Amazed.

As I sit here in Hawaii looking out from the balcony and seeing this absolutely breathtaking sunset I feel very amazed. Hawaii is a beautiful place with sounds, smells, sights, all of which are beautiful. I feel like God had himself a good day when he created places like this. How could you not? I am also feeling very blessed for being able to be here and to see these beautiful things. It's times like these when I realize that God knows me. He really does. He knows that even though I really wasn't that stoked about coming to this beautiful place (gasp!), it was exactly what I needed and for that, I am very grateful.

And now, a super random survey. Is it dumb that I kind of like doing these? Maybe. But I don't care. If you think they're annoying, don't read it.

if i were a month, i’d be OCTOBER.

if i were a day of the week, i’d be SATURDAY....unless I'm working. Then I would be Sunday.

if i were a time of day, i’d be evening time. Like around 7:00ish.

if i were a sea animal, i’d be a seaturtle. I have always thought turtles are adorable.

if i were a direction, i’d be EAST. Everywhere I want to go is east.

if i were a gemstone, i’d be a RUBY.

if i were a tree, i’d be a REDWOOD. I just the love the majesty of those gigantic trees.

if i were a tool, i’d be a level or a tape measure? I like to make sure everything is perfect. (what kind of question is that?)

if i were a flower, i’d be a Hydrangea or a lily (minus the smell. barf.)

if i were a kind of weather, i’d be RAINY.

if i were a musical instrument, i’d be a PIANO.

if i were a color, i’d be green or pink.

if i were a fruit, i’d be a LIME.

if i were an element, i’d be water.

if i were a food, i’d be PASTA. I heart carbohydrates.

if i were a place, i’d be NEW YORK CITY, baby!

if i were a material, i’d be a lace.

if i were a scent, i’d be Peppermint oil. Delicious.

if i were an object, i’d be a vacuum or Windex. Love to clean.

if i were a song, i’d be She's Every Woman by Garth Brooks. I'm obsessed with that song.

Cheers.

P.S. I do realize that I'm not good at blogging. I'm not going to promise to try and be better. Mostly because I know it probably wont happen. Not to mention, they (meaning the blogging gods) took the background off and I am annoyed by it. But, the worst part is that I'm too lazy to pick another one out. Whatever. Life is good, even without a perfect background.

What blog?...

I suck at blogging. That's it. I have no argument. I just suck at it. My apologies (kinda...). Anyway, my friend Meg put this on her blog and I really liked it so I thought I would copy it.

I AM... honest. Sometimes a little too much.

I THINK...I'm pretty funny. Seriously.

I KNOW.. the church is true (Good one Meg!).

I WANT...to get through school.

I HAVE... so many things to be grateful for.

I MISS...my friend Trish every single day.

I HEAR.. babies crying/talking/laughing. And John Mayer on my ipod like 97% of the time.

I SMELL...Armani Code (I wear it everyday).

I CRY.. when school stresses me out.

I CRAVE.. water. I love it. A LOT. And Paradise Cafe.

I SEARCH..for answers to things that I cannot understand.

I WONDER.. why can't everything go MY way. I'm only half way kidding...

I REGRET.. not doing college classes in high school and graduating with my associates degree

I WISH.. I could just be done with school. I hate it! But I know it's important, so I do it.

I LOVE.. babies and little children. Oh how I love them!

I CARE..deeply about my friends and family. I'm not the best at expressing it though.

I ALWAYS.. wear the same ring on my left middle finger everyday. I feel so out of whack without it.

I WORRY.. in my head a lot. I am definitely a closet worrier.

I AM NOT...a good gift giver. I usually don't buy anything for people (even for b-days! I'm so rude...). But, I don't expect anything either.

I REMEMEBER...everything. Mostly because I write EVERYTHING down in my planner.

I BELIEVE.. in God. And I believe that he knows my heart.

I SING...a lot! I love to sing. I'm not very good though. I wish I were better at it.

I AM NOT ALWAYS.. tactful, but I'm working on it.

I ARGUE..very rarely (surprising for out outspoken I am). However, I'm up for a good argument if needed. I can usually stand my ground and argue with the best of them!

I WRITE.. notes in class. Tons and tons of notes!

I LOSE.. my momentum in school toward the end of the semester. Usually right before finals. It's awesome.

I LISTEN...to little children talk to me and I really love it. They are incredibly insightful and full of truth.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND...why some people are the way they are. It's hard for me sometimes.

I CAN USUALLY BE FOUND.. WORK, School, or home. Don't be jealous of my super exciting life.

I NEED...to make heads or tails of a specific situation in my life that I do not know the answer to!

I FORGET...what exactly I did in heaven to have been given such an incredible family.

I AM HAPPY...when HE is around. ..don't ask, because I won't tell you. Seriously. ;)

Yep, kindof a fun little survey, right?

Blessed

I don't know why I live in relatively uneventful place while people just like me live thousands of miles away with buildings crashing down around them.

I don't know why I have never really had any major health issues or concerns but helpless children and good people get diagnosed with horrible diseases everyday.

I don't know why I was born into an awesome family with absolutely incredible parents while some people in this world will never know how that feels.

I don't know why I have been so blessed to have not one but TWO extremely stable jobs that I absolutely love while people all around me cannot find a job-no matter how hard they try.

I don't know why my Mother beat cancer while others who fought just as hard as she did lose their battle to such a horrible disease everyday.

I don't know why I am surrounded daily with friends and people that I love and admire while some people feel like they don't have a friend in the world.

I don't know why I was born into a household where God is VERY real and I learned from a very young age that I belong to the ONLY true church on this earth when other people in this world have no clue who God is or if he even exists.

I don't know why I have been so blessed in my life. I don't know why I am so lucky. What I do know is that I am SO GRATEFUL for my life and for all of my blessings.

Life is SO good. It's not easy, but it is SO good.

Rambling.

If you still read this poor blog, bless you. If not, it's cool. Let's be honest, it's not that exciting. Let's do a small (holiday) recap...

Thanksgiving: I worked til 3 ish. Got home in time to see my family and in time to eat the D-lish food. Found out that my super cute Great Grandma choked when she was eating her Thanksgiving dinner and my Uncle had to give her the heimlick (that's spelled wrong, just sound it out). Glad she worked that one out. Overall it was a great day.

Christmas: I DIDN'T WORK! Wooo. I have worked Christmas or been scheduled to work Christmas for a few years now. It was so nice to have it off. My family woke up at 8 (if I remember correctly) and we had an excellent Christmas morning. Did the usual routine. Great day.

New Years: I LOVE my friends. Love them. I forget how much I miss them until they all resurface around the holidays. I had an excellent start to 2010 in the presence of some of my favorite people. Good friends, good food, good times. Loved it.

Anyways, things are going well. I'm writing in purple so that's good, right?

Speaking of that, I LOVE purple these days. Like, a lot!

Currently I am listening to the good J. Mayer. Love him. Well, love his music mostly. He seems kind of odd to me. Attractive? Yes. A little arrogant? Yes. (disclaimer:I do not know him, this is just my observation.)

I have a GIGANTIC Biology test on Tuesday which I should (technically) be studying for.

I worked my entire shift at the hospital yesterday. I don't ever work the entire shift (on Saturdays because they aren't my favorite) so this was a big deal.

I COULDN'T CARE LESS about the freaking Superbowl which happens to be going on right now.

I am happy.

I feel pretty content (for the most part. There's just this ONE thing I need to make heads or tails of...)

I love that my parents love me. Sounds cliche, right? But seriously, I know they love me and that makes me happy.

School is going surprisingly well. Surprised? I was too. I don't hate it (which I thought I would) and I'm doing pretty well (which I somehow always knew I could do).

I really wish that I could go to Haiti to help. The whole thing makes my heart hurt.

WhEn PeOpLe WrItE LiKe ThIS iT rEaLlY bOtHeRS mE.

It rained on Friday and Saturday this past week and it put me into an awesome mood for the start of this week. Is it supposed to rain this week? I sure hope so.

Valentines Day is this weekend...that should be...ummmm, fun?...

This week is going to be great, I just know it (minus the Biology test. Shoot me. Shoot me right now.)

Wish me luck, okay?

Cheers. :)