Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Evaluations ...

Today, I had an evaluation meeting with my boss (we have those in the end of every semester). I must say I have the bestest boss out there. And if there is someone that does not agree ... keep it to yourself, cause I am convinced he is the best one. I do not know how he does it, but every time I have those meeting with him, I feel great about myself, even this semester when I did not perform that well ... He still had lots of good things to say and lots of ways to tell me that I am appreciated and that the work I do is recognized ... A lot of you are probably thinking: "Duh, you work for BYU. What do you expect?" Well, this is not the first department on campus that I have worked for during my two years at BYU; and I loved my previous job, and I still miss the people that I worked with over there, but I had never been SO happy about my work environment. Scott (my boss) is a great manager. I know even if I mess up, he got my back. Even if I have to be chewed out, I will feel great afterwards. And I am VERY grateful for that!!!!!!! I feel blessed for the people I work with. I realized today that I made some really good friends at work. Every day I come to work, I at some point get to talk to nearly everyone. We always laugh and have a good time. Some of my co-workers tease me as if we were related, haha. I enjoy working with all of them. I spend a lot of time at work, and I am happy that the environment at the office is healthy, I luff my job, everyone should be jealous ... =)))))))))

Friday, December 3, 2010

It is so simple ...

We try so hard to figure out what love is and talk about it so much to gain an understanding on such an important topic. 

There is a really good description of what love is. Why don't we review? 
  • Love suffers long
  • Love is Kind
  • Love envieth not
  • Love vaunteth not itself
  • Love is not puffed up
  • Love does not behave unseemingly
  • Love seeks not her own
  • Love is not easily provoked
  • Love doesn't think evil
  • Love doesn't rejoice in iniquity
  • Love rejoices in truth
  • Love Bears all things
  • Love believes all things
  • Love hopes all things
  • Love endures all things
  • Love does not fail
So simple and so profound. I love the scriptures! 

I feel loved, blessed, and grateful =)))))))))) 

Monday, November 29, 2010

Geez!!!!!!

Okay, Thanksgiving break is over ... it is SO hard to get back to school after being off for a week. Remember how I said I was going to study the whole break? Well, I have not touched a book over this time ... Now, I will have to lock myself in a room and just study my life away ... Seriously, why does school have to be so stressful????? I wish I were stressed over other things, but nothing stresses me out the way school does ... GEEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Other than that I had a really good break. I had time for family and friends and I just loved every minute of it. I ate TOO MUCH that is for sure.
My friends took me shooting on Thursday ... dang, I forgot how much I love guns ... My friends and I were joking around about how I should just join US Army and stuff ... hehehehe, guns make me happy =)))))) It was a good day. I got SO cold while we were shooting, but if I could I'd stay longer and shoot more. After shooting we ate some dinner, then watch a movie. I love my friends they are like a family to me, and I surely do appreciate their love and care.
Later on Thursday I went to my sister's fiance's house ... they had lots of family over ... played some monopoly, ate more food ... I laughed my head off while watching those Mexicans cheating while playing monopoly ... It was a good day overall.
On Friday I got to hang out with my friend from California and her family. I had SO much fun. They are fun, kind, and nice people ... They had a Thanksgiving dinner a day late cause of the family travelling home, I guess.
I have been eating lots this past Thanksgiving, gym is calling my name now. Good thing I have a fit ball and a jump rope ... Exercising here I come ...
Anyway, I should finish my ramblings ... Life is good ... I cannot wait for finals to be over so that I can enjoy the snow and all the fun it brings.
Christmas is almost here, yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Enjoying the ride ...

Today is a beautiful day ... it is sunny and freaking cold ... I kinda wish it snowed a little ... I almost feel like the snow makes it warmer ...
Today finally everything was said between me and the guy that I was KINDA dating ... and it makes me really happy. Life is an interesting thing ... people come and go ... you learn and grow ... there are dear friends and family that stay by your side whatever happens ... I am happy I did not get too attached. I must admit it was a good month and a half, I enjoyed it lots ... I have good memories to remember ... now is the time to do different things ... I don't take it as the end of something, but rather a beginning of something new and fabulous...  I am very excited!!!!!
I am thinking about going to NYC for the New Year, but before I have to survive the finals. Sometimes it is tough to be a nerd, hahahahahahaha ...
It is Thanksgiving tomorrow, I am SO excited to spend time with family and friends ... and eat away =)))))))
Then I have a few more days off to study and prepare for the finals ... I cannot wait to graduate and start working full time ... it is going to be so much fun, seriously ... I am also looking forward to moving out of Utah, though, the chances are that I'll stay here loooooooool ...
I also got some reeds for my saxophone ... it is time to get back to playing ... I also need to pick up a good book to read besides my textbooks and the scriptures ... dang, I am so busy, I luff it!!!!!!!
Life has been really good to me, and I am VERY grateful for all the things I have ... Now, is the time to open new doors and explore new opportunities ... no looking back, just heading forward.
Buckle up, it is going to be a fun ride =)))))))))))))))))

Monday, November 22, 2010

Butt head ...

This is the only time when I'd admit that I am a butt head ... well, at least, I am cute, loooooooooooool.
I have always thought that I was really good at communicating. I never had a problem letting others know how I feel. I always felt that I am pretty opened and honest about my feelings... Yesterday I learned that I suck at communicating, more than that I misunderstand things and jump into conclusions ... dang, I am bad, hahahaha ... Oh, well... at least I feel like I still communicated my issues and was able to figure things out ... I mean it took me a while ... I am a girl in the end AND I am from Ukraine hehehehehehehe ... At some point I felt very stupid to be honest. Anyway, yesterday is over. Today is a new day, and it is a good day so far. Though, it is freaking cold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You gotta love Utah and its winters.
Well, this is it for now.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Tough week ...

Man, I am SO happy this week is over ... it was a tough one. I felt like people around me just wanted to get my guts out and walk over them, seriously ... even the people that are supposed to love me and care for me were not very nice ... Dang, it was SO hard to suck it up and stay positive and be nice to everyone ... I thought I was going to break, but I did not ... I am SO proud of myself!!!!!!
I have not been that miserable in a few months ... Thursday night was rather tough ... it was just the last drop, I could not take it anymore. I cried most of the night along with having nightmares ... yeah, I know ... horrible, huh? I was hurt, BUT I was good at making myself get over it ... I was fine by Saturday morning :))))))) I went partying with ma friends ... dancing and chilling always helps me to let it out ... The highlight of Friday night was getting pulled over ... I have gotten pulled over so many times this year ... geez!!!!! Not one ticket though, I am that good ;) this time the cop passed me by, but then slowed down and pulled me over. He said I was speeding when I know I was not whatsoever ... I had my cruise control on the speed limit ... and when I told him that I am pretty sure I was not speeding he said: "Yeah, I know, you are cute though, can I have your number?" I had to reject him, oh, well ... it is life ... hehehehehehe ...
My weekend was ok, I spent the whole Sunday in my pjs, doing nothing ... Saturday was rather productive I studied a bunch and ran some errands ...
Once again, I am happy this week is over,  hope that this coming week will bring me more joy =))))))))))
Life is an interesting thing, you gotta luff it!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Te echo de menos!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =(

Do you ever feel like you wanna go back in time? Because I definitely do. I wish I could be a child again ... I just want my Daddy to hold me. For some reason, I just feel very vulnerable and insecure. I remember being little my Dad had the ability to take all my worries away and just make me feel safe ... Geez, I wish he knew how much I miss him! I would kill to go there and be embraced in his arms. I want to hear his encouragements, I want him to take care of me... Is it weird that I want to be a lil girl? I just want my big and strong Daddy to protect me from the world, to protect me from all the pain and challenges there are. I was a fun child ... I came to the world a lil bit too fat (my poor mom), but I brought my parents lots of joy =)))))))

I remember my Dad telling me "Enjoy being a child, one day, you'll grow up and the things that are available to you right now would not be available to you anymore", and here I am wishing to go back to that time ...
Life is a weird thing ... time flies SO fast ... sometimes, I wish I could stop it, sometimes, I wish it would go by a lil faster... I was thinking the whole night last night and the whole day today about life and people, and how other people affect me ... What has always blown my mind is how little things people say or even how they say them can dramatically change the way I feel even when they do not mean it ... maybe it is just me, I am a Capricorn, every little thing matters to me ... I mean I can put up with lots of things, I am a tough Soviet ... but still ...
Anyway, I wish I were not as nice as I am ... I wish I read my books yesterday instead of proofreading my friend's paper ... Oh, well, I guess it is life, you gotta do what you gotta do ... They always say it is a learning experience ... hehehehehe ... 

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Giving thanks =)))))))))))))))

I just remembered that it is a Thanksgiving month ... yeah, it is November!!!!!!! Exciting ... I love Thanksgiving, though, I do not like the food they eat in America for Thanksgiving (it is a lil plain to my Eastern European taste), BUT the idea of Thanksgiving is the best! So, I decided to put together the things and people that I am grateful for:

I am VERY grateful for my family, my little sister in particular. She has been my treasure ever since she joined our family. She has been my strength and joy lots of times. She is a doll. She is smart, funny, beautiful, and just the best sister in the entire world. She moved to America with me, and I seriously, do not imagine and I do not want to imagine what it would have been like to live here without her. She has been very supportive and loving.

My mom is the bestest lady out there. She is far away and easier to love for this reason, lol. But still I am very grateful for the phone calls that she makes and the love and care she provides for both my sister and I. She is always available for a piece of advice. She is fun! She has been a good mom =))))))

Another person I am VERY grateful for is my ex-Bishop Brother Bob Buckner ... at some point he saved my life. He was there for me when no one else was. He was understanding and caring. He is like a father to me. I love him and care for him, and I will always be grateful for having him in my life.

There are other people I appreciate lots. My friend Tasha, Anna, and Gallia. All three of them have been of great support and lots of fun. Tasha is the closest friend I ever had, she is someone that would always understand, would always care and help, and would NEVER judge. I had SO much fun with her, I miss her greatly. My friend Anna was my roommate for some years ... she is amazing. We have lots of differences with her, but I trust her. She has been there for me when I did not make sense to anyone, she always tried to understand me, at the same time she is like a sister to me. Sometimes I'd be excited for something or even a guy and I'd send her a picture and all she'd say would be: "He looks like a horny immature kid". And I'd think "Thanks, darling, that is exactly what I wanted to hear, dang it!" My friend Gallia is more of a spiritual  buddy to me. It is amazing how much we disagree about life and how many times we got into arguments, but we still love each other somehow, lol.

I could not have lived my life the way I have without all these amazing people, I love you all! I appreciate everything you do for me. I feel SO blessed because of you, Thanks!!!!! My life has not been the easiest journey, but because of the people that I have in my life, it is much more fun and it is easier and more enjoyable. I luff each of you, and I appreciate all of you and each of you. Once again, thanks a bunch =)))))))
Big Hug and Happy Thanksgiving season <3

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Sigh ...

Dunno why, but I have had a really tough week so far ... I wish I could blame it on pms or something, but it is not the case ... The time has been dragging SO slowly, and I just feel unproductive and stupid ... like seriously ... It is only Wednesday and I feel like it should already be Friday ... I have so many things to do ... so much homework ... so many errands to take care of ... and on top of all of it the weather has been nasty ... ewwww ... I have been super emotional and needy ... but at the same time, I am very proud of myself cause I have been capable of keeping it to myself and just doing the things that I am supposed to ... maybe I should start taking my A.D.D. pills, I have a ton, lol ...

Feeling blue is not fun, not at all whatsoever ... I hope it will go away by the weekend ...

Other than that life has been treating me really nicely. I luff it, it luffs me back ... it is a good deal ;))))))))))

Wednesday is almost over, two more days to go and another week is over!!!!!!!!

Friday, October 22, 2010

HAPPY

For some odd reason I cannot stop smiling ... I have been really happy the last few days even though I have had this annoying cold that would not leave me alone ... still ... Estoy muy feliz ... Life has been really nice to me the last few weeks, and I just cannot get enough of it. However, I have been getting so sick recently I am really behind in school and it should be stressful and depressing, but here I am happy and optimistic ...
I like me, I am great hehehehehehe =)))))))
Well, it is Friday, I am outta here. Yes, I have gotten a hott date today, he is darling ;))))))))))))))))
Ttyl <3

Sunday, October 17, 2010

City Girl ...

Where do I start? I have not written on here for some time ... There are a few things that had happened in my life that made me think about lots of things ...

I went through a horrid break up over a year ago that broke me in a lot of different ways ... It was hard, really hard I should say. It felt like I didn't know myself anymore ... Geez, I am glad that time is over...

Anyway, I am not going to write about my past relationships and disappointments.

But this experience made me wonder about who I am, what I like, what I dislike, etc. So, I decided to write on a piece of paper what I like and stuff and here is the list I ended up with:

  • I am definitely a city girl
  • I had not seen a cow in real life till I went on my mission
  • I do not like getting dirty
  • I do not like country music, not at all
  • I luff going to clubs and pubs, lol
  • I absolutely enjoy hiking 
  • I am VERY down to earth
  • I am a lil wild
  • I am a daddy's daughter
  • I luff my sister, she is mi tesorita 
  • I luff dressing up! 
  • I luff wearing black and white
  • I cannot stand when I do not match ... it only happened a times in my life ... 
  • I usually have a good sense of fashion, though, I dress hideous once in a while, LOL 
  • I cannot drink milk, it makes me throw up instantly
  • I was engaged twice
  • Oh, if you want to get married, date one of my exes ... I am ALWAYS the one before the one they marry, lol 
  • I am terrified of commitment ... I think that when the time comes and I say "I do" over the altar, I will instantly die, hahahahahaha ... 
  • I hate DTRs, I mean things are usually pretty obvious, so, why do we have to say extra words, you know? 
  • I absolutely dislike DRAMA, and I try to avoid it in every possible way ... though, sometimes, I am guilty of causing one ... I am a girl in the end, lol 
  • I cannot be friends with fat or ugly people ... I had bad experience in high school with those, k? lol 
  • I am very blunt and sincere when dealing with others, I am still tactful, do not get me wrong
  • I absolutely cannot stand gossips and backbiting, this is high school material, and I am way past that phase 
  • I luff my friends, they complete me
  • I am an absolute optimist, there is always a way out ;) 
  • I LOVE school! 
  • I have a very peculiar sense of humor, but regardless, I think I am pretty funny
  • I am obsessed with football (soccer) ... you do not bug me with anything when the world cup or euro cup is on, seriously ... 
  • I am Ukrainian, I have the cutest accent when I speak English, and I know it, mwahahahahahahaha... 
  • My mom always said that I was blessed with a talent or ability to love others ... she is probably biased, but however, I do love taking care of others 
  • I love the Gospel more than anything in this world, it is the center of my life and my universe, I am grateful for having it in my life.

I thought it was a pretty funny list to share ... it also answered a lot of questions about why I do not fit in here in Provo ... I am just different :)

Other updates: BYU still rocks, even though we suck at football this year, we're still DA BEST! I am still rocking it here in P-town, school is challenging once in a while, but I somehow ALWAYS win, you know how we do it, lol. So, everything is still pretty amazing ... Oh, yeah, someone was giving me crap for my posts on facebook about men ... so, for those who did not get it ... those posts were sarcastic, they were intended to be funnay, so, apologies to those who did not get my Ukrainian sense of humor "Pardon me!" =) I luff men, they do everything for me ... they take me out on dates, they get me food, they help me with my hw, they try hard to entertain me, etc., etc.
Well, I am going to wrap up now! I will post some pictures next time I blog ... I have a ton, I should get on it!
Big hug!
Kristina

Monday, August 30, 2010

New School Year ...

It is always fun to start a new year at school, it brings a lot of good memories … at the same time it is the time for inspiration, new goals, and stuff … Every time before the first day of classes I set a new set of goals … Somehow it happens that it is a learning experience for me every year … I learned a lot of things about myself this summer. I met a lot of new people and had a lot of different experiences. I faced both excitements and disappointments … I have been both happy and stressed …  
I learned that whatever happens, I am to be nice and to help others with whatever they need help with … and if in the end they happen to not appreciate it or take advantage of it … too bad … It has worked well in my life so far … I mean the world is full of people that upset us or do not care, but it is life, I guess …
I learned that there are two types of people out there: people that we love and people that we do not know.
When we come to earth, we are so vulnerable … we are who we are … we do not know how to put walls or how to pretend to be someone we are not … we don’t play any games … we are just ourselves … but then with time things change. We realize that to survive we have to get protected, get our shields on and then it gets so hard to get to our real selves. But once we dig out that vulnerable person that came into the world … we can’t help loving him / her. I love that! I have tried really hard to stay who I am without building the walls. Remember the times when we were little kids? We’d meet other kids and we make friends in seconds, remember that? It was SO easy! Why? Because we did not have to pretend anything, we could just be ourselves. And this is how I have been my whole life. A lot of my friends told me a million times that I should protect myself and stuff. But I don’t mind getting walked over, I learned one thing “Charity NEVER fails!” Somehow, if you love others and do your best to earn that charity and apply that principle in your life, it all works out. Don’t ask me how or why, I do not know … BUT I know it does work!
Sometimes, I wish people would have been more honest … I mean a lot of times we are scared to say the truth cause it might hurt someone’s feelings … and it is understandable, but still … I remember my parents would always say that they’d rather hear painful truth than sweet lies … and I SO agree with that! I mean when it comes to dating and stuff for example, why can’t we be honest? I mean why can’t we say: “Hey, I like you!” or “Sorry, I am really not that into you”? That would have made things so much easier, but … no; instead we have to come up with some lame excuses, we play games and in the end it hurts us more …
Well, I should probably wrap up cause I am rambling now, lol. I love starting a new school year though, it always gets me into this “thinking mode”. I look forward to the new challenges and achievements, I am taking a ton of classes, and it will keep me busy, yay! I have also been blessed with a good job on campus; I enjoy working for the Office of Information Technology. I love the people I work with and I just feel lucky to be where I am.
Yay for the new opportunities and challenges! Buckle up, it is going to be a fun ride ;) 

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Gratitude ...

These last few days were simply amazing. This week has been amazing. I have been noticing every little blessing that I get in my life... and I am just SO grateful ... I do not even know how to express the feeling of gratitude ... I love life, it is amazing! Seriously, everything is orchestrated in a perfect manner in my life once I make the right choices ... It is SO simple and so complex at the same time ...
Last week I got to go to California with my friend Gallia. We got to go to her grandma's funeral. It was such a good experience, I loved it. I mean it is sad she is gone, but it was such a positive event. A celebration of her life. Her family shared stories about her and it was just so amazing, it had such a great spirit! And do not get me wrong her family is mourning that she is gone, they are feeling the void and everything. But the Gospel gives you a different perspective. They all know that she is in a better place. It was cute to hear little kids saying how their grandma went to live with Jesus :)
The other thing I thought about a lot was that this life is just a blink. I thought about my life ... I mean I am not that old, but still I have been around for a while. I thought about how I am always waiting for something to happen to make my life better. I remember being a little girl dreaming about going to school, then I could not wait to go to college, then the mission, then jobs, now it is getting done with my degree again, looking forward to marriage, making more money, etc. etc. And I feel like I am missing out on what is happening in my life right now at this very moment ... noticing my little blessing and how loved I am by my family, friends, and most important my Creator ... I forget that I can do things right now instead of waiting for the future to bring something nice to me ... I know those are the things that everyone knows, we often quote that past is a history, future is a mystery, and today is the reality or something like that ... and this is true. We have got to learn to appreciate what we have today in our lives and sometimes we take things for granted. I personally am guilty of it. I love what Gordon B. Hinckley said about gratitude:
“Our society is afflicted by a spirit of thoughtless arrogance unbecoming those who have been so magnificently blessed. How grateful we should be for the bounties we enjoy. Absence of gratitude is the mark of the narrow, uneducated mind. It bespeaks a lack of knowledge and the ignorance of self-sufficiency. It expresses itself in ugly egotism and frequently in wanton mischief. We have seen our beaches, our parks, our forests littered with ugly refuse by those who evidently have no appreciation for their beauty.”This quote is just SO powerful, I love Gordon B. Hinckley, he is one of my favorite prophets. He says it so well, that I cannot even add anything to it. Let's be grateful, I guess.
I learned one other thing over the last few weeks. It is not important how much money we earn, it is not important what car we drive. But it is important what kind of a persons we are and what we bring to the world ... Because in the end once we are gone from this Earth ... we only take our deeds and testimonies with us ... I loooove the Gospel, it is perfect and beautiful!
I also got reminded that if I trust in the Lord I will be safe ... There is one last quote that I want to share with you and then I have to go to bed. It was said by Ezra Taft Benson:
"Men and women who turn their lives over to God will find out that he can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends, and pour out peace" WOW! This is quite a promise, isn't it? I want those blessings that is why I should stop telling the Lord what I need and start letting him lead me and teach me. And I am a Soviet, so, it is hard for me to be humble at times, but I am working at it, I promise :) And I tell you that once I do what I am supposed to do, I get blessed instantly, it is simply amazing, and once again it makes me grateful ... I am SO SO SO SO grateful I have the testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, I love my Father in Heaven and even though my life seems to be so hard at times, I am happy cause He is there to "deepen my joys, lift my spirit, multiply my blessings, comfort my sour, pour out peace". How incredible it is!
Let's be grateful for what we have, let's enjoy our blessings, let's serve each other, let's make a difference in this world!
Life is fun, it is tough, but no one promised it was going to be easy. Let's make the best out of it. I am down who is with me? ;))))


Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Snapping out ....


Today was a normal day, I got up, I went to school, I went to work ... I am feeling a lil bit sick, but other than that everything is the same.

But then I got a missed call from my ex ... nothing special he just needs to add classes that I had added for him before and now we need to coordinate the whole dropping and adding thing. But I got SO nervous when I saw his name on my cell phone ... I don't even know how to express the feelings and thoughts that were rushing through my mind ... It seemed like in seconds I lived though everything that ever happened between us ... it was really odd ... I felt weird and so, I decided not to think about it ... I had a job interview and then I met with my friend and roommie Gallia and we were about to go home when we ran into my ex ... and it felt weird again ... I do not know how to explain it, BUT a good thing about it is that I figured out that I got emotionally detached from him and that makes me really happy. I mean I still miss him and stuff, but my happiness does not depend on him anymore ... and it feels good ...

I understood a lot of things, and ... I was silly ... now I can see things with a different perspective and I am happy =))))))

It reminded me of a quote from a book I read years ago ... I do not even remember its name, but this quote makes SO much sense, I love it!

"Compared to the Earth beyond, Earth can seem as unreal and as disorienting as Dorothy found Oz to be. This is not our natural home. It would be nce to just click our heels together and go to our real home where nothing impedes growth and joy. However, I've learned that there are good reasons for having no easy outs. We must progress here while we are here and - like Dorothy's friends - acquire hearts that love, brains equipped with wisdom and truth, and courage to find and follow our yellow-brick roads. By gaining any measure of these we grow ...

Mistakes can be our best teachers. Some of us, though, have to repeat our mistakes over and over before we finally get things right. And when we do, we say, "DUH!" because what's right is always present - and, therefore, obvious when we finally see it.

The object of life is getting to "DUH!" as quickly and as painlessly as possible. But there is a catch: the short course to "DUH!" is seldom the safe course. The creator never leads us to "DUH!" through unnatural shortcuts. We forge them for ourselves.

Could it be a clue? Are we meant to take long road to the top when it is the safe road? Can our struggles sometimes tell us that we are on the right path??????"

I am glad to finally be able to get to my "DUH!"... I mean it took me a while ... like seven months, but, hey, I got where I am now... so, it all that matters, right? I definitely learned a lot though ... and it was indeed painful for me ... SO glad it is over. I feel like I am a new person and it is exciting.

I am single and free and it makes me VERY VERY happy =))))))

I have so many things to enjoy, it makes me dizzy. I got a sick internship that I am very excited about. It is with OMNI Investor Advisors. I will work as a financial analyst there, but more important they are going to let me manage trading portfolios. And I am crazy about trading. I am SUPER excited. I have also been looking for a different job, I interviewed with a guy from an Employment office at BYU who needs an Assistant. The interview went really well and I think I might be getting a job, we'll see.

Things are getting SO much better in my life. I feel like I get blessed promptly and sometimes it makes me feel uncomfortable cause I feel like I do not really deserve all of it, if you know what I mean :)))))))))

I have also been blessed with amazing friends. I love them all, they make a big difference in my life! Thanks, guys.

Oh, the other week we went to the festival of colors ... this is a Krishna thing ... I do not even know what meaning or significance it has, but all the BYU students go there, I guess. So, we went as well. I went with my rommie Missy, her bf Daniel, my friend Eric, Eric's cousin Dan, and our friend Julio. We had SO much fun painting each other's faces ... I am posting a few pictures so that you can see what we looked like ... it was rad, I loved it... Eric and Dan had a little bit too much fun putting colors on my face and I ended up having too much ... I think, but I did not mind at all. You should have seen people's faces when we went to Subway to eat after the festival .... OMG ... this little girl was looking at me and asking her mom what had happened to "that girl's face", lol. And then I got home and we had some people coming over to see the house because it is being sold ... and they got scared when I opened the door ... Anyway, it was a lot of fun for sure!
Daniel, Missy, Eric, mysef, Julio, Dan =))))

Life is good! You have got to love it =))))))))