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The little things

I'm pretty sure lazy Fridays are the best thing EVER!!!! I love knowing my work is done and now I can go play. Because really, it's the little things that make you happy. Like writing to my best friend on his mission, or chatting with my mom, or savoring a sweet piece of dark chocolate. It's those little things that I treasure. Right now I'm appreciating my I-pod that plays my favorite music, and this hilarious Princess Bride Icon. Hmmmmm. I mean seriously, look at it! Doesn't that just make you fall to the floor in hysterical laughter?? Yep, it's those little things in life that make everything worth it.

I'm taking this from Kandace's blog...but I've realized something about myself. I've changed. And not just the maturity that is expected from kids who go to college and experience things, but the change that comes when a young women finds in herself the light of Christ and knows she can do anything. Look at this picture on the left of me three years ago. Look how young and innocent I look! Back then everything was a game, a challenge to conquer. I had acne, and boy drama, and was trying to figure out who I was and where I was going.


And then another year went by and I experienced college for the first time. My heart got broken...a few times. I made friends, I did crazy things, I went to institute, I got kissed for the first time!! I established an even closer bond with my family and my Father in Heaven. I made decisions about what I was going to do with my life. I washed my own laundry :) And I matured just a little bit more. I didn't always have the answers, but I knew where to go to find them, and I couldn't wait for more.

And now it's 2011 and I find myself at college for the second time with more responsibilities and more opportunities. My acne left, the boy drama cooled down, and for the first time I looked into the mirror and saw something beautiful. Someone who shone from the inside out. I performed in front of a large audience that wasn't my High School and I learned how to be a good friend. And now I look ahead and see that although I've accomplished a lot, I still have a long way to go. But the difference now is that I'm finally taking my father's advice and am enjoying the journey. Looking at these three pictures, all from the last three years, I feel a great sense of pride in myself as a daughter of God. And although I've made mistakes, and wish I would have done some things differently, I have no regrets. Just big dreams for the future me to come.

I LOVE MY ROOMMATES!!! They are the most wonderful Freshman ever and we have such good times together! We rant about boyz, laugh at funny movies, bake treats and support each other in everything we do. Amanda is the dark haired girl and Morgan the red-head. We have so much fun and I couldn't have asked for any better friends than those sweet darlings. I am so blessed to have them in my life. Love you girls!

Okay early morning Institute meetings are not on my list of favorite things to attend, I'll be the first to admit it. Seven am. is just wrong! But the spirit that pours off of all the committee members is mind staggering and leaves me with no doubt that they were called of God. I thank my Father in Heaven for blessing my life and putting me on the LDSSA council as a Ward Rep, because it has changed my life. Brother Gudmensen, our adviser, is always happy and positive and inspires me to become the Goddess I want to be. And the best part is that now I have fifteen plus new friends I can call anytime I need to! The Institute council is my home away from home and they never let me forget it. I am so blessed. So I encourage everyone who is eighteen or older to enroll in an Institute class, the teachers there love you so much, as do the kids your own age! They want the spirit to touch your life and I can attest to all the hard work they put into it. This is the work of God! Oh ya.......and we get to wear cool name tags too :)

Fall Semester 2010

So fall semester I took Stage Makeup as part of my required classes for my Theater major, and um...ya. Amazing class!!!! Not only did I learn fabulous theater techniques for my major, but I also learned really cool makeup skills that I never really knew or understood before. It was hard work, but totally worth it. Up above is a picture of my "Gore" project. I have a bullet wound on my forehead, scratch marks on my cheek, and on the other side of my face a black eye. So much fun! The fake blood was the best part, all you have to do is place it where you want it and watch it dribble down. It tastes good too! On the left is a picture of our "non-human" makeup day. I tried to pull off being a panda and I'm not so sure I like the outcome, but still, it was a blast!

This is me

Hi there! So I decided to get on the band wagon and join all of my cool friends and get a blog. I'm not sure how often I'll get on this thing, but so far it's been fun to create! Anyway, more about me. I'm the daughter of James and Wynette Hawks and the eldest of six siblings. I Love Life! I attend Southern Utah University in Cedar City and really love it there. Currently I am studying Theater Performance and Public Relations and have been learning a ton. I am happily single dreaming about Mr. Darcy in my spare time, and watch cheesy chick flicks in my not-so-spare time. He he he he. I play the piano and have a ridiculous addiction to dark chocolate. Pretty much, I am the luckiest, most spoiled rotten girl in the world!