Brave.

Sometimes I hear a song and apply it to my life and it's all cool-like. Sometimes I see music videos of these awesome songs and it's pretty much the best thing ever. 

Sara Bareilles 

And since your history of silence
Won’t do you any good,
Did you think it would?
Let your words be anything but empty
Why don’t you tell them the truth?

Say what you wanna say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

With what you want to say
And let the words fall out
Honestly I wanna see you be brave

Nobody will know what you want, when you want it, or how you want it if you never say anything. Pick up a little courage and you'd be surprised at where you can get. Obviously things won't always go your way....what is is...Murphy's Law? :) However, we'll never know what we can obtain if we are always silent and unmoving. Get up and do something you've always wanted to, and don't be afraid to say what you want to say. 

Honestly, I wanna see you be brave.

Hunger Games!

 
So. I am a little bit addicted to The Hunger Games Trilogy.

Don't judge. Those books are AWESOME. If you haven't read them, go now and do so. You won't regret it, and if you do... there is something wrong with you. :) Okay, I won't judge you, but I'm pretty sure you'll love them. These are the books so get reading!

Since I love these books so much I had to go to the midnight premier last night. My roommates and I even read aloud the whole first book again in basically one day, and we made shirts and painted our nails and some made bows and arrows... I did say we were addicted... ya'know, obsessed a little...

Anyways! We went last night and had a TON of fun. I for sure preferred the book, like usual, and that's all I'm going to say there, but just know that Hunger Games rocks and you have now been told that you should read them!! So get to it!

My cuz...

So basically I have this cousin who's name is Clint. He's from Woodburn, Oregon and he served his mission in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Instead of stickin' it out in Oregon he decided to come to BYU-Idaho to get an education. Now. This means I see A LOT more of him than I am used to. In fact, I've probably seen him more times in the past month than I have my whole life. Yes, that's the truth, even though it's kinda sad. However, he definitely makes up for everything we've missed out on over the years.

He's definitely off-the-wall crazy, but he always has fun. We've done a lot together from lunch to chats to late night Jamba runs to just chillin'. Most of the time he's convinced that I don't like him. Maybe because I am constantly teasing him, pointing out mistakes, punching him, calling him gay or a dork... and he could probably make the list a lot larger. Actually, there's no probably about it; I know he could make it longer, but I keep it up. I tell him that's my job. Even though he doesn't believe me, it's true! I have to keep him on his toes and make sure he doesn't get too full of himself! I thoroughly enjoy every moment. :)

However, just because I tease him and punch him doesn't mean I don't love him. I've never had an older brother, and he's kinda filled those shoes for me. It's nice to know that if I'm ever in trouble he would be there for me as quick as he could. If I want to chat or just hang out with someone, he will sacrifice his time to do something with me, and he never shows that it's an inconvenience. I'm sure sometimes it's not the best timing, but he always makes the time and acts like he really enjoyed himself. I don't know how true that is some of the times, but I appreciate it.

I may punch him and call him gay, but I'm sure glad he's here to be my 'older brother.' I love you Clint!