Im Not going crAzy i swear....Its just finals week.

I have 4 gOals for this week: 

                                           * Do not mentally Die.

                                           * stop intaking high doses of sugar and such in order to stay awake.

                                            *Try to not laugh too much.... because i think my roommates think i am crazy... (its an unfortunate side effect of stress.... I just laugh constantly trying to deal with it) 

                                           * Avoid Jerry, because im pretty sure he is going to find out about mine and                    

                                            Jewlz's MASH game from when we got bored that one time in Relief Society...

Wish me Luck... I Loves you all <3

                                             

Now Its time for CHRISTMAS!!!

Weirdest Thanksgiving in my entire life......but good thing i'm a good cook!! So it wasnt 100% horrible.

I Just miss everyone like crazy :*(

nOW i am counting down the days till a beautiful little plane takes me home to Ohio.

So... I have come to a conclusion about my college life....I don't spend enough time living it!!!

Time for Operation start OVER. This semester was awkward and lonely ~ but that only means now i know what NOT to do next time around! 

Last Thankful List for November :

when life gets confusing and sad ~ a Good LonG session of YOGA~

 then Bubble bath, lavender Oil, candles, huge mug of herbal tea, soft lonely music, feather pillows, Walnut whip Lotion, BiG fluffy P.J's, and a good healthy cry.

Grateful for a Mother who has taught me so much about how to be my best self

for all the bad apples in my barrel and the opposition they create

wholesome t.v shows from the 50's and 60's 

Anne of Green Gables and Sense and Sensibility

Roommates that care :)

Friends who make my life amazing 

I'm grateful for a little sister who writes me aDORable letters and emails (surprise she ACTUALLY misses me!)

Grateful for being able to Change and be Happy :) 

and ever since i have lived in this little apartment i am eternally grateful for the random Quarters that i find in my  wallet today.....because that means i can do laundry this week!

P.S. If U have seen me make this expression or something like it in person I am GraTeFuL for yoU! Because BeiNg crAzy keeps me Sane !!

A few little observations...While sitting in my quiet little apt. looking out at the Snow

I am almost positive i am the only person alive in Rexburg Idaho. Maybe that is a little bit of an over statement...However, i have seriously only seen about 5 people.....how lonely. 

I found out that after 24hours of not being around any people its really easy to start talking to yourself...and household objects. 

Also, I just realized that i reaLLY don't know how to cook Rice. And i can't figure it out for the life of me!!!

P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA ADKINS !!!!

Falling Hard for Rexburg Idaho

So....i have a little confession to make today. Throughout the first semester here at BYU-i... Kristy has not exactly warmed up to the idea of living the college life.  However, i am starting to think that Rexburg is devising a plan against this little paradigm that i have comfortably created. Since i haven't entirely 'fallen' head over heels emotionally.. this place is aggressive in its plan to make me do so physically.

Let me Explain. 

I don't think it is possible for me to count the times i have tripped, fallen, bumped into, smacked into and just plain fallen over myself in the past 3 months.

At FHE a month ago: a pole ran into my face 

    Humanities class: I step on the same guys shoes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday because he doesn't ever give me enough room to get past

    Last night  : In high heels and i pencil skirt i fell down the steps in the snow concert hall...I guess one good thing about going to an Opera all alone is you can look like a total fool and it doesn't matter too much cuz no one knows your name. 

    This morning while doing Laundry: The shelf that is above the washer decided it wanted to make contact with my forehead.

Guitars Unplugged: Mariah was kind enough to not notice the 3 times i slid down the steps. When she did finally look back i was on my bum about to give up on standing up again

Unfortunately this is only about 10% of the incidents that have disrupted the MYTH that taking Ballet last year had given me enough dexterity to last a lifetime. 

Who knew College would turn me into such an awkward person....

Just a little tender mercy in the form of 2 wonderful Girls that i know and a beautiful EFY song... 
Sometimes it takes a good heart felt cry and just being there for each other to make Life a little sweeter. 
I love you Ashley and Mariah <3


The photos in the magazines
Don't dictate who I'm supposed to be
The world can't recognize, all that I am inside
But I know in His eyes, I am a part of, the bigger picture,

There's so much more to me
He helps me see that I have so much to offer
I am His daughter
He loves me the way I am,
He's my strength when I stand
He is my King, and my Father,
I am His daughter.

The people on the TV screen,
The leaders, rulers, and queens
I watch them shape the world,
And though I'm just a girl, I still know for sure,
That I am a part of, the bigger picture

There's so much more to me
He helps me see that I have so much to offer
I am His daughter
He loves me the way I am,
He's my strength when I stand
He is my King, and my Father,
I am His daughter

And when I'm feeling small,
And wondering if I'll ever, find courage to stand tall
Through His love I remember

There's so much more to me
He helps me to see that I have so much to offer
I am His daughter
He loves me the way I am
He's my strength when I stand
He is my King, and my Father,
I am His daughter

Me and my Wonderful Grandma Making a Quilt :)

This isn't Just my little brother.....He's my good luck charm too ;)

Beautiful Baby Sister :) she's gonna be a stinkin Model someday

Broski Moments....

When i was leaving for college I asked Mark if he would miss me he says "Well u can try to leave but i might have to pop your tires or something"

I told Matt about some Old Lady in the break room telling me that I don't even have the energy of an 80yr old woman just because i was taking a nap during my lunch our. (lol)

He says, "Tell her you are just going so fast it looks like you are sitting"

Jacob is my official star gazing/lunch eating/late night run taking/mall shopping/creeper dodging/advise giving~ Buddy

And i make ALL of them carry me around :)

OhiO i love you

Munah, Gina ~ amazing girls  

 Grandpa and i with his .22 ~ just having fun~ 
I have the best Grandpa in the WORLD

I miss my Dayton peoples ~ 
(us at the Kirtland temple this summer) 

O-so-grateful for

~LaUghter...... lots and lots and lots of it. 

~Sugar .. especially in the form of powdered sugar&peanut butter balls dipped in Chocolate

~Im grateful for snow..... it makes things kinda quiet, like Rexburg is taking a little nap

~for my Grandmas and Mummy for sending me boxes full of LoVe

~the bean bag in our living room that we stole from the boys apartment ( we have kept it all semester.. im pretty sure it likes its new home better)

~ IM SO happy& grateful to be at BYU idaho.... lil ole Rex has its quirks but thats what makes it so amazing :)

~little Kids....because they are always eager to accept you and love u just the way you are, also because they are so sincere

~grateful that i have all this learning right at my fingertips ...hopefully i don't ever take that for granted

~for who my parents are and for the way they raised me ...

~i'm grateful for the Beautiful Rexburg Temple that sits up on the top of the hill

~GLEN BECK for being hilarious and amazing... I want his phone

~grateful for second chances.... 

~ white out markers, and blank pieces of paper

~for a CLEAN house!!!! (mom... now i get it)

~Music....because it makes me smile inside and out

~Last... but absolutely not least, I am grateful for this Country...and especially for the Men that sacrificed for my freedom ( I love you Grandpas) Happy Veterans day 

I loVe ashley. She might be perfect... havnt found a flaw yet but we are still workin on it. (haha)

just the best

                  snow buddy ive ever had...

Me and Ry gettin pretty for our little sanity walk around Rexburg...just in case...

Plaaaying in the snow 

the HUGE 50lb box that my mom sent me !  and Mariah and i going to Guitars Unplugged :)

                               Boiling Potatos witth eggs....no big deal...

                           On family vacation this summer me and him were chillin in the lodge and he just all of a sudden decided to pick me up and throw me onto the bed. Little BEasT. 

                                                       I miss my bros like crazy :)
                                Markey YOU are still my favorite

Youtube, tears and fake tattoos

I might have gotten a fake tattoo

and i also MIGHT have stayed up till 2 am watching youtube movies that make you cry.... with Nichole

Grateful for:

~ First of course, I am grateful for My Family and the Gospel & the happiness they bring me :)
~Also, for amazing friends who show me they care
~ Snow Slushies and Hot CoCo
~ Rexburg's crazy strong winds that knock me down and the beautiful Sunsets
~ Crazy Professors who keep me awake in class
~Cozy Socks and Lip Gloss
~ days when my computer does not die in the middle of a project
~ Days when the TV stays off the for an ENTIRE 24 hours...wait... that never happens. dang it
~ Im grateful for Mariah Blaylock for keeping me sane
~ and Ashley for BeinG stinkin adorable
~ YOgA ...because its one of the only ways to escape
~ Mavrick Gas station for having the most heavenly Hot Chocolate ever
~Grateful for the people who Love me
~ but also for my enemies because they show me my faults
~Im grateful for GLUTEN FREE brownies that DONT taste like cardboard (thank you betty crocker)


I gotta cut this list short... its 11pm and my study skills teacher would kill me if he found out i was blogging and not going to bed right now.


Stay Sweet Ya'll <3

Rex-Love

Oh, Hey wOrld, ....... I'm sitting here on a giant bean bag wondering why i am writing a blog. Why is anyone going to be interested in reading this...? (maybe other than my personal real live life savor Mariah) Maybe I should start with the fact that I am currently living in a wonderful little Mormon bubble called Rexburg Idaho.First semester of College is kAH-razee. Still not used to living with 6gals in one tiny little space.  Still miss my funny family back home in OhiO....

So, Whoever thought that being 20 makes u an aDulT might have been diluted a tiny bit. 

BEcause I still feel like a little kid,

~ still feel like i need my Papa to take care of the scary people in my life. haha! 

~Still want to go out in the back yard and catch lightning bUgs for hours, 

~ still like to eat peacheos for dinner

~ and just in case u thought otherwise, i still think that boys have lots and lots of coodies

Basically though, I think this whole CollegE thing is slowly growing on me :)  

Hey, I get to do things that are No-No's in real life! Like boiling pOtatOs and eggs in the same pOt, washing whites & darks together, and eating enchaliadas for 2months straight. 

Im not gonna complain (at least not too much) 

Which brings me to the next topic ( i swear im almost done) 

Its November! 

and November=thanksgiving which = being grateful

As a little Tradition I try to write a list every day all of Nov. of the things I am grateful for ~ I dare you to try it ~ Because happiness is celebrating the small things :)