To finals!

Today was our Christmas program in sacrament meeting. While the choir was up there singing multiple Christmas hymns, I could not help but think, "I really do love all of them. I love all people!" What a wonderful sentiment! What a wonderful attitude to have.
I am feeling pretty good. I am not really stressed at all for finals, which may not be a good thing...
I am very excited to go home. I know five finals stand in the way of that, but I have got this under control. I am feeling happy. I am feeling positive. I am feeling love for the world. What could go wrong?
Perhaps the same disappointment I just recently wrote about?
In the end, none of this matters, anyway. So, I shall not let gray hairs appear or an eye twitch develop over something that is not even going to matter in a short time.

I bid this blog adieu.

College can be pretty frustrating sometimes. I guess I feel as though being a junior-and-a-half in college, I should be at the point where there are no surprises anymore. And definitely no more slaps in the face... Maybe I feel like at this point in my college career and even life, I should be responsible and experienced enough to no longer makes mistakes? However, this is not the case. We will always be making mistakes in life, no matter what age or where we are. So, even as a junior in college, I will still makes mistakes and receive grades I am not proud of.
We are never perfect in this life. Each day we are trying to learn and progress. We cannot progress if we have nothing to learn from. We learn from our mistakes.
And what I really need to realize is that college is not going to get easier just because I am further along in it. So I need to accept "unacceptable" grades and move on... Because that was certainly not the last one.

I really do not ever get stressed. It's just not in my nature. If I have tons of assignments due, I am pretty good about scheduling each day out to accomplish all that I  have to. I also work very well under pressure, which is why I procrastinate on everything. The pressure relieves the stress.
However, my roommates all stress a lot. They will spend hours in the library every night. Yesterday they spent the entire day in the library. I decided to clean the entire apartment while they were gone so that they could come home to a nice clean apartment they did not have to worry about.
It was a simple gesture and easy to accomplish for me. I felt good knowing they would be able to walk in to a clean apartment after a stressful day doing work.
This assignment also really helped my realize how I do never get stressed. So I could have done something for just about anyone because they are most likely more stressed than me.
I like to just live life simply. It's a good time.
So clean apartment and stress free makes for a good upcoming week of the last days of classes.
I am beyond excited for this semester to be over.
It would be pretty cool if next semester didn't exist and we could just jump to spring.

Yesterday I took a day trip to Moab and it was beautiful.
What a life!
Then I got my first speeding ticket on the way home...
For going 17 miles over the speed limit. My bad.
I really need to grow up in multiple ways. Whenever I do something irresponsible and disappointing, I realize how much growing up I still need to do.
It's crazy to me to think that girls my age are getting married or have been married for even more than one year...
I got a boot on my tire and then a speeding ticket all within one week.
How do you even learn how to pay bills and such?
Granted, I am only TWENTY. Perhaps I lose sight of what being a 20 year old girl is actually supposed to be like in respect to the rest of the world.
It doesn't have to mean married with 3 children...
Can I just go home now?

just my luck.

Just found a lovely yellow boot on my tire. I hope that is not a sign of what this whole weekend will be like.
Why does parking enforcement have to exist?
And why can't there be better parking south of campus?
At least it's pay day.

Something I realized this week is that there is nothing to fear. Ever.
So Obama was reelected. That's okay. Because there is a higher power who leads us. He knows all and He wants the best for us. He will not lead us astray. He will always protect us. I am not scared nor worried about the outcome of the election. I know that I have a Savior and I know everything will be okay in the end.
I am not scared about anything in life.
This was an incredible week. So many blessings.
My roommate got her mission call to Australia. Wow.
I wish Thanksgiving would be here already. I also wish there weren't so many assignments due before it gets here.

Life is wonderful though.

Tonight my roommate informed me that her parents decided that this Christmas, they would use all of the money they would normally spend on gifts for each other, on sending different supplies to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. I was so unbelievably touched. Especially because I know many people who are in need of things because of how badly they were affected. I am so incredibly grateful for that decision of theirs. I am also so grateful for all of the people that have been offering aid and support to the victims of this natural disaster. We should always be trying to reach out and help others in big and small ways. We should be reaching out in any way that we can. We should always be following the example of Christ: to love and serve everyone. My heart still goes out to all of those in the place I call home who are still suffering from this event.
On an unrelated note, the Walking Dead was crazy tonight and blew my mind. I cried and cried when Lori died. And Daryl! Oh, my heart.
I can't wait for Lincoln to come out.
I also can't wait for Thanksgiving.
It'll be swell.