20 Til I'm 20: #3. What songs are included on the soundtrack of your life?
This one is actually kind of a hard question for me but only because I have SO MANY songs that I relate to different points and people in my life. I know that the theme song/title of my soundtrack would be "On My Way" by Phil Collins (of course!). I guess from here I'll just list a few...
Bye Bye Bye - Nsync
I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
Time of Your Life - Green Day
We Are The World 25
Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner
Gotta Be Somebody - Nickleback
My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson
Keep Your Head Up - Andy Grammar
We Are Family - Pointer Sisters
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
And I would also add something by Elvis and by Def Leppard, I just can't choose only one song from each of them right now.
I guess that's the soundtrack of my life. Each of the songs has a special meaning and a special story for me but I don't need to bore you with all the details. I would add so many more songs on there, but we would be here forever. And I know that there are some major ones that I'm forgetting. But for now, this is it!
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
#2. 5 Things That Make You Happy
20 til' I'm 20: #2. List 5 things that make you the most happy right now.
1. Missionary emails. Almost every week I get to hear from my brother and one of my dear friends, both of which are serving missions for our church right now. I absolutely love hearing them and their emails make me happy every time, without fail.
2. Having a full tank of gas in my car. With my nanny job this summer, I drive so much more than I ever have before. I have to go to the gas station at least once a week and it drives me crazy but I love the feeling of having a full tank of gas in my car.
3. Hearing from friends. My best friend wrote on my Facebook wall just to say hello the other day. Love her! I also have been able to talk to some friends that I've been missing and I have a trip planned in the near future to go visit them! So excited!!
4. Seeing my family. I haven't seen my great-grandma for almost two years now because I've been away at school every time she has been in St. George but I was able to see and talk to her as well as other family members last week. I also got to see both sides of my family for my little sister's birthday party. It has been a lot of fun to catch up with all of them. I am blessed to have such a wonderful family and I've learned these past two years that they are what I miss most while I am at school.
5. Getting my textbooks. Now, this may make me seem like a total nerd but I really have been loving this! I only had to pay $1.96 for all of my textbooks this semester and that alone makes me feel happy. I've been getting the books in the mail for the past week and each time is a little reminder that makes me smile and giggle a little to myself. Normally my books cost between $200-$500, so can you blame me?? What can I say? I'm a poor college student. :D
1. Missionary emails. Almost every week I get to hear from my brother and one of my dear friends, both of which are serving missions for our church right now. I absolutely love hearing them and their emails make me happy every time, without fail.
2. Having a full tank of gas in my car. With my nanny job this summer, I drive so much more than I ever have before. I have to go to the gas station at least once a week and it drives me crazy but I love the feeling of having a full tank of gas in my car.
3. Hearing from friends. My best friend wrote on my Facebook wall just to say hello the other day. Love her! I also have been able to talk to some friends that I've been missing and I have a trip planned in the near future to go visit them! So excited!!
4. Seeing my family. I haven't seen my great-grandma for almost two years now because I've been away at school every time she has been in St. George but I was able to see and talk to her as well as other family members last week. I also got to see both sides of my family for my little sister's birthday party. It has been a lot of fun to catch up with all of them. I am blessed to have such a wonderful family and I've learned these past two years that they are what I miss most while I am at school.
5. Getting my textbooks. Now, this may make me seem like a total nerd but I really have been loving this! I only had to pay $1.96 for all of my textbooks this semester and that alone makes me feel happy. I've been getting the books in the mail for the past week and each time is a little reminder that makes me smile and giggle a little to myself. Normally my books cost between $200-$500, so can you blame me?? What can I say? I'm a poor college student. :D
#1. List 20 Random Facts About Yourself
20 til' I'm 20: Random Facts
1. My middle name is Dwan, not Dawn, even though people commonly think that I spell my own name wrong.
2. I love Def Leppard! As a kid, my dad would always play Def Leppard in the car and it stuck.
3. I have a little obsession with pet fish. I have owned 7 fish since I started college in Fall 2010. Two of them are still living.
4. I am almost a twin. My brother and I are exactly 10 months apart. When we were in intermediate/middle school we told people (mostly our teachers) that we were twins just so see how long it would last.
5. I cannot have my feet on the ground during a movie. "Honey I Shrunk the Audience" at Disneyland ruined me as a child.
6. I have a growing crush on Andy Grammar.
7. I am a huge fan of roller coasters and thrill rides. This one always surprises people for some reason.
8. I graduated with a science degree but I do not like science very much.
9. I hate regular milk. I will not drink milk unless it is chocolate (or sometimes strawberry).
10. I love horseback riding. I used to have a horse back in the day.
11. In elementary school, I won the science fair both times I entered. The best part was that I got to miss a day of school to go to the regional science fair at Dixie State College.
12. I am very stubborn.
13. The movie Batman scared me as a kid and to this day I still cannot watch a batman movie.
14. I am a huge football fan, especially Peyton Manning. His team switch may or may not still be a major dilemma in my life.
15. I wear a size 8 shoe, although sometimes it can range between 7.5-8.5.
16. Once I was in a singing group called EWIT (Eternal Wives In Training).
17. Some of my biggest pet peeves occur while driving. I regularly talk to all the other drivers on the road.
18. When I was young my two favorite singers/groups were Nsync and Britney Spears. I owned multiple CD's of both.
19. I have never donated blood which always makes me feel guilty so I volunteer at blood drives instead.
20. As a child, my favorite book was called "A Porcupine Named Fluffly." I tried to tell the story in our school's storytelling festival but I didn't get in.
1. My middle name is Dwan, not Dawn, even though people commonly think that I spell my own name wrong.
2. I love Def Leppard! As a kid, my dad would always play Def Leppard in the car and it stuck.
3. I have a little obsession with pet fish. I have owned 7 fish since I started college in Fall 2010. Two of them are still living.
4. I am almost a twin. My brother and I are exactly 10 months apart. When we were in intermediate/middle school we told people (mostly our teachers) that we were twins just so see how long it would last.
5. I cannot have my feet on the ground during a movie. "Honey I Shrunk the Audience" at Disneyland ruined me as a child.
6. I have a growing crush on Andy Grammar.
7. I am a huge fan of roller coasters and thrill rides. This one always surprises people for some reason.
8. I graduated with a science degree but I do not like science very much.
9. I hate regular milk. I will not drink milk unless it is chocolate (or sometimes strawberry).
10. I love horseback riding. I used to have a horse back in the day.
11. In elementary school, I won the science fair both times I entered. The best part was that I got to miss a day of school to go to the regional science fair at Dixie State College.
12. I am very stubborn.
13. The movie Batman scared me as a kid and to this day I still cannot watch a batman movie.
14. I am a huge football fan, especially Peyton Manning. His team switch may or may not still be a major dilemma in my life.
15. I wear a size 8 shoe, although sometimes it can range between 7.5-8.5.
16. Once I was in a singing group called EWIT (Eternal Wives In Training).
17. Some of my biggest pet peeves occur while driving. I regularly talk to all the other drivers on the road.
18. When I was young my two favorite singers/groups were Nsync and Britney Spears. I owned multiple CD's of both.
19. I have never donated blood which always makes me feel guilty so I volunteer at blood drives instead.
20. As a child, my favorite book was called "A Porcupine Named Fluffly." I tried to tell the story in our school's storytelling festival but I didn't get in.
20 Til' I'm 20
Since I am almost out of my teens (getting close!!!), I've been thinking about doing a count down list of 20 things until I am 20. I tried my hardest but I just couldn't think of what I wanted to do and then today I realized that I am a day late! So... to spice things up a little I will be posting something
random about myself each day for 20 days .I think
this'll be super fun and I invite you to play along! I would LOVE to
read what you have to say about yourself in regards to these questions! This could potentially be rather funny. :D Enjoy!
P.S. To make up for my lost day, there will be two posts today. I apologize!
THE LIST:
1. List 20 random facts about yourself.
2. What are the 5 things that make you most happy right now?
3. What songs are included on the soundtrack of your life?
4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.
5. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.
6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?
7. List 10 people who have influenced you and describe how.
8. Describe 10 pet peeves you have.
9. Describe your most embarrassing moment.
3. What songs are included on the soundtrack of your life?
4. List 10 things you would tell your 16 year-old self, if you could.
5. Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and explain how they became fears.
6. What is the hardest thing you have ever experienced?
7. List 10 people who have influenced you and describe how.
8. Describe 10 pet peeves you have.
9. Describe your most embarrassing moment.
10. If you could eat dinner with any person from history who would it be and what would you eat?
11. Describe 3 significant childhood memories.
12. If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would do?
13. If you could be any fictional character, who would you choose?
14. What did you do growing up that got you into trouble?
15. Who was your favorite celebrity as a child?
16. Describe your 3 greatest accomplishments.
17. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would it be and who would it be with?
18. If you could own a non-traditional pet which would it be?
19. Do you have any favorite stories from your childhood?
20. List 10 things you would hope to be remembered for.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Summertime
Well it's summer!! Again, I've gotten very behind on blogging but I figured a little catching up is in order.
I made it through the last couple of weeks of school! Think of about everything that can go wrong. It did! They were definitely the toughest weeks I had to deal with but thankfully I had some amazing people helping along the way.
After finishing up in good ol' Logan I moved back home for my first summer in St. George since I left for school the first. My first goal upon arriving home was to get a job, of course. Is that ever an easy task? I think not. So after weeks upon weeks of searching (and some awful timing) I finally landed a job as a nanny for two lovely kids.
Funny story. So as expected, my first week at this nanny job, the stakes were high. I wanted to impress the parents, make sure the kids liked me, etc. etc. So Delaney and I are in the house getting ready to leave and in trots the cat. She makes it in the house and on to the carpet and then she starts heaving... First thought - Shoot, this cat is going to make a mess on the carpet. Second thought - I will never own a cat. During the few moments of the cat's pre-vomit, I mentally prepared myself for the upcoming hair ball/possible vomit clean-up. Thankfully it was only a hair ball. Preparing to clean up the mess, I looked down and the hair ball moved right before my eyes. Yes ladies and gentlemen, the cat threw up a LIVE mouse. It had indeed swallowed the little baby mouse whole and quite alive. Fact about Dacy: I absolutely cannot handle mice. Needless to say, we had to call dad in from his office to handle the mouse. Jackie (the cat) and I have not been the best of friends since this occasion. Later on, in an attempt to redeem myself from the mouse incident, I did catch a live lizard that the cat, of course, brought in.
The summer job has been a lot of fun, despite the mouse and lizard hunting.
I've also been able to spend quite a bit of time this summer babysitting my favorite cousins. One of the things I miss most about St. George while I'm at school is my boys. Dax and I took a couple of goofy pictures on one occasion.
(I have no idea how to rotate these pictures....)
Along with working and babysitting, I've went to Fish Lake with my family for my Dad's birthday/his search and rescue conference. I haven't been to Fish Lake in the summertime for quite a long time so it was a lot of fun! I was able to travel to a friend's wedding and spend time with another friend in Provo. I also got to spend a week with Amy while my parents were in Tennessee for the National Sheriff's Convention. They had a lot of fun and Amy and I did for the most part too! While they were in TN, there was an explosion at my parents' hotel. Pretty crazy! Youtube "Opryland hotel explosion" for an exciting look at that.
Well.... That's pretty much the update on life right now. Loving my summer in St. George but looking forward to being back in Logan again.
(Shout out to my housing friends out there - When I got my list of FIGlets, I about burst with excitement. Even more exciting though was that Gary also referred to them as FIGlets!)
I made it through the last couple of weeks of school! Think of about everything that can go wrong. It did! They were definitely the toughest weeks I had to deal with but thankfully I had some amazing people helping along the way.
After finishing up in good ol' Logan I moved back home for my first summer in St. George since I left for school the first. My first goal upon arriving home was to get a job, of course. Is that ever an easy task? I think not. So after weeks upon weeks of searching (and some awful timing) I finally landed a job as a nanny for two lovely kids.
Funny story. So as expected, my first week at this nanny job, the stakes were high. I wanted to impress the parents, make sure the kids liked me, etc. etc. So Delaney and I are in the house getting ready to leave and in trots the cat. She makes it in the house and on to the carpet and then she starts heaving... First thought - Shoot, this cat is going to make a mess on the carpet. Second thought - I will never own a cat. During the few moments of the cat's pre-vomit, I mentally prepared myself for the upcoming hair ball/possible vomit clean-up. Thankfully it was only a hair ball. Preparing to clean up the mess, I looked down and the hair ball moved right before my eyes. Yes ladies and gentlemen, the cat threw up a LIVE mouse. It had indeed swallowed the little baby mouse whole and quite alive. Fact about Dacy: I absolutely cannot handle mice. Needless to say, we had to call dad in from his office to handle the mouse. Jackie (the cat) and I have not been the best of friends since this occasion. Later on, in an attempt to redeem myself from the mouse incident, I did catch a live lizard that the cat, of course, brought in.
The summer job has been a lot of fun, despite the mouse and lizard hunting.
I've also been able to spend quite a bit of time this summer babysitting my favorite cousins. One of the things I miss most about St. George while I'm at school is my boys. Dax and I took a couple of goofy pictures on one occasion.
Along with working and babysitting, I've went to Fish Lake with my family for my Dad's birthday/his search and rescue conference. I haven't been to Fish Lake in the summertime for quite a long time so it was a lot of fun! I was able to travel to a friend's wedding and spend time with another friend in Provo. I also got to spend a week with Amy while my parents were in Tennessee for the National Sheriff's Convention. They had a lot of fun and Amy and I did for the most part too! While they were in TN, there was an explosion at my parents' hotel. Pretty crazy! Youtube "Opryland hotel explosion" for an exciting look at that.
Well.... That's pretty much the update on life right now. Loving my summer in St. George but looking forward to being back in Logan again.
(Shout out to my housing friends out there - When I got my list of FIGlets, I about burst with excitement. Even more exciting though was that Gary also referred to them as FIGlets!)
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Grateful
I definitely do not have the time to be blogging right now but I decided to take a break for just a few minutes and say how grateful I am for a couple of people in my life.
These past couple of weeks, and this week especially, I have been seriously struggling with life. Between the stresses of school and work and a whole lot of other things thrown on top of that, I have been less than pleasant to say the least.
Lucky for me, I've had a couple people who have really been there for me through the whole thing. Number 1. My dear friend Kristy. I honestly could not ask for a better friend in my life. So this a public thank you for listening to my hours upon hours of ranting and raving and venting and trying not to break down (and dealing with me when I do break down). You are one of the best friends I could ever ask for and I don't think I would have made it through this year without you. Thank you for keeping me sane! You are the best!
Number 2. My mom. That lady is seriously amazing! I don't know what I would ever do without her. She is my hero. Thank you for letting me call you and just cry and thank you for still taking care of me as much as you can without being here. I love you so much!
Also, snaps (Haha ResLife joke) to my dear dear staff who has dealt with my unhappy outbursts. You girls are great!
Now it's time to get back to studying.... :D
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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