I'm a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it -TJ

Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, & if things don't work out the first time take another shot. ♥

Right now im sitting in my math 990 class..... not paying attention, as usual.... its almost over though thankfully!

I have been sad I haven't been able to blog lately :( ... the last one I started and I didnt remember what elese I was gonna add to it so its lame.. but I've been so busy its crazy! my nail tech class is amazing... I can do manicures now and just got a 90% on my infection control quiz (:  the class average was very poor I guess.. so I was happy... I am giving amanda and raquel manicures tomorrow (: for my first two real manicures! and today we are learning pedicures... kinda grossed out about that but what can ya do? ha! im just excited to finally be doing whati Iwant to do! (:

Also in a couple weeks i am going to Disneyland for the first time (: YAY! haha I am acting like a little kid about it!! All that are going is My mom, Baylie, Taydin, and me in my family. Then The Ferderbers are going, but not bringing Sidney, and the Jewkes are coming but not bringing Jada! Its going to be so much fun (: Missing school is gonna suck a little, and they are gonna hate me even more in cheer because of it, because im gonna be missing a performance..  but oh well! this is like a once in a lifetime opportunity to go, especially with all the little cousins.. its going to be great fun (:

Finally started to snow!

my car before school

Kam and Teag in their cute hats I made before christmas

The team picture for the roster

sometimes things can get a little messy..

"There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state to another, nothing more. He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness. We must have felt what it is to die, that we may've appreciate the enjoyments of life." alexandre dumas

so far, nothing in my life has gone "according to plan"... people change, friends/boys come and go, and life goes on... the only thing in life that's certain is that things are constantly changing... from this I've learned to not get my hopes up... people anymore, are not reliable at all... those who you think will be there until the world stops, with you, usually are the ones who hurt you the most. even when your world turns upside down, you can always count on yourself and your family...& don't lose site of what's real and who you are.. always stay true to yourself... like my dad and grandma rich say " remember who you are and where you come from"

on a better note- today was justines 23rd birthday... we went to the cowboy kitchen and then had cake at raquels! it was fun, them I hung out with amanda the rest of the night(:

blogging from my phone now.... ha ha gotta love apps (;

one step at a time*

Anyone can do anything if they set their mind to it. It usually is the first steps that are the hardest, whether it is losing weight or starting a career. Most people are searching for happiness. They’re looking for it and are trying to find it in someone or something outside of themselves. That’s a fundamental mistake. Happiness is something that you are, and it comes from the way you think. There are two types of people in the world. Those who think they can, and those who think they can't, and we are all one of them! You are the decider of if you can or if you can’t. If you think you can then you will be able to; but if you think you can’t then you won’t.

“Believe that you can,

And you’re half-way there!”

-Theodore Roosevelt

This brings me to the paths in life that I have chosen. All my life I have been pushed towards this and that. I’ve been told this is right and this is wrong. People can give you advice and try to tell you how to live your life all they want. But in the end it’s about what YOU want. This whole college experience of growing up and being on my own has taught me a lot about life. My parents have had an influence on everything I have done in my life so far. They are great examples to me and I love them dearly. Going to college was always a given for me. I have been taught to go for the gold in life. Throughout school I have always had good grades. My dad was disappointed if I even had a B. I think he always expected more of me than I can give. He has always had high expectations for me, which is a complement, but at the same time hard to live up to. I have always wanted to go into cosmetology. It has been a goal since I was a little girl sitting on the bathroom toilet watching my aunts get ready and having them teach me how to do my own hair and makeup. My dad never really agreed with me on this. To this day he thinks I should be a lawyer or an optometrist. Which I probably could do, if I was dedicated and loved/enjoyed it enough for a lifetime career. So for my first semester of college I tried things his way. I dropped my cosmetology class right before school and enrolled into generals. Anatomy had always been my favorite class in high school, so I figured why not take Anatomy/physiology in college. Well it was a mess. Between juggling 3 jobs, the SUN Center, and Cheer there was no way it would have ever turned out good. I was so stressed and unhappy at that time. I ended up dropping the class after receiving straight D’s on all of my tests. 30 hours of studying a week wasn’t cutting it.  I finished the semester with the rest of my generals I was taking. I instantly knew that that lifestyle wasn’t for me. So this semester I am in a Nail Tech class. So far I love it (: as for my dad he still doesn’t agree. But I already am so much happier and sure on the decision I have made.

“Faith is taking the first step

Even when you don’t see the

Whole staircase.”

Martin Luther King Jr.

I still plan to get my associates of science along with my cosmetology license. But as for now this is where I see happiness in my future and am looking forward to every second of it. There is room to grow and change in life no matter what point in your life you are at. Life is too short to be unhappy. Money isn’t everything if you are not happy. Always put your happiness first and things will seem to always go the right way. You will be happy and those around you that you are influencing in your life will be happy as well.