neon and rainbows.

sooooo.
if you are reading this,
you are probably viewing my new re-vamped blog.

personally
i think it looks BOMB-TASTIC.
to use a frequent quote of my friend liz jones :)

thankssss mauricio :)
for making my blog look super awesome ♥♥

peace&&love

*ashP*

temper. mental. temperamental.

so.
i tried blogging like 2 weeks ago.
tried to include pics from my trip to hawaii.

but alas, it did not work.
blogs are too temperamental.
the key words being "temper" and "mental"...
therefore i am not posting that blog because it is basically lame without the pics.

but in other news!!

it's a new semester! :D
and i'm loving all of my classes
i'm even loving all my homework, although it never seems to end...
it is my goal for the semester to actually LEARN.
not just store, regurgitate, and then lose forever.
haha :)
so it's quite fun to actually learn :)

also.
i'm applying for a study abroad in New York!!!
ahh it sounds amazing!!
english classes, side trips to boston, palmyra, and DC...
let alone staying in manhattan!!
but.
i have to apply.
and make it.
which is possibly a long shot.
but.
i'm wishinghopingthinkingpraying :)

haha so i had a friend tell me my blog was inspirational.
i don't really get that, since i've only had maybe 2 inspirational blogs...
but hey.
why not include a little inspiration in every blog?
so here's today's inspiration!

"things which matter most must never be at the mercy

of things which matter least."

always remember what the most important things in life are.
always remember what you want to get out of life,
and then live your life so as to obtain those goals.
never let the little things get in the way...
because those things aren't important :)

peace&&love

*ashP*

a new leaf

change: to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc.,

[of something] different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone.

yup.
it's definitely time for some change in my life.

new habits.
new friendships.
new goals.
new-found happiness.

life is so getting so much better.
guess change isn't so bad after all :)

thanks for teaching me that...you know who you are :)

peace&&love
*ashP*

it starts

what is starting?

...you may ask
well let me just tell you.
COLLEGE! :D

it started with FOL [[foundations of leadership]] this past week...
FOL was seriously amazing.

i had an awesome group and we bonded super fast...
there were great lessons and activities...
and i'm basically super pumped up for school to start!

and it starts TOMORROW!
i'm so excited to start taking classes and meeting people!

but i think this is the end of my facebook/blogging/tv watching life...
because i'll be super busy writing papers and socializing and yeahh...i'm super excited! :)

anyways...tonight i had an awesome conversation
with my best friend mauricio eduardo laguan.
i love that kid.
i love having deep conversations like we had tonight :)
he's awesome haha :)

OH!
and elder andrew paul dalley is gonna be a great missionary!
i went to his farewell today and bascially bawled my eyes out?
idk why....but i love that boy haha he's such a great friend and i wish him the best :)

annddddd....
that's all :)

peace&&loveee

*ashP*

update on life

fact: it's been a while.
therefore i am here to update on my life!

so have you ever heard of vacationing in your own home?
no hotel.
no change of scenery.
just staying home...
well that's one thing i've done lately.
who thinks of these things? honestly...
but, it was actually fun because my wholeeee family was here except for my missionary brother, so it was nice to get to spend time together and play together :)
not to mention my nieces and nephew are so dang cute!!
except that naomi hates me, i'm pretty dang sure.
although.
i'm unsure as to why?
oh well.
:)

then yesterday...
i had a grand adventure!
i went on a cousins date :)
me and my cousins, kalynn and aaron,
each invited someone to go on a triple date with us :)
we first made some pizza which was
DELICIOUS.
and then we went to a drive-in movie!!

i had never been to a drive-in movie, but let me just tell you.
they're legit!
haha it was so fun :)

except.

scott pilgrim vs. the world
=
dumbest movie ever.

seriously.
who even thought of that gay plot line??

but moving on.
literally.
moving on-- well actually more like moving out :)
i've been moving some stuff into my new appartment this week...
and the appartment is sooo cute!!
i'm quite excited to move out!
i'll post pictures soon :)

but more about moving on...
it's weird.

thinking about leaving high school behind...
leaving old friends behind...
making new friends...
and i'm scared to lose dear friends who have meant so much to me throughout high school, all because of a little distance...

life truly is so strange.
but makes so much sense.
high school was a chapter in my life, and now it's over.
it's time to move on, and start a new chapter.

it's just a little scary, sometimes.
not knowing how things will change, or when.
but all things work together for your good...
so i guess i just need to trust and hope.

life will work itself out.
even if it doesn't happen today.
or tomorrow.
it will happen.
so i can trust until then
:)

peace&&loveee

*ashP*

jumpin on that band wagon

so do you remember being young and getting in trouble and then your parents ask you, "why did you do it?"
and you sheepishly reply, "well everyone else was doing it..."
and then they give you the famous, "if everyone else was jumping off a bridge, would you?"

and it drives you crazy every single time they say it because obviously you wouldn't be THAT stupid.

but then you get older and realize that they're only trying to teach you that you don't always have to follow the crowd...

but even then you don't listen.

which is why i am following the crowd and getting a blog :)

so enjoy, or leave. just take your pick :)

*ashP*