All Limbs Accounted For

I did something tonight I have never done before!

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I cut Garett's hair tonight!

We can never remember what length we normally cut it so we guess with a 5 and a 6.

It's pretty short, and actually looks pretty good.

No worries though, all his important facial features are still intact. 

Minus covering the floor, his shirt, some of my shirt and my pants with hair,

I would say it was quite the success.

But if you see him around anytime soon and his hair seems a little off, 

just don't say anything.

It was my first time, cut me some slack ok?

Nah it looks pretty good if I do say so myself ;D 

Maybe I'll put up a picture later, but I am tired.

 

 

I want it to be April 7th!

-Meg

 

Sweet Little Butterflies

Tonight during class we got a little break and naturally I checked my phone. I found a text saying:

Garett: I'm going to cook you steak and mashed potatoes. When you're done with class would you want to grab a vegetable to serve with it?

Not gonna lie, I nearly teared up just a little there. How sweet is he? Knowing I am in class for 5 hours straight from 5-10pm and starving by the end of it and he is going to make me dinner. Is he not the best? My heart fluttered a little with joy and admiration for this wonderful man. Oh he knows exactly what to do and say to make me beyond happy.

Now how shall I get him back??? I think Sunday we're going to have an epic dinner.....=D

In love, in love, in love
Meg

Blessed

The Lord truly has been looking out for me this last week, even these last few months.

• I met my best friend and boyfriend Garett Bonds
• I have been doing pretty well in my classes
• I have become a better cook
• I have been able to keep a job and stay here at home in Rexburg
• The snow has managed to hold off pretty well this winter season (until recently)
• My family is now conveniently located only a few hours away =]
• I met most of Garett's family over Thanksgiving break (they're pretty wonderful)
• He met my family, and if I am not mistaken, they really like him. =]
• I enjoyed going to the temple with my temple buddy Haley every Friday last semester
• My sister just had the cutest baby boy I ever did see (his face screams "Sebright", I think he looks like Aaron as a baby *insert pic of Aaron as baby*)
• Plus I am an AUNT!!! It probably won't hit me until I see the little munchkin though
•  The idea of marriage is really starting to hit me lately, and sometimes I get really excited and spaz a little bit, which is followed by Garett hugging me and telling me how cute I am
• I was able to hear Elder L. Tom Perry speak at devotional today.....AMAZING man!
• I am surviving my surprisingly hard and time consuming classes this semester
• I have kept my new years goal of working out every day pretty well
• I am getting to go to California with Garett for the first time ever in April (EXCITED! Getting to meet the rest of Garett's family too....eeek!)
• I somehow have tons of friends in relationships this semester that Garett and I go on double dates with (convenient eh?)
• And did I mention I met the most wonderful man in the entire world named Garett Bonds???

All in all these last few months have been awesome, and though sometimes challenging have always turned out to be blessings in disguise.

Now I am counting down the days until I get to meet baby Nikolai and enjoy the company of the rest of my family. Oh how the Lord has been so good to me these last few months. I would be a fool not to be grateful.

What are the blessings you have had in your life lately? Don't forget to say thank you. =]

Time to devour some milk
Milk is a wonderful blessing
YUM!
-Meg

The Simple Things In Life

Triple dates to the ice caves becoming memorable adventures.

(From Left to Right: Garett, me, Sam, Liz, Malissa, Weston)

Spending time with this man.

The fact that he is ALWAYS warm and I am ALWAYS cold.

Seeing his face just makes me want to explode with happiness.

He makes me happy.

I introduced him to Pokemon Puzzle league.

He is addicted, we have fun.

Earmuffs, I am pretty sure they are one of the best Christmas gifts ever!

Along with gloves with grips on them. 

They are perfect for warmth and still being able to grab things 

(like handles to open doors).

 
And heating pads.
I hope the person that invented these goes to heaven, because they should.
Mine has been my best friend for the last 2 days.
And at 4am this morning I was never more grateful for this thing.

Oh the simple things in life that make me happy.
What makes you happy?

I am feeling hot cocoa

and maybe a good movie.

-Meg 

BRAIN DEAD

Ever have those days that no matter how you try you feel you are in some thick fog and cannot escape? That is me today.

Somehow all my energy (though not much to begin with) was used up after cleaning, making lunch, doing laundry and homework. Given I was disturbed by an unpleasant pain this morning at 4am that lasted for nearly 3 hours, putting a damper on getting my beauty rest.

Oh is it not lovely to be a girl sometimes.....

Alas after fighting cramps for about half the day, along with chores and one class down, I seem to have no energy to think. This would not be so bad if I did not have a 3 hour class to endure. I will pray that despite my fog and my body depleting my energy rapidly that I shall survive.  And when it is all over I get to spend the evening with Garett.

Oh the simple and marvelous things that we cling to to get us through our worst days.

He truly is a blessing, more than I can say, but amazing nonetheless.

Off to endure  the next 180 minutes. Wish me luck!

I wish I had some caffeine.
Meg

BEST. DAY. EVER.

Before I get too caught up...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!!!

I LOVE YOU!!!!

Now on to the best date and day ever! 

After work Garett and I went on a triple date. We went with our friends and roommates Weston and Melissa (his girlfriend), Sam and Liz. (Weston & Sam are Garett's roommates and Liz is one of my roommates).

We headed off around 1pm to the ice caves. The drive was long and as my reached the entrance to the dirt road we realized we would not make it in Weston's car. Garett and Weston seemingly deceived by their poor memories believed the road to only be a mile and suggested we walk. Without knowing better we agreed. About 10-15 minutes into the walk a suburban comes by and offers us a ride. We gladly accept. 

A bit down the road we got stuck, but luckily we had 6 guys to push the car out of the snow. For the last half Sam, Garett and another kid decided to ride holding on to the back of the car.

TO give you an idea of the road conditions....only people with 4-Wheel drive can ever make it down the road, not including the foot of snow, rocks and an overall East coast feel of being VERY hilly, but on a smaller bumpier scale. Needless to say they had a little too much fun riding and bouncing along on the back of the car.

Once we reached the mouth of the cave it was a slightly too compacted travel of snow with lots of rocks. Inside the cave it was ice and about half of it was done crawling on your hands and knees. The ice had little trails worn down into snake-like ditches that ran through each section of ice. There was one part where you laid on your back, head first and crawled through on your back with you feet pushing against the rock above you to move along. There was another part with a rope where you put your back against a HUGE slab of ice, with your feet against the rock and semi-slide down on your back holding the rope. 

Once you reached the back of the cave there were 2 places worn down into slides and off to the right were stepping spots to climb up. Before we went sliding we had to bust out the glow sticks. We sprayed each other and the area around us about 20 feet in diameter. We turned off all the lights and we could see almost perfectly. There really is something awesome about sliding around in an ice cave spotted with glow juice. It's as if there were slip n' slides in the heavens with stars all around. Sounds epic huh? It was!

After much sliding in the cave we headed back out and back along the crazy bumpy road, praying around every turn and hill that we would not get stuck. We didn't and made it to our cars safely. We joked with the people we road with that they pretended to be nice and give us a ride (which they really were quite nice for doing so). They joked that they just wanted our weight and man power when they got stuck. Somehow the whole ride back with filled with much laughter with a car full of strangers. 

We decided that after a long day of being cold and with wet knees and bottoms we would head to Cocoa Bean to enjoy hot chocolate and cupcakes. We ended our date, a date none of us will EVER forget. 

So see ya around! bet you wish you were be now.

Sorry.

I guess Rexburg can be pretty awesome.

-Meg

LOST!!!!

Ever have those teachers that confuse the poop out of you? You don't know what I mean? I shall give you an example.

Example: Teacher that LOVES technology and everything they do is online or maybe it is just an online class. Teacher is says "Go post 3 times over the next week in your "groups". Sounds easy enough but then you remember to ask "Where??" You dig around and find maybe 4 possible locations of where this "group board" might exist. But after checking one after the other they all lead to dead ends.

Shortly after your digging around your teacher sends out another 2-3 reminders to GO and post in your groups, but continues to fail to mention WHERE. Also this assignment does not show up on your "assignment list" where you could normally click and it would show you where to go. So where is it???????? Why do some teachers think we are mind readers? Why do they fail to respond to emails? And why do teachers like technology so much?

Does anyone miss actually turning in hard copies of assignments? Does anyone miss the fact that their papers used to not "get lost in cyberspace"? Anyone? Oh just me then? Oh well. 

Oh how I miss the days when you had to learn cursive because that was what you would "always" being using to write your papers in the future. Life was simpler back then.

Let us enjoy that most classes are STILL in actual classrooms for now.

Sometimes technology makes
things more complicated
rather than less.
-The Confused Meg

In the Midst of It All

Not going to lie to you, I have no idea what I am about to write so I guess we shall see where this takes us.

I have had a great deal on my mind lately. 2012 is going to be a year of lots of changes.

Any day my baby nephew is going to arrive. I am getting anxious to meet him!

Somehow even though I am only a part time student and working part time I manage to keep busy.

I am still holding onto my New Years resolution to work out everyday (or at least Monday-Friday).

I have been thinking about the future a great deal. I even planned out all the classes I want to take over the next 5-6 semesters. I am excited though slightly nervous for the classes I am going to take. I hope they challenge me as a photographer and an artist.

There are many things I desire above all else and I am learning where my priorities lie. I have a desire to try out new recipes and be able to cook more than 10 meals. I always want to be with Garett, building our relationship, but I also want his happiness whether that be finishing his homework or taking a nap after a long day. I am learning that I have more patience than I realize and though I am still somewhat selfish in nature, Garett's needs come before what I want.

I am always reminded how life is from a quote from "What A Girl Wants". As Daphne heads out on her own she tells her mom that up until that point, her mom had been writing her story for her and now she was going to take things into her own hands and start writing her own story.

We start out and life is written out for us: preschool, elementary, middle and high school. As you go on you get a little more freedom. Once you hit college or whatever path you choose you start writing your own story. If you choose college then you have a few more years of at least a little structure and then after that you are free flying headed wherever you choose. I know I am not too close to that yet, but the idea of already being half way through college is strange. Realizing I have been in Rexburg for quite a long time and I am no longer new in any such manner. It is strange yet satisfying....I apologize, I am yammering on.

I guess what I am trying to get at is life should never be boring or monotonous, if it is then we are not learning like we should. Being in college I take things by semester and try to figure out what I am supposed to be learning. I cannot lie to you, it is not always easy, it is only fun about half the time, but it is ALWAYS worth it. I hope you can figure out what you are supposed to be learning. I recommend praying with a sincere heart. No matter what time of day, if you have a few minutes to spare go and pray. It will make a world of difference. And then listen with a strong desire to know the truth and sacrificing the natural man in you to let go if what you want to hear instead of what you need to hear.

Good Luck to you all.

Always Learning,
Meg

A Year In Review

I know this is slightly late, but hey at least it is not February yet.

I decided to take a look back over 2011 to see what I have learned and experienced.

I spent my first off track semester in NC where I got to spend time with old friends.

Start a work out habit.

Enjoyed a RIDICULOUSLY warm winter.

Ate some new food, invested in warm clothes.

Stocked up on important things like magnets and mugs.

Did TONS of puzzles with my dear mother.

Jumped in puddles and watched Aaron get his braces off.

Also on my off track I got a new phone.

Tried having bangs for a little while.

Spent quality time with some adorable boys.

Ate WAY too many doughnuts.

Learned a little about Japanese characters.

Ate more food and discovered cupcake piggy banks. 

(Please say that 10 times fast!)

I finished off my off track after working as a smoothie make/cashier at the YMCA

and headed to Utah for a week.

During that time I had many discoveries.

I learned of AMAZING Mexican food (Cafe Rio) and amazing Thai food!

I discovered Cheerwine Popsicles, Just Dance for Wii and that playing in colored powder was truly as awesome as I dreamed it would be. 

There is nothing like sneezing purple for 3 days and watching Koolaid colored water cover the tub from washing your hair.

I learned I hate living alone for a week

and enjoyed General Conference with my siblings.

Spring semester was an unknown blessing.

I met one of my best friends Nikki and played dress up with her. 

I learned to sew.

My mother enjoyed sending me Easter stuff.

I moved to the 3rd floor of my complex.

We enjoyed Sunday Night Desserts and I had some awesome roommates.

I got addicted to cheese 

and saw the tallest stack of mountain dew cans I have EVER seen.

I learned that peeps are meant to be burned to death.

That blankets and water balloons make for great adventures.

NEVER do the cinnamon challenge

or the whipped cream game in doors. 

Supported my semi-apartment volleyball team

and met some awesome people.

Finishing up my spring semester:

I met some fairies,

cut my hair off,

wore a giant diaper,

was a model for a day,

ripped my favorite jeans,

met a cute puppy named Moose,

climbed a building,

painted myself,

conducted a surprise party

and took lots of walks.

While at home I played and enjoyed a little TOO much the summer rain 

and learned to spray paint

In the summer I said goodbye for now to my best friends in NC,

said goodbye to my hometown

and ate MORE Krispy Kream.

Back to school I played Glow-In-The-Dark Hide-N-Go-Seek.

Learned you CAN freeze eggs, 

saw the best fireworks show of my entire life

and spent quality time with my best friend Rachel.

On a side note, through out the year I started doing photo shoots for friends and clients.

I got to work with some amazing young men and women and for various reasons.

I have to say my work is improving constantly.

And to wrap up my year,

I learned to be gansta (Thanks Jaide!)

I began enjoying the privilege of having my family 3 1/2 hours away.

I got to watch my sister grow her first baby boy,

went to my first BMX contest,

had the BEST roommates of all time,

ate some treats, partied with friends

and began my personal scripture counter.

Not to mention I began learning to cook (and I actually like to!)

And of course met my best friend and boyfriend Garett Bonds.

All in all this has been a wonderful year.

A year of firsts and experiences I hope never to forget.

I know there was probably much more learning spiritually and mentally but I shall save that for another post on another day.

If you actually read this whole thing my hat is off to you.

Speaking of which I am craving old movies and pickles.

Hope you had a wonderful year and maybe now you will reflect back on the adventures you had.

My love goes out to all of you.

Thanks to many of you for sharing these adventures with me.

TTFN Ta Ta For Now

-Meg