At 12:35am on Thanksgiving Day, my sister, Madison, had her baby!! When she told me she was pregnant she invited me to go with her to the hospital when the had the baby. I was SO excited, and the entire time she was pregnant Mad was kind enough to let me feel her baby kick...and it was the coolest thing!! The whole week...

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Although my junior year has been absolutely insane (both for my schedule & academic work-load)...I really am lovin' life. I think that I am one of those people that likes to see events on my calendar, or I simply don't feel accomplished. Silly? Maybe. But it's true. :) DESPITE enjoying my well-packed life, fall break [last Thursday, Friday, and (tomorrow) Monday] was a...

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quirk    [kwurk] noun a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism: He is full of strange quirks. I have quite a few quirks [eccentric behaviors, strange habits, specific mannerisms, idiosyncrasies]... *flowers* ...especially pink carnations I love flowers. I love the look of them, I love the smell of them, I love picking them, I love the memories corresponding with them. When I grow up and have my own home, I want flowers on my table constantly....

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al·lit·er·a·tion [uh-lit-uh-rey-shuhn] noun 1. the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration)  as in from stem to stern,  or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration)  as in each to all.  Compare consonance (  def 4a ) . 2. the commencement of two or more words...

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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...

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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...

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Absy decided she would be AWESOME and stay with me to work on yearbook stuff.... so this is where that leads to: ...

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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...

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