Can't Blame a Girl for Trying.

This blog of mine has gotten away from me.

So many things have happened to me recently!

I'll tell ya about em' later.

For now, listen to this. It will make your heart happy. It makes mine.

xo-

Rach

Flat tires and pulled over

This weekend was eventful. It was filled with random activities that created pride or utter frustration.
Good things first, I changed my flat tire nearly completely by myself. I am not a damsel in distress. I had the car jacked up, and the nuts, blots, and rim off the car by the time my Dad came to help me. Needless to say, he was surprised I even knew where all the necessities where in the trunk. So basically, I'm pretty proud of ME-self.
Bad things second. After going to see Captain America and dropping my friend Amy off at home, I got a flashing of red and blue lights behind me.  It's understandable that I'm uneasy with cops, but this time I wasn't nervous. Mostly, because I honestly had no idea what I could have done wrong. The lady cop asked me if I knew why she pulled me over? She said I blew through the stop sign to get out of Amy's neighborhood.
Seriously?! I got pulled over for not stopping at a stop sign.
I was even more surprised when the lady give me a warning 1. Since when have cops ever been nice to me. 2. I'm so blessed. 3. I would have been very angry if I had gotten a ticket for rolling through a stop sign. 4. I always get pulled over for dumb things like "not stopping before the stop sign" or things like that.
In the end, I am very grateful this last weekend is over. It was sweet listening to #ldsconf and the prophet, but those other activities wore me out. Here is to pushing through the next month until I graduate. Then I will can be called Master Rachel :)

My Favorite Girls

Have I ever told you about my favorite girls? Well they are Hope, Mr. Meems, and BB of course.

Emily is the bravest little girl I know. She had her tonsils removed on Friday. She was just a champ about it. I couldn't be more proud of her.

While she was having surgery BB and I took Hope to school. On the way there, I was driving and there were these two birds flirting and farting around in the middle of the road… I was like umm… I think I'm gonna hit them if they don't move. Sure enough I HIT ONE! A stupid pigeon rolled up the hood and hit the windshield. Terrifying all of us. An excellent way to start the day.

The day got better though. When I picked Hope up I spoiled her with all sorts of oreoshakes and cookies. BB and I had a fun time torturing her the way her Dad, our Uncle Jason, used to torture us. With tickling and threatening to throw her into the lake. We had lots of smiles and laughter.

After we dropped Hope off, Emily was up and playing. She was feeling really well after her surgery.

Emily reminds me of myself in so many ways.  She plays the same role in her family as I do in mine. She is so sweet and just content. Anyways, my Mr. Meems has a special place in my heart.

Man I love my girls. I'm so glad that they moved back. They bring so much happiness to everyone around them.

P.S. I really enjoyed Divergent. It stayed true to the book and had fantastic music.

Just for kicks and giggles. Here is a video of Miles Teller dancing. Because BB came with me to fan girl over Miles Teller (who Plays Peter) and Jia Courtney (who plays Eric). Well I was really just fangirling over Miles. He's pretty.

Twenty Five

How did this happen? How am I possibly 25? I have no idea, time has gone by  way too fast. Mostly, I don't feel old. In fact when I am asked how old I am, I have to think about it.  I guess I just still feel like I'm only 18.
Besides my irrational or slightly rational fear of becoming completely grey, I am glad I'm no longer 18. I have grown more in the last few years in ways I never knew I could. I wouldn't recognize myself even a year ago.
Time has been good to me. I'm developing new talents and discovering a new Rachel. Did you know that I can act? I can and I'm not that bad. I'm still new, but I can cry on a dime and I pick up direction very quickly.  Marla says I'm a natural. I'm no where near as good as Beth Anne. But I'm not horrible and that's really cool. Who would have thought? Definitely not me and acting is more fun than I thought it would be. For the 2 or 3 hour class I don't have to be me. I'm somebody anybody else and that's a breath of fresh air.
Gradschool has taught me one thing above all else. Group work is hand-holding and babysitting.  I hate group work. I can love a person and when I have to work with them, my opinion completely changes and I can hate them. Work ethic is not equal and everyone is getting burnt out. Senioritious has hit and it's only 3rd quarter. That is not good because we still have 3 more months, 3 more terrible terrible months.
I'm pretty lucky, when it comes to winning tickets on the radio. Did you know that I won Katy Perry tickets? I was caller 14. Crazyyyyyy!!! I wish that luck could move to other parts of my life, but if it's just winning tickets I'm not complaining. Winning is a thrill, it's shocking. It definitely takes a couple minutes or days to really sink in. Pinch me, please? This can't be real life.
Side note, random jump over to the Gilbert Temple. My Dad got VIP passes and I got to tour it before the public and we got to see extra rooms. All I can say is,"WOW!" This temple is the most beautiful place I have ever seen! I have always been impartial to which temple I want to get married in. But now,  it HAS to be the Gilbert Temple. I got to see the bridal room. I can see myself there one day. The bridal room wasn't even the most beautiful room in the temple, but man oh man that room was perfect and I want to get ready for my wedding there one day. The Celestial room was breath taking, the chandelier had to be worth a trillion dollars. If I could, I would live in that room. The sparkles, seriously the sparkles, I can't even handle the sparkles. I could stare at them forever! Anyways, I'm in love. It's Heaven on Earth.
Mostly I just want to say that I am truly blessed. I can't imagine being 50, but I hope the next 25 years are better than my first.
XOXO

i've been blessed

I know that I've been blessed. These past few years have been extremely difficult, however I've been given tender mercies along the way. 
Side note: I realized something today, it's my new mantra, "If you don't do it, it's not getting done." Lets just say I've been motivated lately and that I've got some ideas. 
Happy New Year!
I'll make a post about my precious niece and Christmas. 

Let it Go

Seesters

So two epic movies have come out recently, and they make me grateful for my sisters. 
Lets talk about Hunger Games… it was fan-freaking-tastic. I loved every minute of Catching Fire. 
But I love the relationship that Katniss has with her sister Prim most.  It reminds me of my relationship with BB. Being a few years older than Beth Anne, without a doubt I would have volunteered as tribute for her. I am just so grateful that BB is my sister, I don't know what I would do without her. God did good bringing us together, because I couldn't have gone through the past few years with out her by my side. 

I am really lucky because I am the middle sister. So I know what it is like to be the older sister and the younger sister. The best of both worlds being  the protector and being looked after. 

Frozen was the cutest movie I have seen in awhile. A total sister movie and I was a total sap about it, I cried twice. In this movie I can relate to Anna, the younger sister. I feel like I'm kinda awkward and goofy like her. And Becky reminded me of Elsa. I remember Becky locking her door when all I wanted to do was play with her, like older sisters do. But the love that Anna and Elsa had for each other, saved each other. Just like I know Bec would do anything for me like I would do anything for her.Basically, I am the luckiest girl ever to have these two beauties as my seesters. Love you Becky and Beth Anne, more than you will ever know.