The Lebron Year...

Well, I'm 23 next week (Lebron Jame's famous digits, in case you're a little sports illiterate), and being ALMOST a quarter of a century kind of makes a girl think...what have I learned over the past 276 months of existence...well I'll tell you: (in random order)

23. The rain makes for a priceless ambiance.
22. When you find a good friend who is also a good listener, hold on!
21. There is nothing more awesome than the "Magic Bullet" infomercial. Nothing.
20. After all the hissy-fits, Christian Bale still does it for me.
19. The Mariner's are the most magical team in the world!
18. A person who is nice to you but mean to the waiter is not a nice person.
17. The words "you're my hero" from your little sister never get old or trite.
16. A mission is the best decision anyone could make!! (And the hardest thing you'll ever love).
15. The whole Adam and Eve forbidden fruit principle is TOTALLY true: you always want what you can't have.
14. Being handed a homemade basket by a 90-year old out of a white-washed hut in Mexico is more valuable than my Dolce and Gabbana handbag.
13. Homemade lasagna and "Sleepless in Seattle" is sometimes better than reservations and box seats.
12. The greatest test of your relationship potential with someone is whether or not they're fun to go grocery shopping with.
11. There is nothing more satisfying than dotting that last period on the page of an essay.
10. Peeing your pants while laughing is going to be worth it...eighteen months later.
9. A dissappointment in life is your opportunity to shine brighter than the rest!
8. You will never regret being too nice to someone.
7. "A life lived in fear is a life half lived."-Fran, Strictly Ballroom
6. The power of faith is the most underestimated power in the Gospel.
5. Kirtland is the best kept secret of the Church!
4. The sign of true intellectual maturity is choosing to read a book over channel surfing.
3. Corndogs, funnel cakes, elephant ears, strawberry lemonades and rollercoasters=Heaven.
2. No matter what you do, there are still people who love you and will forget about it in 2 mins. flat!
1. Pray always and be believing. That is the secret to happiness and success.

midnight

do yourself a favor, a HUGE favor. trust me, you'll want to tune into this one: never, i repeat: NEVER under any circumstances spend more than 2 minutes on facebook past midnight. frankie valli was right..."oh, what a night!" there seems to be this magic adrenal rush that happens. mormon alcohol, if you will, that pumps you full of confidence and into stupidity more than anything. now with foot in mouth (or in my hands?) i dodge public appearances, in pursuit of la dolce vita.  

zombie

I'm sneaking Junior Mints in the library right now, in sight of the "No food or drinks, please!" sign. Such a rebel. Me and Jesse James. But, I have a good excuse for it: I've been looking a little bit like "death warmed over lately," and I've heard that mint and chocolate can give you a much needed pep-in-your-step. 4 hours of sleep a night for the past few weeks, junk food, and cramming weeks worth of Spanish 102 vocab into my brain at 2 a.m. has finally started taking its toll. What took it so long?! It's been a little scary how much my body can handle this many late-night study sessions, 100% carb intake days and virtually no sleep. Yikes. Seriously, in the end, though, this will pay off. I just landed a $30,000,000 radio campaign that is set to go on the air this week (pat on back), and the sleepless nights have done it for me. I guess while I'm young and hearty and oh so single, this is a totally possible lifestyle. I don't know how Mr._________ is going to feel about his wife doing this someday, but then again, I would never marry anyone who wasn't understanding...