Be prepared for a LONG post 🙂

First of all. I went to prom this weekend. And it was FABULOUS. Best dance ever I think it’s safe to say. So I spend all day getting ready and doing my hair. And I slip on my dress and feel great. And Randy knocks on the door and I open it. He looks at me, then proceeds to stumble inside and start taking the corsage out of the box and get ready to put it on…and I’m all…well hello to you too….and then I pinned on the boutinere…first try 🙂 And we took some pictures…an then we were off. We rode in Randy’s car…which normally would’ve bugged me, but it didn’t that day. We had fun driving and got to SLC and parked, marvled at the pillasters and columns in the ionic order at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, got some CUTE pictures…..had a bit of an ordeal with the dinner plans after which we just said “to heck with it” sat down and ordered. Our waiter was SO funny and nice and we had good food….and good dessert. We even sang Jordyn Happy Birthday so she could release a balloon into the atmosphere.

Then off to the dance. We got pictures at the dance too and then danced our hearts out, commented on the architecture, walked around on the porch and saw the city, slow danced and sang while we did. Needless to say, it was perfect. We drove home using our new-found accents to comment on how “spleeenddddid” the night was. We stopped by Randy’s house and saw his parents, who are great, then off to Cam’s house for some cuddling and “How to Train Your Dragon.” Then I fell asleep on the way home….and I’ll leave the doorstep scene to your own imagination.

To sum up everything…..

Prom was perfect. Senior year has been more or less perfect. Everything is going swimmingly. 🙂

There will soon be a post about prom, so I thought I should make a pre-post about everything that happened before prom!!!

Yesterday we went to State One Acts and it was grand. I had so much fun with the cast of our show and Advanced Theater. We messed around on the bus with a boombox, got in trouble at Walmart, met a talking garbage can at McDonalds, watched some…interesting shows, ate frosted flakes and danced to Beat It, made fun of the other shows in our warm-up, seriously thought about redoing the entire show just because it would be funny, “performed our little hearts out”, got back to Davis and screamed the song while pounding the bus, and got to take my Baby home 🙂 It was a great day!! Then I made cookies and “studied.” Then Hailee came over. I love her. We ended up talking about a lot of things that have been going on lately. Let’s just say, right now we’re on the same page about some things. Some things she’s going through I can’t even relate to, and some things I’m going through she can’t relate to. But we are on the same page. And it’s nice being on the same page.

NOW. PROM IS TODAY!!!!!!!!! AND I’M FREAKING OUT!!!!!! Let’s just set the stage…shall we? I’ve never been to Davis prom with someone I really really like. I’ve gone with two friends and it was a BLAST. But never with someone I felt all romantial about. And it’s my LAST PROM.

SO. To sum up.

Last prom.

With my best friend in the whole world.

Who I happen to kinda sorta maybe be in love with.

Let’s just say.

I’M STOKED.

I couldn’t agree more.

Flutterbies. Everywhere you looked. The flutterbies. Flying in and out and around the dark sky. Sometimes hiding the moon and sometimes letting it shine. For a moment. Their wings were silent, yet the wings of all of them together made a rush in her ears. In her heart. She stifled screams and extended her hands to let the energy inside of her run out her fingers, instead of out her mouth. And the flutterbies flew. She closed her eyes tight to replay the moment when they started flying in. From everywhere. Flooding the canvas of her life. Flooding inside of her stomach and head. Then they froze. For one moment. Then started flying twice as fast and twice as many. She forgot to breathe until they reminded her with the swishing of the air beneath their fluttering wings. She had some kind of illness. How was he doing this??

Just the flutterbies.

I’m happy. Really, genuinely happy. And I want to tell you why.

So a few days ago my phone goes KAPUT and I am left with basically a “brand new phone” in my old phone. AKA no numbers, no saved texts, nothing. I was a leetle streeesed. And then Hailee comes over. And gives me a beautiful picture of Christ and this note that makes me cry. She didn’t know how much stress I was feeling and how much I appreciate that note and picture. Hailee is one of those people I can talk about the gospel with all the time, and I love that. She’s the kind of person I want to be. I don’t tell her anywhere near enough, but she’s the steady friend I lean on, probably too much. She’s like a tree basically. That I lean on, frequently.

Then Randy comes over and we dye Easter eggs with my family and he sits there and listens while I vent about my phone and cry haha. Then we go off the next day to our day activity. This kid picks me up early so we can go to the Gateway and fix my phone, walks around with me while I buy prom acessories and is just as happy as I am when my phone is fixed and the nice man gives us a validation for parking. Great start to a great day. We go to Thanksgiving Point and go to the petting zoo before it closes. We feed horses and goats and pet cows, and he doesn’t even complain even though it’s not his cup of tea persay. Then off to get a brownie sundae because I can’t control certain chocolate cravings I have. Then everyone else arrives and we have a blast riding golf carts through the beautiful gardens and going through the dino museum. And Bandy laughs when I laugh, runs around like an idiot when I do, builds stupid dams and dinosaurs with me. Then I have this urge to go to IKEA, so we do. And act out the scene from 500 days of summer (MINUS RACE YOU TO THE BEDROOM…sketch.) Then walk around in City Creek, get dinner, SEE HAILEY HAUGEN AND BRAD DEVINE. I had a minor spaz attack and Bandy was patient through it 🙂 I make him walk through Tiffany’s with me and then he takes me home. He’s a gem. Really though. A gem.

I have really great friends. These are just two examples of them. There’s also Em who never fails to make me smile, Ash who always wants to do stupid things with me, Morgan Miller who never fails to invite me to things even when I say I can’t go most of the time, Kira who is my little sister 🙂 just a lot of people like that who I love.

Lastly. It’s Easter. I love Easter so much. The Atonement has come to have such a big meaning on my life, I am so thankful for Christ and his willingness to LIVE and die for me. I know that this gospel is real. I would be so selfish to not share my knowledge of it. It is truly the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life. I am glad my family strives to live the gospel, and I am glad my friends do too. I love having people who truly have Christ’s image in their countenances all around me. I love the Lord and will ever be indebted to him. So on this Easter day I hope everyone remembers their Savior everyday, but especially today.

So I just watched 500 days of summer and I think I’m going to march right back downstairs after this blogpost and watch it again. It was so good. It’s sad and kinda dirty in some parts, but good good good. The overarching theme of the whole thing is that there is such a thing as love and “meant to be” and all that good stuff. Even if you can’t see it from where you’re sitting right now. And I love that, because “everything happens for a reason” has kinda been my life motto lately. People come in and out of your life for a reason. Some people stay. For a reason.

In some ways I wish I had the day to day log of what happened between the important people in my life. But it’s ok that I don’t, it would’ve taken too long anyway.

The concept of that movie is brilliant. Jumping around from day to day until the show pieces itself together.

Anywho.

Life is short. And life is long.

And it’s wonderful.

I love General Conference. This year it was harder to listen because on Saturday we had family over for my brother’s engagement party and such, but I still want to highlight a few of my very favorite talks that I did get to listen to.

Elder Scott. Wow. He’s a powerful speaker who I used to dread listening to because he has a soothing voice that would lull me to sleep. His talk on being ready to recieve revelation was so great and I loved it.

Elder Holland. I can’t say enough how much I love this man. He always seems to be able to say what I want to hear. There is nothing you have done that cannot be undone.

President Eyring. Trials come. And I am so glad that he gave a talk on how to handle trials, so that when I am in a hard situation, I can overcome it.

President Utchdorf. He knows how to speak, let me tell you. STOP IT. There isn’t too much contention in my home, but it’s good to hear those words of wisdom.

Elder Baxter. I hadn’t ever heard of him before, but his talk on single families made my heart hurt. One of my old YW leaders is going through the single-parenting stretch right now and hearing this talk made me so happy. I know it was what she was probably praying to hear.

There were a lot of others I loved, but mostly I love President Monson. He always has this calming, fun, wonderful spirit that makes me smile. His talks about the church and the gospel and knowing it’s true were wonderful. I just love General Conference.

On a seperate note, I love my family. They’re crazy and annoying at times, like any family, but we love each other and it shows. We’re always looking out for each other and finding ways to help every person in our family. Families are forever and I’m glad I’m a part of the family that I am.

Churchy for a minute here. I just had conference in general ok?? DO NOT JUDGE.

I just love church. And I am so excited for General Conference. It will be so great! 🙂 So one time I gave a talk on the Atonement and it made me cry my little eyes out. But in a good way. I just love the happiness I get from church things. Like everybody I struggled with it for a while sophomore and junior year. It took me really wanting to have a relationship with Christ and doing everything I possibly could to have one to get back on track. I’m not saying I’m perfect, because I surely am NOT. I’m just saying that it makes things easier. And life is already hard enough, it’s nice to have something to make it a little bit better.

Sorry for the religious detour. But it’s a good thing right 🙂

Days where you get into your car, and the steering wheel is already warm.
Going outside to read a book.
Chocolate easter eggs.
A book that makes you jump up and down while covering your mouth to not let out a scream.
Getting your homework done in a lot less time than you thought.
Seeing someone you haven’t seen in a while.
Not being eaten by a velociraptor.
When you put your Ipod on shuffle and it plays your favorite songs all in a row.
Coming home to a quiet house.
Going to church.
Getting a phone call from someone you love.
Laughing when you aren’t sure what’s funny.
Not caring what you look like, and having someone tell you that you look good.
Reading a scripture that grabs your attention.
Getting a text that makes you smile.
Watching a documentary about turtles, and rooting for this little tiny turtle to make it.
Getting ready faster than you thought, and getting to go back to sleep for a few minutes.
Gossip about good things that are going on in people’s lives.
Having a busy day full of things you don’t mind doing.
Going to school and knowing nothing is due in any classes.
Taking a minute to just do nothing.
Planning a trip to the temple.
Knowing what you believe and stand for.
Life.
A choice. Completely 100% a choice. So choose it. It’s nice 🙂

I love the sun.

Basically this warm weather makes me SUPER HAPPY.

SUPER DUPER HAPPY.

It makes me want to sing. And I do. I sing Down By The Bay and Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, and Carry On My Wayward Son….and other things too.

Life is too short to be anything but happy.

I think I stole that quote from someone. Not sure who. But anywho.

I love the sun. 🙂