonderful year.

I love Andrew so much & couldn't be happier!

 

{montage of eating our frozen cake & trying to get a decent picture}

Here's to many many more years of happiness together!

*I have started writing a personal essay of sorts on all the things I have learned in this first year of marriage. I'm still thinking about whether or not I will just keep it for myself or share it with others.*

Today at Work

Katie informed us all that there is no official word for that feeling you get when you need to sneeze but you can't. Her and her friends came up with their own word that I think is perfect:

SNIZZLE

(noun)

Used in a sentence: "Ahh! I have the snizzles!" - Esther

What do you call that feeling when you need to sneeze but can't?

Happy Little Things

So in a blog I follow called the rockstar diaries, the writer asked what little things in life make you incredible happy. I especially liked her post about how the little things in life aren't insignificant, and can make life worth living. So, I started thinking about what little things in my life have recently and continually brought me happiness. And here is my list:

1.the color green

2. Sonic's Cherry Limeade *with extra cherries*

3.sleeping in

4.blooming tulips

5.friendly strangers

6.chocolate-covered cinnamon bears

7.picnics in the sun

8.Andrew's hugs

9.long phone calls

10.game nights with family & friends

In case you are wondering...

I still have no idea what I am going to do with my life this summer.

I am still waiting to hear back about the American Theater Wing internship in NYC! I called them today and they said that they still haven't reached a decision. I really really really hope that I get this internship because it would be an amazing opportunity for me to gain experience in administration work, live in the city, and get acquainted with famous theaters and people! What's not to love?

What is the most difficult thing about i, is just not knowing. Even if the answer is no, I want to have an answer. It freaks me out that I don't have a plan. And I can't make a plan because I don't know anything.

So, I wait.....

In the meantime I am trying to plan my summer as if I will be in Utah. Here is my plan so far:
1. Work part time at the ticket office
2. Do an internship at the Covey Center or just get really involved in some shows
3. Work part time at Victoria's Secret
4. Take a few classes (but not full time)
5. Go to concerts: possible festivals include Sasquatch, Bumbershoot, Summerfest
6. ROADTRIP!
7. Lagoon

I have decided that even though I could graduate in December, if I stay in Utah for the Summer, I won't. I want to give myself a little off time from school, and I also want to make sure I get to take all the random elective classes I want to take before I graduate. Also, I hear it is harder to get a job right after Fall Semester, as opposed to after Winter semester. And I'm not quite ready to quit being a student just yet.

Those are my thoughts as of late.

Elevators with Attitude

I just want to share something with you that has been taunting me lately. Some days I am on campus from 9 AM to 8 PM. In between those hours, I am either in class, at work, or meeting with teachers or other peers about projects and homework and such. The point I'm trying to make is that I am busy and sometimes haphazardly running around all over campus.

Now to the point of this post:

What I don't like is this: When I am making my way to an elevator to take me up a few flights of stairs when I see the dreadful little sign. The sign has a picture of a little heart and says "For your heart's sake, take the stairs!" This sign never fails to make me feel guilty! I always have to justify in my mind that I need to take the elevator (either to save time or energy). It's not that I'm lazy, it just that I do get tired by the end of day from running around. I am so affected by this little sign that even when I get to an elevator without the sign, I ask myself if I really need to use the elevator instead of the stairs!

I'm just sick of elevators making me feel guilty!

Procrastination

I should not be trusted with a computer with an internet connection when I have homework to do. I have an assignment due tomorrow which I "started" about an hour and a half ago. (I only have my heading and title completed thus far.) The crazy thing is, I have NO idea what I have been occupying my time with! A little bit of blogging (clearly), a tad bit of Facebook, looking up random artists and facts, corresponding with my email buddies, and complaining about the assignment to fellow students. Logically, procrastination makes no sense. However, I have a theory: If I did not procrastinate, I would have no time to do such web browsing and connecting with friends. When I do not put a project or assignment off to a later date, I spend my time afterward either sleeping, eating, reading or watching movies. Now, not that these aren't wonderful things to do, (obviously they are because I spend my extra time doing them) it's just that if I don't procrastinate, I don't find time for the smaller things as listed above. I don't regard the time I spend procrastinating as 'extra' time, because it is not extra at all. It is cutting into the time I should be spending on homework, projects, etc and then cutting into my so called 'extra' time. So I've now designated my procrastination time to be 'browsing' time, if you will. Therefore, procrastination is healthy when it promotes stretching your brain, connecting with friends, and sometimes relaxing from a stressful day. Although, it is always important to remember that I must finish the project eventually. Speaking of which ...

Abercrombie & Fitch

I bought a brand new coat for this winter season. I bought the said coat at a popular retail store named Abercrombie & Fitch (perhaps you've heard of it). This store has a reputation for nice, yet expensive clothing. And this coat was no exception. I spent a lot of money on this wonderful coat. The only problem with the coat is that when I sit down in class and drape my coat on the back of the chair, you can see the tag on the inside of the coat. This tag is about 5" by 5" big (which is fairly large for a clothing tag). The tag is so huge and so noticeable, it makes me uncomfortable. I'm afraid people will see the tag and think "What a show-off." After all, why would Abercrombie make such big tags if they didn't want them to be shown-off? So I start feeling all weird, thinking that people are only imagining how much I spent on the coat. I want to tell them that I've never bought any item of clothing that cost this much before, but that would be weird, especially because all of this dialogue is taking place inside my head. And then I finally have to remind myself that they probably aren't thinking about me and my coat anyway. How selfish are we to think that everyone's thoughts revolve around our life, and actions?! Nobody really cares about my coat, and it's downright silly for me to think I have to feel awkward because of other's potential thoughts.