let the wild rumpus start!

i believe everyone needs to take a moment amidst the everyday chaos to reflect on the simpler times. you know, when you were a kid with no cares in the world. when all you had to get up for was to ride your bike or maybe make a fort in the woods.

that's what i did anyways.

see, sometimes you forget about these things...and that's why they make movies like "where the wild things are". everyone has read the book at some point or another. and if not, well, you should.

while watching it i was frozen in that moment, forgetting any problems that might be engulfing my life.

for lack of better words it was...nostalgic.

i want to see it again...and again...and again.

so, take a gander at what i'm talking about...here

thanks and goodbye.

I miss...

this little kid. He is my most favorite baby cousin in the entire world. I miss our afternoon chats after he would follow me to my room. It doesn't get any cuter than this, and I just want to squeeze him.

I love you, Elijah.

Sister Michell(ie) Crosland

Today my dear dear friend went to the Missionary Training Center.
She will be serving for 18 months as a sister missionary in the Nicaragua Managua Mission.
I can't put into words how happy I am for her.
Through any trial I've had over the past year, she has been there with a servant's heart.
Always.
She will put others before herself until it almost kills her.
I have learned a lot about serving others just by watching her.
She never asks for anything in return, and is always so happy
...even if her life may seem to be falling down around her.
I am looking forward to stories of her missionary work.
Of her willingness to give all she has for the people of Managua.
She has a pure testimony and mine grows just by being around her.
I am so glad to be LDS, and to have the amazing influences that I'm surrounded with
day by day.
Things seem overwhelming to me right now,
but when I think of her and what she's doing,
I am at peace.



(Michelle going to the MTC. Courtesy of the Crosland's.)

Life.

Life deals you certain cards,
and you may not always have the best hand.
You can stay where you are
And be on the safe side.
You can fold and give up
Always wondering what could have been.
Or you can go all in
Hoping that everything will work out.

I've chosen to go all in.
I'm not sure where I'll end up
But I know it will be okay.
I don't want to look back and regret.
I am taking the hand I have been dealt
And I'm not going to give up.

a break from reality

fayetteville public library
two best friends
one pseudo-mom
three puppies
herbal teas
a pool
the sun
no cares at all


this is what i needed

overjoyed

it's amazing to me how in the midst of uncertainty you can feel at peace.

i have no idea what my future holds, but i'm okay with that.

i have been blessed with a fairly good life despite a couple minor details. i know that it will only get better, and i'm looking forward to every step along the way.

i've recently had the chance to travel, and i have another trip coming up.

life is gooooood.

heaven on a rock = hawai'i

i just returned from a week long get-a-way in hawai'i.
it was glorious.
you should go.

go on over here for fotos from de trip.
enjoi.

How many skeletons do you have in your closet?

I always thought Lifetime movies were silly.

Children meeting their families after not knowing them their entire lives.
Couples finding out they're really related and were somehow separated by some family feud 20 years earlier.
Family members dying only to unfold a web of secrets and lies.
People you thought were perfect turning out to have their own skeletons no one was aware of.

Yeah, I thought all of these stories were all the same and very unrealistic.

Until I found out that my life could very well be a Lifetime movie.

Summertime and Livin' is Easy

I've decided that life isn't as bad as I might have made it out to be.
Of course, I am still in Arkansas and not Utah...
but I'm going to make the most of it.

I recently got a job working at Discovery Island Learning Center.
I have a class of 12...3 year olds.
It is one of the most rewarding things I've encountered.
I love them.

Also, I've been reading a lot lately.
I was never one to read.
Ever.
At all.
I started reading to try and help myself sleep at night.
(since usually reading makes me tired)
Well, it has only helped me to nearly finish 1 book a night.
So far I have read:
Go Ask Alice
For One More Day
Dear Diary
I am currently working on:
Wuthering Heights
Driving With Dead People
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Now I spend most days at Barnes & Noble.

To top off everything I am going to Hawaii.
I'll keep everyone posted on that adventure as it comes.

Life is not at all what you may expect it to be,
but stay faithful.
It will all work out probably better than you first imagined.

life and all it entails

I want happiness.
I want to graduate.
I want to see the world.
I want someone to love me for me.
I want a family.
I want my momma to be happy.
I want my sister to not make the mistakes I have.
I want to make a difference.

That's what I want.
That's what I'll have.