Stranded!!!

So, remember how there was supposed to be an amazing blizzard just before Thanksgiving? Well, it finally made it to Utah Valley...only about five weeks late! I woke up yesterday morning to the beginnings of the grand storm. It wasn't really bad yet, but by the time work got out, it was terrible...lots of snow, and lots of wind. So, rather than freak myself out driving home to Provo, I went with Erin to her house in American Fork. It cut the drive by a lot, and after meeting at Walmart and getting some essential items, I didn't have to drive anymore...which did wonders for my stress level.

It ended up being a really fun night. We didn't do anything really, but there is something about being at home during a storm that I love. Forget about the fact that I would have to get up in the morning and drive to work in the snow again (which wasn't too bad since it was cut short due to staying in American Fork), it was just nice to be safe inside with nowhere to go.

And, at work today, to calm my nerves, I colored a picture. I don't know why, but somehow coloring helps calm me down and relieves my stress. Thankfully, the storm did eventually subside and I am able to be at home in my apartment tonight.

Merry Christmas! What a wonderful day. It was very different from other Christmases, but turned out great.

The first great thing was a complete surprise when it came to my presents. At my house, Santa brings one big present, and the rest of my presents come from my parents. I have been known to guess what my big present will be, and I've decided it must be a goal of my mother's to find something that I will love, but not guess. This year was a success in that way. I woke up to find my big present was actually a trip. I found a little airplane ornament (that my niece decided was definitely painted by elves) and a note saying that I have a round trip ticket to a place that we can decide. I'm so excited! I have been wanting to travel for a long time, and this year seems to be a great start to that.

This Christmas was the "off" year when it comes to my siblings and their in-laws. They all spent Christmas day with their in-law families. So, after Christmas morning and opening presents, it was just me and my parents since my little brother is in Africa on a mission. So, we did something completely different and went to a movie. We went to Tangled, and it was so fun. It's such a cute movie...one I will definitely buy. Then we just went to my grandparents and talked to them and my Aunt, Uncle, and a couple cousins. It turned out to be just a fun day.

I love the Christmas season and the chance we get to celebrate the birth of our Savior. What an amazing blessing we have to focus on Him for a month. The spirit of the Christmas season is probably my favorite time of year.

Lord of the Rings

Last night, I watched the last Lord of the Rings movie. It completed my full introduction to the movies...it was the first time I've actually watched them all the way through. After watching the first movie, I said I wouldn't make an opinion of Lord of the Rings until I watched them all. Now that they are done, I will give my opinion and share a few lessons I learned in the process of watching the movies...

First: Don't start your Lord of the Rings experience with the extended version. It's way too long! For someone who already loves it, I'm sure it's great. But as a first timer, it's too much. If I had made my decision about these movies after the first one, it probably wouldn't have been positive.

Second: Don't watch them when you're really tired. It is so hard to stay awake and to get all the necessary details when you are running on not enough sleep. Interestingly enough, I was exhausted for all three movies. :)

Third: They really are great movies. The more I watched them, the more I wanted to see. They have the ability to grasp your attention and take you in. Any movie that can do that is a good movie in my mind.

Give me a couple months or so and I think I will want to watch them again...but only when I'm not already falling asleep. Give me more time and I may be interested in watching the extended versions.

Music

I love music. I love finding new songs. I love playing the piano. I love singing. I just love music.

Music has a way of speaking to me. Certain songs capture my attention and help me describe how I'm feeling. This has happened many many times, and these songs become very important to me. For example:

A Little Bit Stronger, Angels Among Us, Better As a Memory, Close Your Eyes, Fallin' for You, For Good, Haven't Met You Yet, He Will, Hold On, I Told You So, I Won't Say (I'm In Love), If You're Not the One, I'll Be Okay, I'm Only Me When I'm With You, Let It Go, Letter to Me, Merry Christmas Darling, Once in a Lifetime Love, So Close, Somebody, Someday We'll Know, Take Me There, Teardrops On My Guitar, Tender Mercies, There's Your Trouble, This Is Me You're Talking To, What Heaven Sees In You, Where Faith Lives, Who Needs Pictures, Winner at a Losing Game, You Are Loved (Don’t Give Up), You Belong With Me

...All songs that, at some point or another, have been on repeat on my iTunes

...A few of many songs that have spoken to me

...All songs that remind me of a specific time in my life

...Many songs that make me think of a certain person

...All songs that carry an emotion with them, whether good or bad

I am so grateful for music and the powerful impact it has on me.

Blizzard

Driving in the snow freaks me out. It really does scare me. It gets worse when I have so many people that I really care about driving home for Thanksgiving. I've thought about the movie "Muppet's Family Christmas" --not Muppet Christmas Carol-- and there's a blizzard. Miss Piggy is out in the storm and Kermit is very nervous about it. His thoughts are all about her and wanting her to arrive safely. One cute little conversation in the movie goes like this...

Mrs. Bear (Fozzie's mom) to Kermit: I tell you, Mr. Lizard, it's a good thing all your friends are safe and warm inside the farmhouse.
Kermit: Yeah, but, all my friends are not safe and warm.

I just like to know that all my friends are safe and warm. Hopefully everyone can travel to their various destinations safely. It will give me great peace of mind when I know everyone will be able to enjoy Thanksgiving!

Inspiration

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=13163367

I tried to just embed the video, but it won't work as of now. But go watch it.

They started planning this before I got my new job. I'm glad I didn't have to deal with the stress of the event, but I'm very sad I missed it. I love these people so much!!!

Somebody

I love the song by Reba McEntire: "Somebody." The idea of the song is that we never know when or where we are going to meet people. It refers to the fact that there is somebody out there for everyone, but I have been thinking about it in a different...non-romantic way lately. The chorus says:

"Somebody in the next car
Somebody on the morning train
Somebody in the coffee shop
that you walk right by every day..."

The line I've really been thinking about is "somebody in the next car..." Now the story:

Almost a year ago, I was in a car accident with my roommate. The description was that car #1 hit car #2 and launched it into car #3 (yes, the police report said "launched"). We were car #3. As we were waiting for everything to be taken care of with the report and with "car #1," we started talking to the guys that were in the middle car. After that, we went to In-N-Out together and it started a great friendship. There were times we were nearly inseparable...together all the time, sometimes doing crazy things. It was so much fun!

These three people have all proven to be blessings in my life. There are definitely days I miss the good times we had. It amazes me how randomly we meet people sometimes. Really, you can meet people anywhere...even at 1655 S State St...and it's awesome!

Miracles

Yesterday, I came across an amazing deal for a flight through Southwest...

With this deal, I found tickets to Dallas...where I have been wanting to go for about a year...for $60 one way (of course...plus taxes, but still way better than the usual $152 one way price). Anyways, I quickly got working on planning...called my friends in Dallas, talked to work the next day, and was determined to go. I came home from work Thursday to buy my ticket, only to find that the day I was planning to return to Provo, the tickets had gone back to the usual $152. I had a minor breakdown and pretty much resigned myself to waiting...yet again...to go to Texas. Very disappointing!!! I left for a few hours to forget about it and when I got back home, I tried to figure out anything I could to figure out the trip. As a last resort, I checked again and one flight had gone back down to $60. I was so excited and within about five minutes, I had purchased my ticket. So, I get to go to Texas in January! I'm so excited!!! It was a miracle to me, and I'm so glad it all worked out!

Bonfire

Last weekend, I decided that October is the perfect time for a good bonfire and that I really wanted to go and have a bonfire somewhere up a canyon. I mentioned it to the right people and last night we made it happen. A big group of us went up Provo Canyon by Squaw Peak and I got my bonfire. The people were awesome, being outside was awesome, and the fire was awesome. There is just something about being out in nature that is so relaxing. It was dark the whole time, so I couldn't see all the fall colors, but I could definitely feel fall around me. I was so excited...like a little girl. It was a great night!

Football

Today, I went to the BYU football game. It made me happy. Granted, it would have been fun to have a few more points, but I'll take the win...it's better than the last month of games. There were a few things that I really enjoyed about this game...

1- Our seats were really good. We were in the south end zone, just behind the goal posts, on the 18th row.

2- It was actually fun to watch the cheerleaders. Having male cheerleaders makes the stunts they do so cool.

3- The team wore pink wrist bands, socks, and shoelaces. It's breast cancer awareness month, and they represented...SO COOL!

Anyways, it just was lots of fun! One reason I love fall is because of Football. It is one of the best things in the world! And after a game like this one, I remember why I love footbal so much. :)

Bedtime

It's 9:40 pm. I feel like it's well past midnight, and I'm exhausted. All I want is a big glass of water, my pajamas, and to curl up and fall asleep watching a movie. That is what sounds wonderful to me right now. So, that's what I'm going to do! Good night!!!

Favorite People

I have many favorite people...

There is a hammock on the patio of my apartment complex...it broke a couple weeks ago, and I've missed it. I always sat on the hammock, and everyone knew it. Thursday, it got fixed. The person that fixed it became one of my favorite people.

That same night, I got a last minute invite to the Brad Paisley concert. So, last night, I went to the concert. The person that invited me became one of my favorite people.

I spent time talking to one of my cousins. He tends to talk a lot, but still...I loved talking to him for so long. He is definitely one of my favorite people (as are many of my cousins).

Then, there's a friend of mine that is so patient with me and comforts me when I'm struggling. He doesn't judge when I have a problem and just lets me talk through things. Sometimes he gives me advice, sometimes he just listens and my own talking helps me figure it out. He is one of my favorite people.

And, of course, there's the girl who lives almost the same life as me. We work at the same place...almost. We are in the same dinner group. We live in the same ward, so we have the same ward activities. And when we're not doing any of that, we're together a lot. We even like the same type of guys. The biggest difference is that she is right-brained and thinks artistically and creatively, whereas I am left-brained and think mathematically and logically. (We even had the same conversations with co-workers on the same day about this.) Without a doubt, she is one of my favorite people.

I am blessed with many amazing people in my life. I can't name them all, but I'm grateful for everyone of them.

Timp

I hiked Timp today.
We left Provo at 6:30 AM and started hiking at 7:00. I hate mornings, but this morning was beautiful!I feel like people who do this hike are crazy. It was hard and now I can't move and I don't ever want to do it again. However, that being said...I climbed a mountain today. Do you know how amazing of a feeling that is? I accomplished something amazing and did something hard and I climbed a mountain. It's an amazing feeling. Plus, being up on the top of the mountain and looking out over everything was awesome. As hard as it was, I am so glad I did it!And after we got back, we went to Cafe Rio...partially to celebrate the fact that we did it, partially because no one wanted to cook and we were all hungry.It was a fun day that doesn't need to be repeated...at least not any time soon. :)

Room to Improve

It's never a good thing when you wake up in the morning wanting to cry because of the dream you just had. Hopefully today will improve from the way it started. I don't want it to continue this way.

Amazing Day

My birthday was amazing! The highlights of my day are as follows...

1- Staying up until 2:30 talking to an amazing friend. (see previous post)

2- Getting a chance to sleep in for a little bit. (see previous post)

3- Reading the Happy Birthday to You! book by Dr. Suess at work. (yeah, so I was really excited...what can I say)

4- Miniature party at work.
5- Finishing the Book of Mormon. (2 months ago, I decided to make a goal to read the Book of Mormon by my birthday. Even though I didn't always stay on the schedule I planned, I was able to finish it. It felt amazing!)

6- Getting kidnapped for dinner with my awesome friends. (I was told that I was going to have dinner with a friend that hasn't been in Provo for a while, and was extremely excited. I went down the stairs to head over to his apartment and got ambushed. I ended up with a pillowcase over my head and my hands in handcuffs...which, p.s. left marks on my wrists that were there all night. They took me to a park where we had pizza and just hung out for a little bit. So much fun!)

(Pictures to come)

7- Wonderful party with lots of great people. (I'll be honest and say that I didn't know how many people would actually come, but I was truly surprised. Lots of friends, cake and ice cream, fun decorations, and a small bit of live entertainment! Seriously, a perfect party!)

8- Amazing friends who made today perfect! (I have truly been blessed with incredible friends. No one can really know how much this day meant to me.)Thank you everyone for such a Perfect Day!!!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!!!!!

It's going to be a great day! It's starting out great...aside from only 5 hours of sleep last night. But that happened because I was talking to a great friend. To start my birthday off (and I mean in the 12:00 am way) I realized how much two people that I love really care about me. And that's one of the greatest birthday presents I could have gotten (so, thank you!!!). Then I don't have to be at work as early as I was planning and got to sleep in just a little bit longer than I have the rest of the week. And it's just going to be a great day!!

Let it Go

On the way home from work, I drove through a rainstorm. The song on the radio was Tim McGraw's "Let it Go." It spoke to my heart...

The words that made the biggest impression on me are the chorus:

Today I'm gonna keep on walking

I'm gonna hold my head up high

Gonna leave it all behind

Today I'm gonna stand out in the rain

Let it wash it all away, yeah wash it all away

I'm gonna let it go

I can't really explain the effect those words had on me. But this afternoon, I spent half an hour standing out in the rain and thinking. It felt amazing. I have been struggling with something the last few weeks, and today I took a major step toward healing. I let the rain wash away some of my fears. It's not all better, but it will be. With time, I will be fine and will be able to completely Let it Go.

Patience, Faith, and Hope

That's what I need right now. The End.

Happy August!!!

It's crazy to think that it's already August. But this is one of my favorite weeks of the year...My Birthday Week!! It's starting off rather well, and it's just going to be an awesome week...

Sunday: Church was amazing today...followed by a good Sunday evening with friends.
Monday: I'm going to take a test as part of an interview process...which will hopefully be followed by a job offer at Alpine Credit Union (cross your fingers!!)
Tuesday: Ward Temple Trip.
Wednesday: Ward Party at Payson Water Park.
Thursday: Nothing really planned, but I'm sure I'll come up with something.
Friday: MY BIRTHDAY!!! And I am actually going to have a birthday party. I haven't really had a good birthday party with friends since I was 12...so now that I'm going to be 24, I guess it's time again.
Saturday: Probably do something with friends...that tends to be what happens. :)
Sunday: Birthday party with the family!

Yep, it's going to be a good week. Somewhere in all that I've got planned, I need to take time to clean my room. It's been a crazy mess, but I really want it all taken care of and possibly reorganized by Friday. I don't want a messy room on my birthday. But as for now, it's time for bed. And it's the earliest I will have gone to bed in a while, so it will be really nice.

Not Feel Good Day

Today was a not feel good day...at least most of it. There were some really good parts like getting a great haircut and watching a friend open her mission call. Those parts of the day were great. However, the rest was not so good. I need to feel better about work, or at least about the idea new work prospects. I really want to move on from where I am, so it's time to really start looking again. I need to feel better about certain aspects of my life and find out what I should be doing right now. This wondering thing is really wearing on me. I need to feel better physically...My back and neck are almost always in pain, my stomach is not very happy with me right now, and I'm just exhausted. Maybe that's the real reason for the not feel good day. Maybe I just need to sleep.

Mind Filters

I realized today just how much my mind filters what or who I blog about. Ideally, the reason I have a blog is to write whatever I want to, but that's not exactly how it works...I filter according to who I know reads it. For that reason, maybe it's better to not know. ;) (...But at the same time, it's fun to know people actually know it's here and do take the time to read it.)

Late Nights

I haven't gone to bed before 1:00 AM once this week. I've been exhausted all week, but I still can't bring myself to actually go to sleep at a decent hour. Tonight tops them all...playing games until 2:30 and then feeling the need to eat ice cream. What a life to lead. I really need to improve next week. Maybe I should work on at least being in bed by 1:00...if not 12:00. I don't know if it will happen, but at least I can think about it and maybe shoot for something. :)

Communication

I realized tonight exactly how important communication is. Earlier today, I was extremely down and pretty upset about some things. There was a certain person that I was really frustrated with and I finally just decided that I needed to figure out what was going on. I asked if we could talk and we did. We walked around for more than an hour, talking about this particular problem.

As much as I fear communication and tend to avoid it, it really is a great thing...probably something that should happen more often, because when we avoid talking things out, it never ends up good. Thank you, certain person, for being awesome and talking to me tonight. It made things so much better. Tonight, as I go to bed, I am happier than I have been in over a week, and it feels awesome!

Stars and Thunderstorms

I have a new fascination with the stars. This last week was full of opportunities to look up in the sky and enjoy the beauty and amazement that is there. Last Friday night I was up in Idaho with some friends and we went up the hill away from the city. The stars were so bright and we could see the Milky Way so well. It was incredible. Saturday followed with games of looking for satellites and shooting stars. On Sunday, we went to the Idaho Falls Temple Visitors' Center. They currently have a display of photos from the Hubble Telescope. I don't really know how to explain the pictures, but they were absolutely incredible. It truly amazes me what really is out in space. There were pictures of awesome stars, galaxies, and other things. There was this one of the V838 Monocerotis star...
It's only about 20,000 light years away.

The other picture that absolutely amazed me was this one of the Sombrero Galaxy...
It's somewhere around 30 million light years away and about 50,000 light years across. I can't even begin to fathom how big the universe really is and everything that is out there. It is incredible.

After the amazingness of the pictures, I was able to spend Monday and Tuesday nights camping away from city lights. Once again, there were so many stars and they were so bright. I loved it!

Back in Provo, the stars aren't nearly as exciting. It's pretty disappointing. But, to make up for it, we had an awesome thunderstorm a few hours ago.A group of us went up to Y mountain and just watched the lightening and some of us stood out in the rain. There are just times that I am so grateful for nature and the blessing we have to really enjoy it. Plus, I won't lie...the company has been pretty great too. :)

Clean Checks

Please make note of the time...I hate cleaning checks. I have only come up with one good thing about clean checks, and that is that they make me clean my room. It has been in desperate need for a long time, and tonight I finally did it! So, for that I'm okay with clean checks, but unfortunately, it's not enough to make me love them.

Alone Time

Tonight I needed some alone time. I didn't want to go anywhere, so it had to be at home. Then I didn't want to be in my room because it's a mess. The front room isn't much of a place to be alone. So, I retreated to the balcony...a place that no one usually goes. Plus it's a nice night so I got to enjoy the beautiful weather and think a little bit.

Popsicles

I decided today that I'm obsessed with popsicles...and not just the Dreyer's Fruit Bars (although, I am in love with them!). I woke up today 6 minutes before I was supposed to be at work. Amazingly enough, I was only 4 minutes late...oh the beauties of working so close. I didn't really get ready, and I definitely didn't have time for breakfast, so I grabbed a popsicle on the way out.

When I got home, what did I get for a snack? A popsicle. Then I went to run some errands and go pick up my niece...so what did I take with me to eat? Another popsicle. I bought more popsicles (fruit bars) while I was out, and when I came home, I remembered I had a different kind (twin pops) still in the freezer, so I decided I should eat one...number 4 popsicle. Then, when it was time to take my niece home, I decided I needed something to tide me over until dinner...so I got, yet again, another popsicle. Yes, that makes 5 popsicles in one day.

To top it off...the treats at the ward movie night tonight were ice cream sundaes. Popsicles and ice cream...What a day!

Memorial Day

The best things of today were...

Workout...mostly because I did a dance workout

Nieces...all 6 of them together

Popsicles...because I found the best popsicles in the world!!

But now, the day must come to an end, and it's back to reality...YUCK!

The worst part of the day is that I remembered how nice it is to not go into work. It would be so nice to just take a week and do nothing...or just find a new job. I need a different type of job, different people to work with, and more money!!!

Random thoughts...

Tonight is full of random thoughts...

1. Why is it May 23rd and only 43 degrees outside? I'm loving the rain and could do with some good thunder and lightening, but I could also do with at least 20 degrees warmer!
2. I don't really want to go to bed because it means I have to get up and go to work tomorrow...and I'm not really loving the idea of work right now.
3. Sometimes the whole dating idea can be so random and awkward and retarded that all you can do is laugh about it...especially when the only other option is to cry. Today was a laughing day, but now it's all laughed out.
4. I love game nights and movie nights and pretty much any night when it's spent with people in my ward.
5. I currently have two favorite songs...Michael Buble's "Haven't Met You Yet" and a Michael McLean song "Close Your Eyes." They are both full of words I live by right now.
6. Occasionally we do things that hurt others and most of the time it's unintentional. I have been on the giving and receiving end of this. I feel horrible when I do it to others, and it's miserable when it happens to me. And sometimes it's hard to fix.
7. I need to buy more sports movies.
8. I still really want to go on a vacation, and soon...I just don't know when I really can go or how I can manage to pay for it.
9. My Ricks College family is amazing! I'm blessed to have a 3rd extended family.
10. I don't really have a 10th thing, I just figured that 10 is a nice round number and I love nice round numbers. :)

Wishes

I pretty much find any reason to make wishes. There's always birthday candles, but that only happens once a year. Then there's the classic falling star or first star of the night wishes. When I drive through a yellow light, I make a wish. I also make wishes when the clasp on my necklace slides all the way to the front. I blow on my eyelashes to make a wish as well. And, I definitely make a wish when I see the time 11:11...it's probably my favorite time.
What do I wish for? My wish is pretty much always the same...or at least always similar. I do look for opportunities to make wishes. Making wishes always make me happy. :)

Sundays

I love Sundays...especially when they are filled with great things.
Today included...

~Great day at church with amazing talks and lessons
~Visiting Teachers who are so wonderful
~Dinner and Games with the Scoresby cousins
~Socializing at Ward Prayer and Munch and Mingle
~Walk with friends on a BEAUTIFUL evening
~Game Night with awesome people

Gotta love Sundays like these!! :)

Good Things

There's a lot of good things in this world.

Night swimming is one of those good things.

And that's what I did tonight!!!

(In a different pool than this...it was just a good picture)

Another good thing is twin-pop popsicles.

That's what I had for dessert!

Gotta love Summer! ...Or at least Spring ;)

Trust

Children can be the perfect example of self-confidence and complete trust. Last year, my family had a reunion up at the Heber Valley Girls' Camp. While there, we participated in one of the challenge courses. The idea of our course was to climb up a pole...about 20 or 25 feet. Next, you walked across another pole...about 15 to 20 feet long...holding onto nothing for balance. Then, after you completed the terrifying part, you got to go on a zip line. Everyone that was able participated, including my four-year-old niece. Kaylee was amazing to watch. Her only problem with the whole thing was that she couldn't reach all the steps on the climb up. So, the missionary that was holding the rope would pull her up until she could grab onto the next step and pull herself up. Then, she walked right across the pole with no fear at all.
Kaylee was the perfect example of confidence. She new she could do it and just went for it. She was also a great example of trust. She had perfect trust in the missionaries that helped her. As she was being pulled up to the next step, she had no fear of being dropped. She had complete trust in the rope that she was attached to as she walked across the pole that was some 20 feet in the air. And when she was done, all she wanted was to do it again.

I have so much to learn from my little niece. I can learn to be more confident and trust myself more. I can also learn to have more trust in those supports I have around me. Children are amazing, and there is so much I learn from a young child. That's why I love them so much.

One year...

One year ago today I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Child Development from BYU-Idaho. It was a typical windy Rexburg day, and I was so anxious to be done.

It's strange to think it's already been a year. So far, post graduation life has been great. I can't wait to see how it continues to turn out.

Patience

I looked up some quotes to see if I could convince myself that patience was a good thing. In the process, I found...

~All good things come to he who waits.
~The secret of patience is doing something else in the meanwhile.
~Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
~Patience is not passive; on the contrary, it is active; it is concentrated strength.

So, yeah. Those helped. But of course, in the process, I enjoyed coming across some that discuss patience with somewhat of a sarcastic tone...

~How can a society that exists on instant mashed potatoes, packaged cake mixes, frozen dinners, and instant cameras teach patience to its young?
~Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.
~Patience: A minor form of despair disguised as a virtue.

The second set of quotes describes more of how I'm feeling. Whoever said patience is a virtue was not waiting for something!

April Fools!

Remember how I went to the park for lunch at work on Monday? Yeah, it looked like spring was really coming, but today I woke up to snow. I would say thank you to Mother Nature for the April Fools Joke, but I'm not exactly feeling grateful. I'm sick of the snow!!!!

Favorite Things

I have favorite things and things I get really interested in. When I find something new, I like to learn all I can about the new interest and maybe it appears as an obsession, but I don't really care. I like my favorite things. I have done it with crocheting, cross-stitching, sewing, and other projects. I have definitely found a favorite thing in traveling, even though I haven't been able to do much.

My new favorite thing is the idea of a little potted garden on the patio of my apartment. I have time and a random interest in it, so I want to make myself a garden.
I find great interest in certain TV shows. I watched the entire series of Gilmore Girls in a matter of weeks a few years ago. I have certain shows that I definitely watch every episode of...once I get really into it. The TV show of great interest right now is Dancing With the Stars.

Mostly because of this couple...Evan and Anna. The others will be fun too and I'll get other favorites, but these two will mostly likely remain my favorite.

And I most definitely have my favorite movies. I have a lot of favorites, but if someone were to ask me to pick one movie to be my absolute favorite...if I could only own one movie (or series)...if I had to narrow it down to one...it would be Anne of Green Gables. I love all three movies. I enjoy the story of the third movie (even though it doesn't follow the books)...most of my favorite scenes come out of the second movie...but my favorite movie as a whole is the first.

I love the series because I love watching the relationship between Anne and Gilbert evolve...they make love look so easy!

However, even with my all-time favorite being Anne of Green Gables, there are times when other movies take precedence. One series that can easily do this is Harry Potter!!!
These movies are amazing, and J.K. Rowling is brilliant. Plus, these kids have been fun to watch grow up. They were so cute in the first movie. :)

The seventh movie comes out on November 19, 2010...that is 7 months and 27 days (yes, I do have a countdown). I'm so excited!

I can't help but be excited about my favorite things!!!