Dear Procrastination

.......look what you have with held from me.

When are you going to stop keeping lovely things in life from coming to me?

April to August? Don't you think that's a bit long?

Sincerely, Me

Greatest Gratitude

This past week I had the opportunity to go to Nauvoo with my singles branch. We were gone 8 days. I wasn't really sure before the trip if I really wanted to go but I decided that since it was only $100 I could handle it. Besides, who was I kidding, I love to travel.

Best decision of my life.
Such a beautiful temple.We stopped at a couple sights along the way, such as Liberty Jail, Far West, and Adam-ondi-Ahman. Each place was beautiful in their own ways.

The YSA group was able to wander wherever we wanted to in Nauvoo and do whatever we wanted to do, even if that was to walk to the quarry(if anyone was able to walk that far). There was lots of rain there, that hindered a lot of us from going out and getting an early start on the trip, but we did all venture out and enjoy old Nauvoo. Each of the houses was beautiful and I loved every inch of them and their oldness.

My favorite part of the entire trip however, was Carthage jail where we had constant continuing amazing overwhelming experiences of the spirit.

I watched a King Follet Discourse by the guy in the back and was absolutely stunned. His voice was so good. He was also a great actor. I looked away for a few seconds and looked back and had to look twice because I honestly thought that I was looking at and listening to Joseph Smith for a moment, he was that good at acting. I got to watch the pageant later on and enjoyed it immensely. The ending was so powerful

So powerful that from that moment in the night on I was overcome with overwhelming joy. We walked up to the temple to spend a couple hours sitting in front of it and enjoying the solitude of Nauvoo.

The entire trip I had constant gratitude in my heart for every little thing, despite the heat and humidity and the rain and the bugs, I was always thankful for every breeze, the beautiful trees, the lovely houses, AC, every cloud, cold water, and every other little thing. I'm so thankful even still.

Yep I'm a Complete Nerd

But it's all good. I LOVE Harry Potter. Not the character but the book series. I am so super devastated that it is completely ending. No new books, and now no new movies. I'm feeling excitement but depressment at the same time. It's ridikkulus but, you would be this way too if you read them and became obsessed in third grade. That's practically my whole life! Thanks to HP and great imagination I got to have fantastically brilliant memories during Elementary and Middle school.

Excitement

When I get excited for certain things I get this feeling. It's kinda like going over a hill really fast. It feels so weird but so good at the same time. Today I recognized that I get excited at random times. It's crazy weird. I love it but hate it at the same time, because I can't figure out why I'm getting excited. What am I getting excited for?

I guess I'm just excited about life.

Although I thought that I would share these certain things that I get excited about, mostly just for my benefit. I'm sure there is many many more than these but really when I think about these things I get that roller coaster feeling.

Disneyworld, Disney movies, Harry Potter (I'm completely consumed), Black and white movies or maybe it's just the 20's thru 50's era, Nancy Drew the books and even with all the cornyness the movie (her clothes are just too adorable), Narnia (isn't c.s. Lewis incredible?) Paris, Australia, England, Ireland, Wales, Tuscany, (traveling in general), Forests, and Parasols

I went on a walk today...

...this is how I found myself walking.






minus running across so many people

To Be A Princess

Over the past couple weeks I have had excitement and adventure. I went to Lagoon and enjoyed myself there, getting soaked, then dried on the White Roller coaster and Ferris wheel, and then riding a kiddie ride or what looked like a kiddie ride. But lagoon didn't measure up to the Princess Party that I had the following week.

Aren't they cute?! I've always thought that being a princess at Disneyland/World would be the greatest job ever, but I found out that it is very difficult to get into character, especially when several of them are going to see you again or already know who you are. I got to be Sleeping Beauty and I got to sing my favorite song. Several of the little princesses were esctatic to see me. One of them followed me around asking to sit on my lap and she gave me a "picture" of myself (Sleeping Beauty). It was adorable. Maybe someday I will be a princess at Disneyworld. It's something I will have to work for, but it's slowly becoming a passion.

Listen to Shayna's Beautiful Days

Since I added a playlist as a post and then found out how to post it right I had two playlists playing at the same time and didn't know how to delete posts I decided that it must be time for a post. However nothing much has happened since the play and I sadly don't have any pictures up but I will share an Audrey Hepburn Quote just cause I like Audrey Hepburn.

Time Tested Beauty Tips:


"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone...

People, even more than things, have to be restored renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed

Never throw out anybody


Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm as you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others" ~Audrey Hepburn~




Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'