I failed, but only a little :)

So I said I was going to post every day... and it's been a few days. I'm going to try and be consistent, but working 40 hours, driving 80 miles a day, 5 days a week, and taking 12 credits may make me busy and slightly forgetful.

Anyway, today I'm going to post three things, to make up for not posting.

1. My car

This isn't actually my car. (I was going to go outside and take a picture but it's cold, dark, and snowy) This car is shinier with pretty rims and an obviously new paint job. But it's the same color with the same tail lights and everything.

Two years ago when I moved to Utah, my car broke down in Tucumcari, NM. When I finally got to Utah, I didn't know how I was going to get a car. My Uncle Wayne so very generously gave me this car that two of my cousins had used. It's a 1996 Toyota Tercel. It has almost 240,000 miles on it. I've had to do little to no maintenance on it, and as much as I complain that my car is a piece of crap (it rattles and makes weird noises, the A/C doesn't work, the seat belts are temperamental and the passenger side door handle is broken off) it's really in such good condition. It gets close to 40 miles to the gallon on the freeway. I filled it up the other day, it cost me $25. So, in a way, this is really about my Uncle Wayne. I'm so grateful to him for making my life out here a lot easier :)

2. My job

For the first time in my life, I can honestly say that I LOVE MY JOB. It's not like the work is fascinating, it's not what I want to do with my life. But the people are so chill. I love that I can come in when I want. I don't have to worry about being late or "occurrences". My employment is based solely on how well I do my work. It was kind of scary, at the end of the first quarter that you work for the company, if your quality is not good enough, you lose $1 in pay. I was a little nervous I was going to lose mine, because I wasn't sure if they were judging my quality from when I first started or if they were going to judge it from my more recent work. I'm happy to say that I'm not only keeping my dollar, but I found out on Friday that I'm going to be getting a raise :) I'm so grateful for this job. I love having a job that I don't dread going to. I love having a job that I don't complain about, or constantly say how much I hate it.

Last, but not least...

3. Batman on Drugs

Seriously, I don't know how someone can watch this and not at least smile. It makes me laugh EVERY TIME I watch it. If you haven't seen it, your education in YouTube is sadly flawed. Watch it here.

Have a good night everyone, I'm off to eat some chocolate :)

The sun

A little late for a post, but again, at least I'm posting something.

Even though I obviously have so many things to be thankful for, and I have so many blessings in my life, tonight I really struggled to think of one I actually genuinely felt grateful for. I could go on and on about all the things that my mom did for me or something like that, and while I am grateful, do I especially feel that gratitude today, right now? No. I've been dwelling on other things, feeling depressed, and feeling sorry for myself. I was thinking, I'm not going to bother posting anything, I'm too depressed. But then I also remembered, this is why I created this blog. So that on days like today, I have at least a tiny bit of motivation to think of something in my life that is good.

I struggled to find something that I felt grateful for, or anything that seemed right with the word, but then I remembered this guy:

It's January 4th (or 5th, whichever way you want to look at it). It's supposed to be freezing. But today, it was almost 50 degrees. The sun was shining so brightly and it was so warm. I truly felt grateful for the sunshine today, because in Utah, sunny days in winter are not a common occurrence. So thank you for making an appearance today, Mr. Yellow Dwarf. You kind of made my day :)

Puppies

Puppies -- and generally all babies -- are enough to make me crap-my-pants happy :) they are just widdle and cute!

Sisters

Rachel got me this bento box and cookbook for Christmas. She knows me so well. I love that she knows exactly how to make me smile :) she is the greatest.

A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.

I love you girlfriend :)

Happy New Year :)

Today, I'm thankful for the opportunity to change, for the chance to be a better person. I'm thankful that I don't have to be who I was yesterday. I feel so hopeful and optimistic for the future, and I want to make 2012 the best year ever. And a quote from Gordon B. Hinckley will always make me happy:

Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.

Also, this is enough to put a smile on my face any day of the week :)