purple cow

1. i always write a "to do list" and plan out every hour of the day.

2. i secretly LOVE it when people tell me that I'm awesome and funny.

3. homemade tootsie rolls are my favorite!

4. i whistle while walking home from work.

5. i could sit and play solitare for hours.

6. i'm a big sucker for men who can sing.

7. i adore going to plays and musicals.

8. i do believe that laughter is the best medicine. 

9. i love being on time, or early.

10. a night of billiards and pit is adequate for me.

11. favorite thing: sitting around a campfire on a beautiful summer night with the fam and having some deep/hilarious conversations. 

12. big earrings are a passion of mine.

13. i feel guilty/awful when i miss a day of reading my scriptures.

14. my siblings are my heroes.

15. i really like oldie music.

16. my testimony is the most important thing i "own.'

17. there's something about office supplies that gets me all excited.

18. i was born a leader, but i hate being in charge.

19. i adore logan, especially all the big trees!

20. flowers give me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

21. having a picnic, bowling, and laying under the stars are some of the 

simplest yet best dates ever.

22. i can't wait for certain things to occur in my future. 

peace and blessings.

kp duty

I should put a sign up like this when I clean the kitchen. Hehe :D

That's all. 

cutting of the hair

Today I got a hair cut: 

Yay!! :)

Best moment of the day: 

My nephew saying to his friend, "This is the MOST AWESOMENEST thing EVER!!"

loving stuff

I love friends; they make me laugh and smile everyday. 

I love food; it tastes good.

I love blankets; they keep me warm. 

I love my family...they are so good to me!

 I love clean kitchens. 

I love the warmth of the sun.

I love dancing with a guy (especially if he's tall and stronger than me...that's a must!). 

I love books. 

I love automobiles; they take me to my destinations.

I love utensils (all kinds...forks, spoons, pencils, pens...etc.)

I love houses that become homes. 

I love soft hair. 

I love the smell of dishwasher soap. 

I love socks. 

I love green grass.

I love a slight breeze on a hot day.

I love the feeling when my nostril hairs and boogers freeze in negative degree weather. 

I love scarves. 

I love the smell of Christmas.

I love the conversations around a campfire. 

I love, I love...

so it begins

So I really haven't been doing this whole blog thing very well. I had the temptation of deleting it so that I don't have to worry about blogging anymore, but I said to myself, "No Paula Ann. You will continue to blog and you're going to like it!" With that said, I've made the decision to blog a little differently, and it will probably sound more like a journal, but I'm ok with that. Here it goes:

Big events of last week:
1. Avatar-My roommates and I went to our friend's (Mitch) house and we watched Avatar. Super great movie and super great friends = Super great fun with hot chocolate and cookies.

2. Martin Luther King Jr Day-No work! Yahooo!! I love it when I don't have to work...seriously I love it.

3. Relief Society Dinner-Free food...there's nothing else that needs to be said.

4. Zumba on Wednesday-I always feel like dancing, and zumba is my chance to get it out of my system. Plus I get a great work out! I also went running with my sister-in-law's mom...I hate running, but I should force myself to do it, just so I can start liking it.

5. Western Party-Played Texas Hold Em' with candy. (We pretty much love living on the edge.)

6. Hanging with the neighbors-This is always a good time. We talk, watch some youtube videos, talk some more, watch a basketball game, talk some more, make homemade ice cream, talk some more, and watch movies. They are great neighbors! I love hanging out with them...I just hope I'm good company and that I don't annoy them...that's always my biggest worry.

7. Fireside with Sister Swenson (spelling?)-Oh she is amazing! She wrote the autobiography of President Thomas S. Monson and I'll tell you what...she is incredible! And the stories she told us, oh man, they made me cry...seriously I cried 3-4 times. Super good. And I love President Thomas S. Monson! What an inspiring man he is. He really does make me want to become a better person. That's always been my number one goal!

As you can see, nothing too exciting is going on in my life, but I just keep plugging along living the life I live. I'm happy and trying to be better.

This is a boring post...but sometimes you have to have those right? Peace and blessings y'all. :)

antidote

complain

[kuh m-pleyn]: verb

1. to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault

2. to tell of one's pains, ailments, etc.

3. to make a formal accusation

One of my goals this year is to not complain as much as I do. Complaining never solves any problems, and I always feel bad for the person who has to listen to me complain. It's never fun to listen to the complaints of others, so why do I do it? I haven't been doing such a great job, but tomorrow is always a new day and I can start over then. I love this quote by President Hinckley:

"Generally speaking the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people are those who lose themselves in the service of others...By and large, I have come see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves."

Such wise words from an incredible man. :)