Wow, summertime is glorious. Thank goodness for the almost-three-month break they give us in-between crazy school years (...not saying I couldn't get used to year-round school...I'm sure I could...but holy cow I love summer)! This summer has been Oh So Very relaxing...and I just happen to be Oh So Very grateful for that fact! I've gotten the chance to spend a lot of time with my dear Momma running errands and stopping at Sonic during 'Happy Hour' one-too-many times. I've also had the chance to go on some *extremely* fun dates and spend quite a few hours with friends making memories that will last a life-time. Thank you to everyone who have helped me to make these 3 weeks of summertime (so-far...I don't want it to be over THAT fast!) simply glorious.

I got the wonderful opportunity to attend EFY (Especially for Youth) this past week. I learned so much there and grew spiritually an incredible amount! One of the things the main speakers talked about was how a few years ago she challenged herself to not complain for an entire year! I was so intrigued by the challenge I decided to take it on myself.

Even though I have only done it for half a week...I've noticed a difference! It makes me really try and appreciate all the good in the world and just forget about the negative. It's amazing what a slight "attitude adjustment" can do to your perspective on life.

I'm excited to see where this journey will take me!

Spring Break was amazing. I'm so blessed to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and have the opportunity to watch General Conference (if you're interested in what General Conference is...check this out)! It was SO good and I feel so spiritually uplifted since watching and listening to the prophets & apostles called of God that are on this earth today.

As you may or may not know, I was asked to be the Head Editor of Provo High School's yearbook, The Provost, this year. I'm so grateful for the opportunity and I've loved getting to do it (even with the stress that comes along with it). Today is the FINAL deadline for the entire yearbook...so I'm actually at the school right now waiting for the Index to be finished downloading so that I can then add all the files to the layouts I need to, then I will be able to upload the layouts to the server (don't fret if that doesn't mean anything to you...it's just a really long, strenuous process).

I keep thinking about how truly blessed I am. I'm blessed to be the Head Editor as a Sophomore, I'm blessed to have the amazing family that I have, I'm blessed to have wonderful friends that help me keep high standards, I'm blessed to attend a high school that I love, I'm blessed to have teachers that inspire and uplift me each and every day, I'm blessed to live in this beautiful city in this stupendous world.

This year's youth theme comes from Moroni 10:32. It says, "Come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness," and I LOVE it!! The video that my church put out to introduce the new theme is amazing. Watch it here:

I really do have *so many* things to be grateful for...I couldn't even begin to count. In my stocking, I got this little, adorable, mint green notebook that says, "Keep calm and carry on." (I know what you're thinking...how could it get any better than that?! ...well...it does.) Thanks to my wonderful brother-in-law, McKay, I got an idea. In this adorable little book of mine I am going to make a list of random (*By the way: there is a boy in my Health class who's name is 'Random.' How cool is that?!*) , every day things that I ♥love♥ ...pretty fantastic. Creating this list really has just let me enjoy the little things in life even more. Iiiin case you're curious...here are some items on my list: