Shannon June

2012-02-13T14:28:00.000-08:00

So glad I can spend my days off exploring.

2012-02-13T14:04:00.000-08:00

I love days at work when I get to travel because that means lots of time to daydream. I just pretend what I would do if i was given all the resources in the world. I would learn how to ice climb and then go on an amazing adventure to Patagonia or somewhere else filled with green and mountains, I would get my pilots license, and I would try all sorts crazy ethnic foods.

I went to Ouray (aka Whoville) for a story this past week. Being there feels like being in the Swiss Alps, so then I just daydream about backpacking through Europe. Basically, I'm in need of some days off. But until then, I'll just keep daydreaming about what my next adventure is going to be.

2012-01-19T21:57:00.000-08:00

"We will not be overwhelmed with the burdens of life. We will not feel incapable of doing what we are called to do or need to do. We will be strengthened, and our lives will be filled with peace and joy. We will come to realize that most of what we worry about is not of eternal significance—and if it is, the Lord will help us. But we must have the faith to look up and the courage to follow His direction."

-CARL B. COOK Of the Seventy

Hard hats

2012-01-12T17:46:00.000-08:00

http://www.kjct8.com/news/30201078/detail.html

N.Y.E

2012-01-01T12:42:00.000-08:00

I'm going to go ahead and add New Year's Eve 2012 onto the list of wonderful times with the best friends.

Nearly every second with them reminds me why I love laughing so much.

2011-12-27T14:54:00.001-08:00

The best present I received this Christmas was a visit from my family.

Our time together was short, sweet, and full of fun.

I'm so lucky to have a sister that's also my best friend.

Skyping, Working, and Bliss.

2011-12-22T19:39:00.000-08:00

I am so happy I could have an early Christmas at home this past weekend.

The family is still in the pleasant land but now I am back in Junction.

I feel weird about being far away for the holidays....but at least technology has decided to be my friend so I can still see the faces of the best people in the whole world.

This weekend there's going to be lots of skyping, lots of working, and lots of bliss.

Look Mom! Some pictures of skyping and working and bliss.

CNN Take Two

2011-12-05T21:43:00.000-08:00

I'm just as stoked as the first time CNN picked up one of my stories...Meaning I had to blog about it again. I love these happenings. My CNN tally is now at two but by the time my contract is up i'm going to have a gazillion stories on that site!

The Newest Joy in Life

2011-12-04T13:30:00.000-08:00

How is it that I grew up in Utah but had never been skiing? Seriously though? I love snow but the extent of my winter activities stopped after sledding, snow ball fights, and making igloos . Now i'm making a life change. I went to the slopes for my first time yesterday and it was wonderful. I may or may not have just snow plowed the whole mountain but I enjoyed every second of it....even all the seconds I spent trying to get up after I would biff it. Today all my limbs hurt but it was worth it!

CNN What What

2011-11-23T00:40:00.000-08:00

Today is a day of firsts.

Including my first story being picked up by CNN.

Check it.

I love job.

I love Family.

I love Friends.

I love gospel.

Hey Here's and Update

2011-10-06T07:15:00.000-07:00

Guess who got promoted to reporter...

This Girl!

I feel so blessed right now.

My prayers are being answered.

After only four months of working in promotions at KJCT, I am joining the news team at full force.

Grand Junction will be my home for the next two years.

Life has been so good to me.

I knew there was a reason I felt I should move here!

Bliss. Happiness. Love. Joy. Other great words!

Yobby Yob

2011-09-27T12:17:00.000-07:00

What does Shannon even do with her life in Colorado?

Answer: She makes promo commercials....A whole lot of promo commercials.

I make four little vids each day. Aka I have spent a solid chunk of my time exporting over the last four months.

Now the mystery of how I live my life is cleared up!

Life is good.

Cheerio!

2011-08-16T22:28:00.000-07:00

I am so happy to be me.

Although I may not see it all the time, I am living the good life.

Thoughts and Veggie Tales

2011-07-28T11:37:00.000-07:00

Sometimes I miss the days where the biggeststress in life was finding a good parking spot at school and making sure you played on varsity. Those days were wonderful....But these days are too. I had a lovely conversation this morning about how even the hard times are good time. What a lovely life I live. I am so blessed. The knowledge I have is the most priceless thing that I can call my own. This weekend I am going home and the anticipation is nearly killing me. Time for some family fun and friendship bliss. Lastly, the adorable Andrea Lamb posted this on her facebook. It reminded me on some of the times I laughed the hardest growing up. How do I end up always having amazing friends. I may be one of the luckiest girls in the universe.

Replay

2011-07-27T12:18:00.000-07:00

This is the song currently on replay in my mind. Could be so much worst (I hate when I get songs like " I kissed a girl" stuck in my head...Makes me want to pull my brain out my ears). Happy Wednesday

Briliant

2011-07-25T11:04:00.000-07:00

Putting Oreos on a fork is the best thing I learned all week!

No more soggy fingers or accidentally dropping the cooking in the milk.

Genius I tell you...GENIUS.

...

2011-07-22T22:31:00.000-07:00

Today you are you.

That is truer then true.

There is no one alive who is youer then you.

- Dr. Seuss

Hanging Lake

2011-07-17T21:08:00.000-07:00

Can I just say that I love Sundays. I especially loved tonight. Watching lightning storms by yourself in the middle of the desert is my kind of meditation. I tried to take pictures of how awesome it was but it was an epic failure. I am so excited that in just a couple weeks I will get to spend my Sunday in Utah with some of my lovelies. Until then, I will just have to keep occupying my time with awesome hikes. The following pictures are of my favorite hike thus far. Hanging lake in Glenwood Springs.

Rifle Land

2011-07-12T18:51:00.000-07:00

This morning I got up before Seven. I feel pretty impressed with myself. This has only happened a handful of times in the six months that I have been graduated from college. Usually if I have to wake up early, I just wont go to sleep the night before. Anyways...Waking up today was worth is because I got to travel to a lovely little place called Rifle falls....in Rifle. There was so much green everywhere! I miss green! The water falls were awesome but the little caves that surround them were even better. Rifle also offered a big ol arch that I almost made it to (we ran out of time...and I ran out of breath). Basically, I really love working swing shift so I can have adventures in the mornings. Last thought = Shout out to my mama. She is making her Baby Proud. She just got a rockstar new job! Get it girl!

If You Ask For It.

2011-07-10T15:58:00.000-07:00

Being on a date a finding this is 10% embarrassing and 90% hilarious.

If you mess with the bull you will get the horns.

This is what I call revenge...J.B. Style.

TAKE THAT!

No Other Way

2011-07-06T19:40:00.000-07:00

There is NO OTHER WAY I would want to spend my mornings then exploring the Western Slope with friends. This morning I saw everything from fields of flower and aspen forest to insane red rock formations and and juniper. I am loving my life these days. My right arm has a farmers tan/sunburn from driving with the windows down and I ate the best pizza I have had since Brooklyn. Feels Like Summer.

Dominguez is a Slice of Heaven

2011-07-06T19:32:00.000-07:00

Hiking is my new past time to keep myself occupied.
A few weeks ago my friend Brian and I explored a blissful place called Dominguez Canyon!
The day we went was scorching hot, so playing in the water was wonderful.
A snap shot if you please.

I Use to Be Biased

2011-07-06T19:08:00.000-07:00

I admit that I was skeptical about red rock when I first moved out West (or at least more West then my previous adventure). Let it me known that I am a growing fan of the geography in my new home.

Colorful Colorado

2011-06-04T03:32:00.000-07:00

Its official. I just woke up from my first dream about work.
I wish it was seven in the morning right now instead of four...
but now I simply can't go back to sleep.
On the plus side, I had such a pleasant text on my phone when I went to check the time.
Isn't that just one of the best things?
I am in such a delightful mood for someone who accidentally woke up hours before planned.
And since I can't sleep, I will take this time to Let it be known to all
that I am really enjoying my Colorado life.
According to the CO welcome bill board thing, life is more colorful here.
Colorful? I will learn to find out just how colorful.
Chaotic? Defiantly! but life is not as fun without a little chaos.

I was such a lucky girl last weekend to miss Cassidy come see me
Having her here helped make this somewhat foreign place feel like home.
I am heading to Denver in a wee bit with my folks to see their folks.
We are going to stop by Glenwood and take a dip in the hot springs.
If you have never been there, then I suggest you take an adventure there because it is wonderful.

I am looking forward to future adventures.
By the way it looks now, I will probably be here for a while. Joy.
It is nice to know I am only a four hour or so drive from home.
Many little trips will be taken to Utah.
According to the UT welcome billboard thing, life is elevated there.
I can't pass up altitude...that would just be wrong.

take note that my feet are off the ground. caught some wicked air. awesome.

Adventure Land

2011-05-20T08:43:00.000-07:00

I came across these pictures today while blog stalking my old college dean.

I can not even express the flood of emotions that these pictures bring.
Cutler Marsh was my bliss in Cache Valley.
The dock was a perfect place to go sit alone, ponder life, and feel what ever needs to be felt.
The parking lot was a perfect place to spy on friends who were alone with boys.
The marsh was a perfect place to put my biodiversity skills to the test by identifying birds.
Living in Cache Valley has so many perfect memories.
I knew I could not hold on to it forever.
You outgrow places whether you think you are ready to or not.
You don't find places like Cutler Marsh in NYC (central park does not count at all).
Instead I found other places of bliss. Like this rooftop in Brooklyn or the Met.

Just like Logan, I knew I could not stay in my adventure land forever.
The time has come for me to try to make a break in the career world.
Even if Grand Junction is a squatty little place, I know I will find bliss and adventure.
I will not stay there forever.
I will not life a life that does not involve seeing the world.
To finish off my thought to day I leave you this quote.

"but for now we are young, let us lay in the sun, and count every beautiful thing we can see."

One last thought: Tomorrow there will be light rain and a chance of an apocalypse. Lets hope my plane does not crash.

Enough Said

2011-05-18T10:00:00.001-07:00

My love for Pinterest has brought this to me.

Heading West

2011-05-15T13:02:00.000-07:00

Can I say that I lived in New York if I only live there for four months?
I vote yes.
Timing is a funny thing.
Three weeks into my NY adventure I was not ready to move to Idaho.
Four month in, and a job offer later, I am moving to small town Colorado.
I am excited for the next step in life...and I really feel that it is a step in the right direction.
I got the job Wednesday. I fly out of JFK on Saturday. I start work at KJCT on Tuesday.
Every thing is happening in super speed.
Each day I am closer to leaving this city the sadder I get.
...and the more excited I get.
Living with the two greatest people in my life has been a blessing.
I think that during my short adventure I have changed and grown for the better.
I feel like I can move anywhere by myself and be better then just alright.
Colorado can bring it!
A blog post can't express everything that I am feeling...
but my first box of stuff has is already on its way back home.
No turning back.
I am a lucky girl who gets to have a rockin life in the east and the west.

Heads up,I stole all these pics from Madi's blog.

Creative Much?

2011-05-09T17:02:00.000-07:00

This is so insane to me.
Technology these days...
I can hardly wrap my brain around it.

Just tell me already.

2011-05-09T16:30:00.000-07:00

I had a 45 minute phone interview last week.
I am thinking it went pretty well.
If I get it I will have to pick up and leave for colorado.
(small town...opposite on NYC...good or bad...I don't know)
I am crossing every finger and every toe that I get it.
Something about having this job feels so right.
If I don't get hired I will be fine.
"we'll have our decision sometime next week."
I would like to know now please.
The eagerness is going to make me burst.

Utah Bliss + Random Adventure

2011-05-02T12:45:00.000-07:00

Coming back to Utah to visit has been bliss! So many fun family activities like my moma's graduation, Easter, my 21 birthday woot woot, family parties, and random lunches with my beautiful aunt Devon!

oh yeah....and spending as much time with baby Logan as I could.

Venturing up to Logan was wonderful. I miss school but I love being an Alum and not going through finals week right now! I am so grateful for all the amazing friends I made at school and growing up. How on Earth did I get so lucky!

In addition to seeing friends and family and loving life, I also practiced being spontaneous.
You know when you are driving on the freeway and you see the Vegas sign and you joke with the people in the car that you should just keep driving all the way to Vegas?
Well...half an hour later we were on the open road to Nevada!

Blissful car chats, sharing secrets, no radio, no ipod, entertaining, making up nick names, exploring the strip, boys hitting on boys, knocking glasses of ledges, space man stickers, interesting new friends, laughing, petting zoo, bonding, Kayla, Chad, Cody, Madi, Shannon.

We we only in Vegas for a few hours, but we had a jolly good time and completed a life goal!

Plus, we were green and drove my dad's natural gas car. We only paid $10 each.

Take that economy. Take that global warming.

I am going back to New York tonight.

Summer there is going to be a blast!

Bliss Bliss Bliss

One last thing: I had a phone interview with a news station in Colorado, so keep your fingers crossed that I get the job!

2011-04-14T12:35:00.000-07:00

I have been searching for this picture to show just where in BK we live.

We live in Greenpoint right at the very tippy top.

Lewis

2011-03-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

I walked into Barnes and Nobel while talking on the phone with a friend today
...
I walked out with all these friends.

I am excited to reread my favorites and learn to have new favorites as well.

Some times while I am walking

2011-03-23T17:09:00.000-07:00

Sometimes while I am walking to get on the train that will carry me all around the city
I pass a park.
Mccarren Park.
This park to be exact.

Sometimes while I am walking past this park I make a list of all the things I am grateful for.
I come up with some crazy, yet wonderful stuff, and it reminds me that life is wonderful.
When I make my thankful list I smile on the inside.
Sometimes I smile on the outside but then remember that I probably look crazy.
Sometimes I have so much I am grateful for that I think of things long after I am off the subway.
Two things I am especially grateful for these past couple months is changes and challenges.

A wonderful quote.

"Although we face an increase in challenges, there is another change sweeping the earth. It is a flood of opportunity."- Elder Eyring in this wonderful talk.

What a wonderful day for an equinox.

2011-03-21T21:24:00.000-07:00

March came in like a lion.
March will go out like a lamb.
Right now march is like a lambion.
I can hardly wait till summer.
Every glimpse of spring is wonderful.

Thank you friend for purchasing me a great lion hat in china town.
Right now life is more like a lion then a lamb.
However, I am continuously happy that I am given challenges to make me more like the queen of this NYC jungle.
I am moving in a good direction.
I recently started interning at fnno.com (check it out).
I keep applying for jobs as a meteorologist.
I don't loose sight of what I want in the future.
I do need to let loose and let myself have some fun.
Life is fun.
Life is all about the attitude you have.

On a Roof Top in Brooklyn

2011-02-18T14:01:00.000-08:00

One of the things I love the most is when you are laying outside, you start to feel a little too warm, and then a huge gust of wind cools you off again. I have such fond memories of warm days when I would lye on the trampoline or in the front yard in Logan and absorb how happy the sun makes me. Today Madison, the sister, and myself are lying on a huge rooftop in Brooklyn. The view of the skyline is amazing. From here the city looks just like a 3D puzzle I put together in elementary school and a miniature model made out of Legos. I love life all the time but at this precise moment I am extra happy. I am writing, listening to girl talk, not wearing a jacket, with fantastic people, and looking forward to a fantastic night at the NYC YSA conference.

Cupcakes and Penguins

The Madi Takes Pictures

One eyed sister bliss

Candy Land

Joy

Monthaversary

2011-02-16T15:49:00.000-08:00

February 16, 2011

When I moved to New York I told myself that my only reason to leave would be if I got a job offer doing weather/reporting. I told myself that if it came down to it, then I would move anywhere to be able to start my career. I told myself that even if living in New York was not the bliss I intended it to be that I would not give up living here just because it was hard. Never in a million years would I have thought that in reality I would not take my first news station job offer after I graduated but I did just that.

I made a huge decision this week. I was offered a job to do the weather at KLEW in Lewiston Idaho…aka a small beautiful town in the absolute middle of nowhere. I have never been so torn about what to do. Option one: Take my first job offer ever and move to Lewiston and start a career doing exactly what I went to school to do. Option Two: Stay in NYC, where I am learning to be even more independent, and cross my fingers that a better offer comes my way.

After weighing the pros and cons and taking a big chance, I will be staying in the big apple. I am scared and nervous about possible never again getting a job offer but I will not let that be an option. I will be unstoppable in the biz when I am ready. At the moment, I am simply not ready to be done living with the bliss that is Miss Waters and my lovely sister. The days when I leave our tiny apartment and look around at where I am I feel so blessed. I love the sun. I am ready to move forward and be wonderful.

“For now we are young. Let us lay on the grass and count every beautiful thing we see.”

Also this, I love coming home at night and skyping my wonderful friends. I have so much love for them.

2011-02-04T20:10:00.001-08:00

Swinging for the fences?

Tunes

2011-02-02T22:03:00.000-08:00

My wonderful friend Elsha always supplies me with wonderful new tunes to fill my mind with.
Jesca Hoop has an incredible voice and I will now label myself as a big fan.

In addition, I am also a new fan of Mark Ronson & the Business International

The First

2011-02-01T16:22:00.000-08:00

Two weeks and three days is all it has been. Feels more like months. I use to say that I did not know what it really felt like to miss something. I have never really missed anything in my life. Now I miss my amazing family, incredible friends, and easy peasy life. However, I know that if I was not missing those things then I would instead be missing the amazing and opportunity filled life that I am currently living.

My work is great and I am so greatly entertained by people watching. I love the days when Madi and I dog sit and make up funny names for the pups. I loved meeting with VH1 and will continue to cross my fingers that something comes from that. I loved meeting the ABC Nightline producer and will continue to cross my fingers that something comes from that as well. I love hearing back from little towns that need weather woman and, yet again, I will keep my fingers crossed that something comes of that. To say the least, Madison and I are destine for amazing and very real jobs. We get closer to our goals everyday. We are only two weeks into our adventure and we have already been so privileged to be introduced to and speak with incredible people.

Recent happenings that must be mentioned are listed below in bulleted form. (I like the word bulleted…I also like the actual bullet points…they look like little bullet holes).

· Explored the Met.

· Feasted and will continue to feast on the best food ever invented.

· Painted the walls black with chalkboard paint.

· Officially adopted the Franklin kitty

· Working on making friends…and will continue to keep working to do so.

· Laugh.

· Ponder.

· Daydream.

· Learned how to copy and past without using a mouse.

· Gotten to know my sister better.

· Gotten to know myself better.

· So so so much more.

I am happy with where I am. I will not lose track of where I am going.

Yummy Bliss

2011-01-24T20:24:00.000-08:00

Life is splendid and I am living it up.
Tonight I drank the best hot chocolate of my entire life.
So thick, I felt like I was drinking pure dark chocolate.
More than anything this deliciousness had the potential to give the best mustache ever.
yummy bliss.

The Twentieth

2011-01-20T23:00:00.000-08:00

What was on my agenda today? Answer: my first day of work at MPD. Madi and I grocery shopped and lounged until the haunting hour of work time arrive. Miss Madi was so kind to walk me to work. Saying goodbye at the corner was a sad happening. I was going to work. Madi was going to explore the city more.

I do not feel the need to get into details of work. I just want to always remember how nice everyone was to me today. The staff was fantastic to say the least. The people who go to this restaurant live the kind of lives I only ever see while watching the hills. I checked coats for the majority of the night. As cute as all the crazy designer and fur jackets were, I can never imagine ever wanting to spend money on something like a coat. Also this, one of Tiger Woods mistress’s came into the restaurant. She is indeed very pretty but she was a mistress so I shall label her as scandalous. I do not want to work at MPD very long. I see myself doing bigger and better things in the near future.

The first thing on my agenda when I got off work was to call Madi. I had to hang up when I got on the subway so I told her I would call her back. When I finally got off at the Bedford stop, my whole body was so cold that I had zero desire to take off my mittens to dial Madi back. I should have thought that one through. When I opened the apartment door I learned all about how Madison was trying to justify me being kidnapped as a life lesson. No worries. I made it back home safe and sound. oh how I love to be safe and sound.

The blankets my dad shipped for us arrived today and I cannot wait to wrap myself in 100% goose down tonight. Bliss bliss bliss.

Finally, let it be known to all that I ate the very first tomato of my life today.

It happened by mistake…

but it was not half bad.

Video Documentaries

2011-01-20T12:08:00.000-08:00

The lovely Madison Paige Waters and I decided that simply writing our accounts of our time spent on the other side of the country is not enough. We want to remember these days forever. After all, how often do you decide to move to New York and then actually do it two months later. We created a blog for ourselves that is composed of video documents of our adventures and such. You are more then welcome to watch and share our memories with us.

Go Here

Eighteen

2011-01-18T19:21:00.000-08:00

Trying to wake up earlier then lunch time did not work out so well today. Madi, Dannalee and I all slept in again. I blame this on the foster kitty because he is the most talkative cat ever creative. “meow meow meow”! Vinny kitty is not a big fan of Frankie kitty(we renamed him) and they fight all the time. Last night Madi and I woke up because Frankie was so loud and would not stop. We then proceeded to try to give him kitty sedative to make is be sleep and stop trying to talk to us. Don’t worry; it is perfectly safe to drug your kitty this way. Sadly, this did not work very well and I seriously thought about giving myself the kitty sedative so I could fall asleep. I restrained.

Today was basically filled with a whole lot of nothing. We read and lounged until about four. Then I got all dolled up and went to job interview at a fancy restaurant. I will now proclaim that networking is a great thing. Danna Lee knows the owner of MPD NYC and now I am employed there! I train on Thursday and start of Saturday. Having a job lifts a weight off my shoulders but I know this is not what I want to do forever. I want to find incredible ways to fill up my days before I go to work a few times per week.

Madi waited for me in a café around the corner while I was interviewing for the job. Then we met up with sister and ate delicious eats (plus a cup cake) at whole foods. We were feeling adventurous and got on random subways to see where they would take us. Madison Square Gardens was where we ended up, which is great because anything named Madison is great.

Now we are at home. Madi is enjoying some more Brooklyn Pizza. Vinny and Frankie are lying across the rug. Sister’s crazy hilarious friend Jeff is visiting from California and they are out. Things here are great. I know that as time goes on it will become comfortable and feel like home. I am so blessed to be able to live here and challenge myself. I have never wanted to live the gospel more in my entire life.

I can hardly wait till Madi and I make friends…real friends…not just ones we call friends because we met them once.

Life is about growing and that is what I will do.

seventeen

2011-01-17T19:22:00.000-08:00

January 17, 2011

The job search is on. Craigslist has been attacked and will continue to be until I get myself a job. I must admit that Madison and I did not even wake up until 11:30. I justify it by saying that it is 9:30 Utah time. Yikes, we have problem. Waking up at 11:30 meant that it was almost time for lunch. In order to get a big old slice of pizza all we had to do was go around the corner. Huge slices and thin crust equals delicious.

We did a lot of exploring the neighborhood today. After lunch Danna Lee, Madi and I walked down near the water and then back to Bedford to get on the subway. I now know what everyone is talking about when they say that New York is crazy cold. My chin felt like it was frozen solid. Somehow we needed to seek a refuge from the cold and ended up in a kitty adoption /foster place. Needless to say we are suckers. We are expecting Morning Side (not a huge fan of the name) to be dropped off any minute. Our new big black kitty will be with us for a week while the agency tries to find him a permanent home.

Sister was gone earlier, so Madi and I escaped and explored our neighborhood even more. Everyone is Polish hear. I figure if we just walk around mumbling jibberish under our breath then we might sound Polish too. After Mr. new kitty gets hear we are going to go back into the city (we were at Union Square earlier buying hangers) to eat food that will make our taste buds delight.

A blonde, a redhead, and a brunette were living in NY

A bonus feature.

Play time with Vinny Kitty.
(The video shakes because I had hick ups)

Untitled from Shannon Ballard on Vimeo.

January Sixteenth

2011-01-16T17:32:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was the big day that I packed up everything I needed in order to live on the other side of the country and got on a plane. Moving to Brooklyn to live with my sister was/is my idea of a relief to the Utah Culture. I wanted to see what the world is all about and what better time then right after I graduated from college. However, living in New York is not what I realistically want to do with my life. Hands down, I would rather be in a dinky little town forecasting the weather then living here any day. My career goals are important but I am having a hard time getting my foot in the door of the broadcast world. I asked myself “why not go live somewhere new while waiting for cumulonimbus shaped door to open”? So hear I am.

I am so happy to finally be living with my sister again for the first time since we were still talking about Jr. high gossip. Also, I am so happy to have my best friend Madi right by my side through this life adventure. We are three girls (+ Vinny Kitty) living in an itty bitty living space…but it is an itty bitty living space of joy. Our apartment is directly over a laundry mat with just about the longest name ever. The floors are slanted but I think it adds character. Living in this little, but cute, apartment has already taught me that I pretty much need nothing to live. I thought that I had already gone through all my stuff and eliminated as much as I could but I was wrong. By no means do I really need all the pairs of sweats that I brought.

I am excited to meet new friends and interesting people. I can’t picture myself staying hear for very long but I want to stay just long enough for the city to get under my skin. Already, there are little things that I love. I adore the architecture and the diversity of people. I adore when the man who lives above us plays his saxophone. I adore being surrounded by hipsters. I adore going to church and feeling like a minority. Most of all, I adore change.

The Tables Have Turned

2011-01-14T08:07:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I did my mamma's homework for her.

I got the power yeah!

She needed to make a short video of her teaching for her BYU internship.

Here it is.

Now she owes me.

Its Happening Again

2011-01-09T12:11:00.000-08:00

School time is here once more.
Time to learn all I can about the thing that determines the rhythm of life.
Meteorology and Climatology! oh how I love them!
I just finished my first quiz of them semester!
I love my text book...I can't stop reading...I'm on a role!

A Splendid January 8th

2011-01-09T10:34:00.000-08:00

There is nothing I would have rather done on my Saturday
then help Miss Madi Paige make this video.
Oh it was a splendid time.

Save the Date- Riley and Sunny from Madison Waters on Vimeo.

Friday Please

2011-01-08T10:24:00.000-08:00

The tickets are bought and paid for.

The butterflies in the tummy are going crazy.

The suitcases are getting being filled and squeezed shut.

I would like to go to New york today please.

Just six more days and I will experience a big change.

Oh Joy I can hardly wait till Friday.

New Year New Home

2011-01-02T14:56:00.000-08:00

My name is Shannon June

Four months ago my name was still Shannon but instead of being in Utah

I was standing on a roof in Brooklyn NY with a great view of the skyline.

In just a matter of days I will be reunited with this glorious place for an unlimited amount of time

I am ready for this new year and ready for my new home.

Bliss Bliss Bliss.

Hot Child In The City

2010-12-27T17:35:00.000-08:00

This song has been stuck in my head for over a week

....no lies.

(Warning) It might get stuck in yours too.

A Very McOmber Christmas

2010-12-25T15:10:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve at the McOmber's is the best!

This video was shot by whoever could get their hands on the flip

...including a toddler!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas 2010 from Shannon Ballard on Vimeo.

Birthday Bowling

2010-12-23T16:27:00.000-08:00

My old man turned 49 yesterday!
We are a family that likes to celebrate.

Birthday Bowling from Shannon Ballard on Vimeo.

Logan Paul Ballard 12/19/2010

2010-12-23T13:38:00.000-08:00

12/19/2010 Logan Paul Ballard from Shannon Ballard on Vimeo.

Get Up Girl

2010-12-22T10:06:00.000-08:00

I have slept for hours beyond hours every night since I moved in with madre and padre.

.....and yet I still am struggling to get out of bed to conquer my "to do" and "stop doing list".

This day is going to be marvelous! I just need to get out of bed first.

I can do it I can do it I can do it. P.S. Happy birthday Father of mine.

Vinny

2010-12-20T15:26:00.000-08:00

This is my future New York roomie.
His name is Vinny and he is Kitty Bliss.
He chases me around my parent house and sleeps on my face.
Much love for him I have.

Logan my Baby Cakes

2010-12-20T15:16:00.000-08:00

My first nephew came at five o'clock on sunday morning!

Logan Paul seven pounds thirteen ounces twenty inches

I already feel like he is my best friend.

Loganite is going to be spoiled silly!

Class A Graduate

2010-12-17T11:24:00.000-08:00

I now have a piece of paper that says I have a BA in journalism and a minor in organizational communications.

USU is home to my favorite life adventures thus far.

Bliss Bliss Bliss

My parents spoiled me rotten by buying me my first computer ever for graduation!

I named him Mr. Mac Daddy and he is so handsome.

Also, I think I will go to cold stone and get myself a big o'l bowl of ice cream...

or perhaps go to Old Griss Mill and get a tray of pumpkin chocolate chip brownies! ( a whole tray)

or go to Blue Bird and sit at the bar and get a milk shake.

Celebration in my belly!

Celebrate Celebrate C'mon and Celebrate

2010-12-08T08:18:00.000-08:00

I love taking online classes from Mississippi State...and today I finished all my finals for them!
I am going to celebrate today.
Perhaps I will buy some chocolate and have a solo dance party in my room.
The best part about loving to learn is already being exciting to start next semesters meteorology classes.
Also this, I am sending out a bundle of resume reels this weekend and I am excited to see if I hear anything back:)

Little Friendlies

2010-12-07T11:59:00.000-08:00

I can hardly wait to play with my little friends over Christmas Break...and meet the little stud muffin Stuart

Beautiful McPhearsons

Brynlee Boo

Libby Lou

Little Stewie

Photographer Link

HI, Greatness is Pleasing

2010-11-30T20:02:00.000-08:00

Although Jim Collin's book Good to Great was not on my must read list, I sincerely feel like I am learning from it (keep in mind I am only half way). Good to Great is a business book that is essential about good being the enemy to great. However, I am not just soaking in the business concepts in it. Instead I have been given the opportunity to let the gear in my mind crank out a few ideas.

Collin's talks about how you need to get the right people on the bus, and the wrong people off, before you can drive it anywhere worth while. I have a firm belief that it is vital that one surrounds themselves with the right people so that one can move forward and up and not be stuck in a stand still. It is so hard to realize that you need to loosen your grip on your old best friends, your role models, and those people who use to bring you so much happiness if they are holding you back from becoming the person that you aspire to be. I realize that sounds selfish...these are people that you have held close to your heart for so long...I would never want to completely demolish these relationships...but I have to do what I have to do to get to where I want to get and be who I want to be. I will loosen ties with the past and build bonds with the future.

Another idea that stuck with me came from a story told about a CEO who came into power as an outsider. People had low expectations of him but he proved himself. He was a humble man who credited his success to luck and took responsibility for all problems. In interview this man stated that he realized that he was under qualified for the position. However, he never stopped trying to be qualified...even when he had succeeded he never stopped striving to prove he was qualified. I intend to apply this to almost every aspect of my life. Prove to yourself that you can do whatever you put your mind to, but don't give up there. Never stop striving to be qualified.

The last thing concept that I will implement in my life came from a quote.

You can accomplish much if you don't care who gets the credit.

Ronald Reagan

My name does not have to be next to everything I put effort into. I realize that I would not want it to be. I wish to do so much in the future and I wont care who gets recognition for it. Why not stick a little pinky toe into as many good things as we possibly can? Look at all these incredible achievers who spoke the same words as Reagan-

There is no end to what you can accomplish if (or when) you don't care who gets the credit.
                      Florence Luscomb

There is no limit to the good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.
               General George C. Marshall

There's no limit to what a man can achieve, if he doesn't care who gets the credit.
                        Laing Burns, Jr.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
                       Harry S. Truman

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.
                       John Wooden

That is the end of my recent ponders (for now).
Let it be known that I find self motivating concepts to be the most innovative of all.

Ballard & Waters

2010-11-15T13:16:00.000-08:00

"We don't know what we'll find when we get there, but we'll be sure to let you know when we get back"

- Lewis & Clark

....soon to Ballard & Waters...except we are exploring the east

instead of the best.

WWaaa BAM!

Mr. Sky you are so grand

2010-11-13T15:07:00.000-08:00

I love my second major so much! I just spent a chunk of my Saturday learning about thunderstorms, super cells, and lightning bolts. There are not a lot of things I find more interesting. For instance, did you know that the most common form of lightning is energy that jumps from the ground into the cloud? That is the coolest thing ever...I always thought it was the other way around. Thank you lectures for keeping me so entertained!

AWESOME SUPER CELL! That would scare the bageebees out of me!

Someday I will see lightning like this in real life. That would be bliss...

As long as there were taller people around me.

Life is good.

2010-11-09T20:33:00.000-08:00

D&C 31:11
Go your way whithersoever I will, and it shall be given you by the Comforter what you shall do and whither you shall go.

Adventure, learning, and growing are in store...

The future Ivins

2010-11-02T09:48:00.001-07:00

Madi and I had the great opportunity to film and edit out neighbor Kyle proposing to his incredibly wonderful girlfriend(now fiance) last Friday. They are freakishly adorable and we had a blast putting this together for them. There were some road bumps but Murtle and Bam team work paid off! Here is our end result!
Kyle and Danielle- The Proposal from Madison Waters on Vimeo.

Exceed Low expectations

2010-10-27T18:34:00.000-07:00

Every week I make a new to do list and tape it to my binder. On the top of my list I write something motivating in bold and color is all cutesy like with crayons. I think people now days hold low expectations of the youth because they are still growing and learning. For one of my class projects I did a report about an awesome little girl who started an organization when she was ten years old...TEN YEARS OLD. I don't think this video captures her complete awesomeness. She is driven, she is smart, she is loving, and she hold high expectations of herself. I am ten years older than this girl but she still motivates me to do something to help others in my life.

My head is still above the water

2010-10-25T16:25:00.000-07:00

Today in my organizational communications class someone made a comment that has really stuck with me.

He told a story about a fisherman who caught a huge fish.
The man packed up his gear and got ready to go home and spend time with his family
...maybe even go to the bar to get a drink and play the guitar.
As he was about to leave, a business man came up to the fisher and asked him why he was not going to try to catch more fish and make more money. The business man tried to convince the man that he could start a whole company with his fishing skills and eventually be able to retire and do what ever he wants.
The fisher replied by saying that even if he had to work forever he would rather be able to go home and spend time doing what he wanted now instead of working and not seeing his family for years but being able to retire.

I was just pondering about which way I would rather live.
I would rather live in the moment.
I want to forever spend my time working hard and playing hard.....at the same time.
Even if it feels like I am drowning at times, I know that I want to live life.
I want to experience.
I want to taste.
I want to feel.
I want to see.
I to hear.
I want to smell.
Adventure is ready for me.
I just need to keep preparing to be ready for it.
School is hard...life is harder.
I am not drowning.
My head is still above the water.

I love constantly knowing that the savior will help me in my journey. The gospel is the most incredible part of my life. I love how it teaches me everyday. I love how it helps me teach others. I am so thankful for the amazing best friends that teach me through being christ like everyday.

There are always trials before the happily ever after. Watch out Cinderella and Bell...My story is going to be more glorious then you can imagine.

Magical being of me

2010-10-12T13:08:00.000-07:00

We are Joyful

2010-10-07T11:57:00.000-07:00

I came from Logan
Sister came from NYC
Brother and Wife + baby came from Orem
We met up...had a great time
I am pretty sure the photographer thought we were insane because we were hyped up
Here is a glimpse:)

In the mean time

2010-10-06T19:58:00.000-07:00

So... I am at work.
Work is where I do my homework.
However, today my lab top died.
Matt Bury said he will fix it late tonight.
I can't do any of my M State homework now...
...so in the mean time I made this beautiful picture of my

house and roomies.

It feels nice to realize I am so talented

Eastern Visitors

2010-09-30T13:10:00.000-07:00

In roughly twenty eight hours from right now I will be with my Sister!
and to make life even happier...
in roughly two days later Matt flies in!
I loved when I went to NYC to see these pleasant souls.

I am a lucky girl to get to see them again...AND SO SOON.

I will not Stumble

2010-09-27T17:33:00.000-07:00

Today my professor said " walking is just falling and catching yourself."
so...
Today I thought...Life is just trials and overcoming them.
Conclusion= Life is super stressfull but I will just need to keep looking at it one day at a time.

I will catch myself

I will overcome

I will succeed.

Somethings Never Change

2010-09-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

There was a point in my life where I was a freshman.

Now I am a senior.

I have changed so much as a person.

but somethings never change...

ENOUGH SAID.

SEE YOU IN A WEEK AND A HALF BYU

2010-09-16T11:34:00.000-07:00

I am almost four weeks into my last semester at USU!
...but something strange is happening.
My mind is gasping for free time.
I don't think I have ever been so busy in my life.
I go to USU, MSU, do the weather to KUTA, work, and do IRSC...
That really is not a lot of stuff to be doing but I am having a freakishly hard time with time management.
I like to turn my time at work into homework time.
However, right now it is being turned into blogging time and brain shutdown time.
Shutdown time right now = a late library night
On the upside, all this busy time is making me feel like a much more productive person.
and...I really do LOVE MY LIFE.

also this, I wish I was graduated to I could have this beautiful low market job.

Obsession

2010-09-13T18:34:00.000-07:00

TONS AND TONS AND TONS of homework
has caused me to have weather on the brain.
I can't complain one ounce about it....considering I want to talk about weather everyday till the end of my existence.

A Little Thought

2010-09-09T10:59:00.001-07:00

So, I really love school.
I love learning.
I love being around other people who love learning.
In my language, thought, and action class I had a realization.
In fact, I would call it an Epiphany.
It goes like this....

There are so many things in life that we can complain about. But what is complaining even accomplishing? For what reason are we complaining? What act are we trying to perform by complaining?

I made a list of all the things I complained about in a day. All of the things on the list were things I wanted to change.

SO WHY NOT CHANGE THEM!

It really is all a matter of staying optimistic versus pessimistic.
Some people may think that it is stupid to try to be happy all the time.
...but why wouldn't you want to be happy?
I understand that in many cases there are things that you just need to be unhappy about...that is life.
...But why be so negative about little things that wont matter in 15 minutes?
I honestly believe that if you focus on the good side of hard things...then eventually you will actually feel good about them....and will be able to overcome the things in life that you feel you ought to complain about.

My decision to be an optimistic person has greatly impacted my life. I use to be an unpleasant being. Now I like who I am...Just kidding...I love who I am. Maybe this thought only applies to myself but I would love for others to feel the way I do.

Hard things in life happen...when we overcome them the right way....they make us stronger

2010-08-30T17:59:00.000-07:00

Don't get me wrong...I love almost everyone
However,

FRESHMEN SMELL LIKE DIRT

(I am so glad I never was one)

Would you mind?

2010-08-06T11:10:00.001-07:00

Sometimes simple questions are asked that make me very happy.
Today I was asked one of my favorite questions of all time.
"Do you mind if our door has a mustache?"
This particular question pleased me from the tip top of my head to the end of my big toe.

side note: This is just yet another reason why I adore my roommate Madi 100 folds more then the average person can adore another average person

My reply to the inquiry...YES PLEASE
The best part is that I didn't even have to wait till I get home to see it.
She sent me a picture.

HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY

I am shaving my head

2010-07-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

If I shaved off all my hair I could look like this everyday.

I think I could pull it off.

If Erik Wynn can do It then so can I.

Cancer Spots?

2010-07-16T09:34:00.001-07:00

I was on the news!
Not the way I have been dreaming of...but on the news none the less!
Check it
http://connect2utah.com/news-story/?nxd_id=99505
p.s. At least now I know I don't have skin cancer...yet

Cello Song (feat* Jose Gonzalez)

2010-07-09T11:41:00.000-07:00

I adore this song.
It makes me wish I still played the cello.
Just enjoy please!

P.S. this is the opening song on Blindside. Which, in my opinion, is fantastic movie!

75% Trucks

2010-06-20T17:22:00.000-07:00

Strawberry Days is the best of all city carnivals.
What is the best part?...you may ask
Its the rodeo.
Of the 13 years I have lived in PG I cant remember a year that I did not spend at least one blissful night at the rodeo grounds in the month of June.
Picture this...
Strawberries and cream, cowboy boots and hats, rock and roll,
best friends and forgotten faces, bright lights and summer weather
, and a parking lot that is 75% Trucks.
Here are just a few pictures of a glorious night.

I grew up in a beautiful place and I can hardly wait till next year.

How Lovely to be in Love

2010-06-12T09:55:00.000-07:00

a shot in the dark from Nathan Pickett on Vimeo.

I love love love this video and song!
I have to admit that I stumbled upon it while blog stalking this kid from that my momma goes to BYU with.
Its true. I am a creeper Blog Stalker...happens to the best of us.
My favorite part is that she is pregnant!
I love Pregos!
Shout out to my favorite inpregnated ladies (Bre, Danny, Heather, and Auntie Devon)
....also this, things like this make me want to be in love.
The end

Frugal Say WHAT?

2010-06-05T08:24:00.000-07:00

My name is Shannon June and I don't spend money.
However, today was an exception.
...stupid online shopping while facilitating got the best of me.
I bought these

But something glorious happened as I was wrapping up my purchase.
My computer asked me if I wanted to send a personalized gift message!
...so of course I sent myself one.
It says " Shannon you ROCK!"
everyone needs a self esteem booster ever once in a while.
yep....I FEEL HAPPY

Eight Hours and a Few Thousand Miles or So

2010-05-20T12:26:00.000-07:00

My dear sister is currently living in Berlin.
So when we f.b. chat at one in the afternoon my time
it is nine at night her time.
Two days ago she lived in New York.
I live in Logan.
Two years ago I lived in Logan.
...and the 12,11,10,9,8,7, e.g. years before that I was chilling in Pleasant Grove.
Here are a couple pictures that are just a small insight of the places she has been.

Brazil

N.Z.

NYC

Somewhere on the East Coast

Europe

Back packing through Europe

Alaska

Remembering the dozens of places my Danna Lee has lived or been has got me thinking.

I got to get out more

conclusion = Madi, Mix Tape and I are going to leave America
Just for a small amount of time
In order to better ourselves and hopefully some other people in this world.
We don't know where we are going yet...We just know we are going

You can join us if you want:)

What are you saying?

2010-04-29T13:24:00.000-07:00

I fell in love with this song....to bad I have no idea what she is singing about. If anyone speaks french please inform me. Until then, just enjoy how fabulous this is! I adore her voice...if I was capable of singing I would die for a voice like this.

enjoy Lili Ster more here!

One last thing. I put a new song on my playlist to the right. Listen to Kandi by One Eskimo Please!

Late Night Yogging

2010-04-20T18:24:00.000-07:00

Last night my dear friend meg and I went for a jog all over Logan....I honestly mean all over. We went from Kampus Korner to by Legacy Apartments and then over to the Temple. The jog was one of the best I have ever experienced. Perfect weather. Perfect pace. Perfect company. Perfect music provided by Madi's Ipizzle (side note= Animal by Miike Snow has a fantastic beat to pick your feet up to). The best part of the night was when we were running up the hill to reach the temple. I started to think about how this jog was similar to life and the gospel. The beginning was easy but as we got closer to the temple there were more hills to run up. I told myself to keep running because I was so close to the temple and once I made it there I would feel better. With the temple in view, the final hill was not even bad. I just kept my eye on the prize.
Interpret that however you desire.

Grow Up Shan

2010-04-13T19:31:00.000-07:00

This picture just expresses the silliness that I bask in when I play with all my little cousins.
They are all cuteness monsters.
My adorable 6-year-old cousin Brynlee is the child featured in this picture.
I have memories from when I was 6.
Not just little memories...but very distinct and detailed memories.
Brynlee seems so little to me and it wierds me out a little to realize that she will be remembering the events that are happening in her life right now.
Being a child was easy.
Growing up is very much a scary thing to me.
I feel like I have matured so much just over this last year.
Morphing myself into the person I want to be is still a work in progress...and progress is exactly what it is.
When I am forty six I want to look at all the twenty-year-old girls and say to myself "I have detailed memories from when I was that little. That was a great time of my life and I hope they are having as great of time as I did."
Lets hope I don't get Alzheimer and forget everything.
Also this, while I am talking about being old, picture this....freakishly tall Shannon as a freakishly tall Grandma.
(just laugh)

Can I Go Back Please

2010-03-30T16:27:00.000-07:00

My bed is crazy comfy but sleeping there is no where near as good as laying on a tarp next to some of your best friends while gazing at the most amazing stars I might ever see.

Going to classes all day may or may not be interesting but it is defiantly not as adventurous as playing in waterfalls, hot springs, and caves from morning to night.

I get a lot of pondering done on my walk up 8th East everyday but the quality time I spent exploring my mind while walking alone through the Grand Canyon was unbeatable.

I loved Havasupai and I can't wait to go back someday!

Summer Structure

2010-03-23T13:18:00.000-07:00

My summer is starting to have some direction! I am going to live in Logan and twice a week I am going to go on a little drive to S.L.C. to intern for Channel 2! I get to learn some great things regarding producing news and meteorology. My stomach gets all fluttery just thinking about how much fun it will be!

BROADCAST WORLD...HERE I COME!

2010-03-11T17:16:00.000-08:00

Today, dearest Chelsea Lynn read me a poem out of a children's book she bought at the library for twenty five cents.

Now, more then anything, I want to be walking barefoot on crispy green grass...the kind a grass that pricks the bottom of your feet.

I did enjoyed the sun today.

If this is March coming in like a lion

Then I can't wait to see it go out like a lamb.

Contagious

2010-03-09T18:18:00.000-08:00

We have been told that we are contagious.
I take this as a compliment.
If you want you can come catch whatever it is that we have
...I don't think it is anything fatal.

I'll be missing you

2010-03-02T19:51:00.001-08:00

I miss my friends.

The same friends that I have had since first grade.
The girls that have seen me in all stages of my life.
The friends that make me feel completely comfortable with who I am.
They are fantastic.
...and beautiful
Life has taken us in very different directions
but I can still go visit them and it feels like nothing has changed.

Sunny (top left with her fiance), Pebbles (top right), Andrea (bottom left), and Elsha(bottom right)

I also miss my family...especially my sister who lives way too far from me. We are just a little family. I don't like to be away from them for so long. Thank goodness my momma and papa are coming to see me on Saturday:)

With all this missing that is occurring in my achy breaky heart, I ought to express that I have my own family in Logan. I adore them.
Kirsten, Cassidy, Natalie, Me, Madi, Chelsea, Megan

Weekend Math

2010-02-25T09:48:00.000-08:00

Shannon
+

St. George
+
Megan, Cassidy, Trevor, and Ben (and Brenda)
+
A little bit of warmer weather
=
An adventurous weekend.
I am so excited!

The 70's were fridged-Thank goodness I was born in the 90's

2010-02-23T17:44:00.001-08:00

Hi Logan Utah,
You are very cold right now. I don't blame you though. If I was you in the middle of February I would be cold too. I am sure that people have been giving you a really hard time and even saying that you are awful and undesirable, but I am here to tell you that you have improved so much over the last hundred years due to nasty air being trapped in the atmosphere. This icky CO2 puts more energy moisture in the air near the tropics and dries you right out. Before you know it you will be turned into a freaking desert. It is insane insane in the membrane. This whole earth warming up thing is just another one of crazy things fades that the rest of the city's got caught up in. Check it out

5-Year Average Global Temperature Anomalies - 1880 to 2008
Everything was looking pretty snazy till 1980 and then BOOM...everything turns orange. Let's just hope that like other trends that started in the 80's (french cut swimsuits and leather vests) this global warming thing will come to an end. The rest of the world is having some serious climate mood swings...please do your best to refrain from doing the same. But basically Logan, I would like to say thank you for being warmer today then you were in the past...Just don't get to caught up with trying to be the hottest.

sincerely
Shannon

P.S. I love meteorology but I hate hate Climate Class.

If I was to Doze

2010-02-09T13:02:00.000-08:00

I am not one to take naps on campus. In fact, seeing those sleepy kids all over the place makes me feel rather uncomfortable. I guess that sleeping in public places is just not my style. However, I have been feeling really tired these last few days....because of this I have now established a list of places I would slumber on campus.

5. Engineering 401. This room contains a room inside a room. I would say that it is the Narnia of all potential napping areas.

4. Take your pick of the many places the institute building offers to nap takers. My personal choice would be that huge sitting area on the 3rd floor where they are constantly playing church CD's. The downfall of snoozing in this building is that face that I would never want to leave. The peaceful quietness would hold me there for far to long.

3. Although this is one of the busiest places on campus, the leather couches on the 2nd floor of the TSC have the tendency to form to one's body like a hug. The reason this spot is not ranked higher on my list is because this is the Disney Land for campus nap takers. One would be lucky to find a place to sit to rest their eyes here.

2.The 4th floor of the library. Go up the stairs, turn right, and walk all the way to the fabulous curvy coaches in the back. Sooo Glorious.

1. The 3rd floor of the Eccles Conference Center. Even if you can't fall asleep there, you can always creep out the glass windows that no one can see in. I know I do...I love creeping on people. Plus, who really goes in the conference center. The awkwardess of having people see you passed out is hardly ever present.

All of these areas nestled around campus have tempted me before and I must admit that I have been the person who pushes snooze on there alarm clock while in the library. However, those days are in the past and I will not resort back to them.

32 hours in a very pleasant place

2010-02-02T12:46:00.000-08:00

I have HUGE love for a joyful place located in Happy Valley. Pleasant Grove has been so good to me for so many years. As I adventured south this past weekend, I was united again with my hometown love.

Here are the highlights

Went to Sunny's bridal shower (AKA first best friend from HS preparing so tie the knot...yeah....so weird).
Attended Jessica Holland's birthday dinner.
Laughed really hard with Cassidy Hall as she repeatedly attempted to break up with me.
Sat with dearest Andrea Lamb. Her little brother entertained us with is intense Jedi mastery.
The best words spoken out of Cassidy's mouth...."I have a crush on some one who is....fat."
Mint Oreos and Miss America
Discovery Health Channel with my dad
Clean Laundry
Sitting with my dad in sacrament...his shoulders are the best to lean on.
Dinner with my parents combined with Sleepless in Seattle
An amazing fireside that gave me a new quote for my favorites list. "Don't sell your ability to change the world to be like the world."

All in all, Just an amazing 32 hours.

Look towards the light and shadow will fall behind you

2010-01-26T20:49:00.000-08:00

LIGHT

What are you striving towards? Is it knowing yourself and being more conscious about what kind of person you are and the life you are living?

SHADOW

How many times do you realize that there are dark areas in your life? Are we living life to the fullest or are there aspects that we do not allow ourselves to understand or grasp?

Everyone has down days. Sometimes it is hard to see the solutions to our problems or make up our minds on what is the right thing to do.

I understand that some people can't handle people who focus on being optimistic all the time, but I whole heartily believe that one's mindset is the key factor to true happiness.

I love my life.- I love my family.- I love my friends.- I love my future friends and family.- I love what life has in store for me.
P.S. Thank you Nat for reminding me how much I love this

Give Said the...

2010-01-22T07:53:00.001-08:00

This is my sister

Yesterday she informed me that she called our momma and told her to give everything in her bedroom to Haiti. She basically told me sorry if any of my things were in her room because they are now gone. I am mad...nope...not one little bit. I hope that my things are sent to people who need them more then me. Thank you dearest Danna Lee for being a good example to me. I love how giving is such a simple element in your life.

I learn from you.

ZZZZ.....ZZZZZ....ZZZZ....ZZZZ

2010-01-19T10:17:00.000-08:00

I would just like to share the fact that I listenened to incredibly blissfull sounds while falling asleep last night.

I could hear the rain/snow, aka slush, hitting my window
The boy who lives right above me was playing his guitar and singing...and he is incredible
My roommate, Dearest Chelsea Lynn, was breathing very loud

The comination of all these sounds made me so happy. I slept so soundly last night:)