Date Nights are Happy Nights.

After a long and crazy week, I had a wonderful double date night with Josh and Sarah, and Jacob and I. We made pizzas, played some games, made cookies, came up with a story about Harry Potter and mummies, and then watched Raising Helen. It was a night of good things. 

Here's the thing, I love Josh and Sarah (and Jacob isn't too shabby either) so spending a Friday night with those three people pretty much made my crazy week all worth it. I love Josh and Sarah because they're so in love and so crazy. Of course, they got in a flour fight. Jacob and me, being the responsible ones, restrained from such silly things, and just made our pizzas- Jacob to perfection, me to satisfaction. And even though they made a mess, we really didn't mind, because we just got to laugh at them. I love those two. 

 The couples. 

 The responsible ones. 

 Sarah's heart pizza on the right, my odd shaped pizza on the left. 

So Josh and Sarah have these goblets that have the cameos of Martha and George Washington on them and I think they're the dandiest things. Jacob apparently isn't as entertained with them as I am, but that's only normal, I'm easily entertained. Regardless, they're classy goblets. 

Life is still happy. And even happier is the sole month of school that is left. I'm desperately waiting for the Florida sunshine that is just over the horizon. I can't believe my first year of college is almost up. This is crazy business right here. 

Love always,

Ems

Stop Kony 2012

KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.

Please, Watch this video then go sign the pledge.
Together, we can change the world and capture Joseph Kony.


Love always,
Ems

Thoughts from the Library.

This week is looking to be a stress case.
But today, I learned some really simple things, and I just had to share.

1. My parents will always have my back. I love them so much and really miss them a ton.  

2. This is true, it's just really hard to see sometimes 

3. This is even truer, life is hard. Be nice. 

4. When people write anonymous, they can write some hurtful things and not even realize it. Please, be careful of what you say; you never know when someone is on the brink of tears and your comment pushes them over. 

5. Sometimes, I just need some time alone with my homework, rainymood.com, and my depressing love songs playlist to regain my sense. 

Here's to fighting through the week. 

Love always,

Ems

The Man of my Childhood.

Today is the 108th birthday of a great man, Mr. Theodore Seuss Geisel, or, Dr. Seuss. 

Realizing that it was his birthday today, I've been thinking about how much I adore Dr. Seuss. His books, I feel, are one of the defining aspects of my childhood, along with American Girl Dolls, the three amigias, and our family motorhome. I loved Dr. Seus. I loved snuggling up to my dad as he would talk of all the places I'd go or of the elephant Horton who sat on that egg with all the patience in the world. 

When I nannied this summer, my little five year-old and I would always read a Dr. Seuss book for reading time, and going back to those books, I realized how wonderful they are. I saw the goodness that Dr. Seuss instilled in me, and I realized that he always wrote about the best things in life. He wrote about adventure and dreams and sticking to what you know you need to do. And that is why I love Dr. Seuss. Because still, after all these years, I can go back and smile while I read his stories and remember that today, I am me, and there is no one on Earth who is me-er than me. 

So thank you, Dr. Seuss. 

I hope you're having a party in Heaven.

Love always,

Ems

Did you Hear? Life is Happy.

Guys, life is just the happiest thing right now.
Not that I've had any extra special things, it just is.

To start off, I apparently got famous!
This picture was posted in Seen @ BYU on Facebook...

Yup, that was me.
I felt so cool, I can't' even tell you.

In real news, here's what I've been up to...

Harold and I are pretty much in a relationship.
I spend all my evenings with him and then he kicks me out by playing loud music like U2.
This is where I discover funny things sometimes...
Like how Jacob is taking so many credits and our schedules look ridiculous next to each other....

Also, I always find Morgan's webcam love there. 

It always makes my day. 

We said goodbye to Elder Sanders with a fun Friends breakfast.

Best of luck to him in South Korea!

 Josh, being the good brother he is, introduced me to JDawgs.
Deliciousness, I tell ya.

We had a poker night in the Building 9 lobby.
Becca made her "chips" into a fish.
She's a creative one.

And then Ian had us help him color....
He was not very good at it.
But we still like him.

I just can't even tell you how happy life is right now.
Even though I'm really ready for springtime and summer,
I'm still just in love with life.
It's such a beautiful thing, and every day, I am just happy.
And that is when life is the best.

Love always,
Ems

Blessed.

I was reading the blog of my good friend, Caroline, tonight.

She posted about the boy above, my dear friend Jonathan Lane, and how he's leaving on his mission.
All us BYU friends missed his farewell, and as I read her post, I couldn't help but cry.
She talked about how blessed we have been in not only our friends from home, but also in our friends up here at the Y.
And she's so right.

Recently, I've really been thinking about this.
 I honestly can not imagine a better group of guys and girls to go through high school with.
Those crazy boys that were my best friends mean more than the world to me, they really all do.
 As they've been getting calls and leaving to all the corners of the Earth, I've been realizing that life is changing so much, and I know I've talked about it a lot, but it's been consuming my life.

Yesterday night, the four of us girls spent the evening at Zack and Joey's talking and making food.
As Becca and I got ready for bed, we talked about how much those two boys mean to us.
We continued to talk about how grateful we are for all the boys we've left back home,
and we decided we couldn't ask for better boys.
Those boys are the kind of boys we're looking for.
Sure, they're not perfect, but they're all trying mighty hard, and we love them, we really do.

I just can't even express my full gratitude for all of them in my life.
As Lane leaves on his mission, I'll be praying for him, and for Aaron, and for Eric, and I'll remember to cherish all the moments I have with the boys that are left, because I know my time with them is going to slip away so quickly.

But life changes, and we all move on, and we keep growing and becoming better, and I think that's what's important to remember.

Life isn't supposed to stay the same, if it did, we would never learn anything and we would never grow.
So I'm grateful that the boys are leaving, and that we're all growing in our separate ways.
I'm grateful that I've been able to realize how much they mean to me.
I'm grateful that they've taught me what a true friend is.
I'm grateful that they've shown me what to look for in a husband.
I'm grateful that they're all going out to serve the Lord for two years.
But mostly, I'm just grateful for them.

And tonight, I am feeling so blessed. 


Love always,
Ems 

Life Changing.

I watched Waiting for Superman tonight.
It changed my life.
I already knew I wanted to go out and teach for Teach for America,
but now, I have to go out and teach.

It's just not fair that these kids, who want to succeed in school do not have the opportunity.

Watch Waiting for Superman, it'll change your life.


Love always,
Ems