watermelon

i bought a watermelon today. i spent an hour cutting it. it definitely made my day. it was absolutely delicious.

Goodbye summer

Oh Summer,

I miss you.
Where did you go?
Why didn't you take me with you?

Lindsey

Here comes fun!

So i've been thinking, this blog needs pictures. It needs fun and excitement. I hate to say it's too serious (and churchy), but it kinda is. I've been having these same kind of thoughts this past month, and not that they are bad, but I need to show that I'm not always like this. In fact, I'm not like this very often. I LOVE to laugh. I always laugh. I need to show that I've had plenty of other, more carefree thoughts lately, too. And I will try to represent that in my blog as well. So here's to the first picture:

. This . Is . My . Pineapple .

. From . Paradise .

Quote of the Day

I love quotes. There are too many that I love too much to pick an all-time favorite, but I can pick a FAVORITE QUOTE FOR THE DAY. Today's is by Elder Worthlin's Mom:

"Come what may, and love it."

Plan to be SURPRISED

Things happen when you least expect them to. I am a planner. I like to know everything. What, who, when, where, how, why. I want to know it. And I always wish I knew the end from the beginning. What will my tomorrow bring? But I don't know it. That's life. That's the joy of life. And really, the conclusion I've come to is that I will be RIGHT ON THE SPOT if all that I plan is to be surprised.


SO.... whatever my tomorrow does bring, I will go forth with a smile on my face, loving every minute. Because truely, I do love surprises.

My two cents for today

I have a small piece of advice for myself and anyone else. I heard once in some church talk (can't remember when, who or where) that to eliminate contention in any relationship from a best friend to a mom, a sibling or to a spouse or boyfriend there are two steps to follow:

1. Eliminate all miscommunication. Make it impossible to be misunderstood.
2. Always assume the best. Assume that they mean well.

This advice has helped me multiple times over the past year or so. I have tried to make my words clear when talking with others. A good friend told me a few nights ago that the reason we most always get angry is because people do things we don't want them to do, or they don't do something we would like them to do. I have been working on assuming that they meant to do this or just didn't have time to do that. I tell myself there is a good reason (which I may not know about) for them to do or not do this something-or-other. And those are the thoughts I have tonight. Goodnight.

The loves of my life

Things I absolutely love:

• Putting on my jamies at the end of a long day
• Memories of my Fudgie
• Brownies with ice cream and chocolate sauce
• My patriarchal blessing and the assurance it gives me
• Walks on warm summer evenings
• Lake Powell and being tan
• Someone genuinely asking how I am
• Brushing my teeth
• Stolen kisses (and hugs)
• Laughing until my abs have gotten a work-out
• Examining snowflakes while sitting on the ski lift