Me and my Disney-ness....

So, I saw this on Sister Loose's blog (It's super cute!) so I thought I'd try it out myself. I love Disney, so why not find out what characters I identify most with? :)

Here's how it goes:

You've been hit with pixie dust so put in your faith and trust and identify yourself! What Disney characters do you identify with? List 5 and include the 'whys.'

1. Belle - Beauty and the Beast: Belle has always been my princess (Jaynie wishes she'd claimed her first, but I'm older. Haha!). Belle and I have lots in common.

• She's tall (at least, I think of her that way) and I am tall - though boys are finally catching up to me. :)


• She's stubborn - just ask my parents how ridiculously stubborn I can be. Especially when I'm right. :)
  
• She loves to read, and doesn't let anyone let her feel guilty about it - Hey, me in a nutshell!


• She doesn't fall for the pretty boy, in fact, he drives her nuts - Oh boy. I wish I could bunch big headed "I'm all that and TWO bags of chips" guys right in the face. Twice.
  
• She's heroic - she stands up and fights for herself. Whether to the Beast, or Gaston. She's tough - I don't let people push me around. Ask my Uncle Clint. :)

2. Giselle - Enchanted: Haha, this is pretty silly, but I truly feel a connection with Giselle! Here's why...

• She's purely optimistic - Optimism is how I view life. Life is GOOD! Be happy!
  
• She sings - Sometimes I wish the world would break out into song with me...


• She's a hopeless romantic - 100% me. Though I'm a bit more realistic about it than her.
  

3. Megara - Hercules: Maybe a bit random, but Meg freaking rocks! And we're totally the same.

• Meg is possibly the most sarcastic Disney character ever - Oh boy. Do I ever LOVE sarcasm!


• She knows how to take care of herself, yet still falls for the sweet guy who will do anything for her - I'm very independent. But sometimes its nice to be taken care of. :)


• She will do anything for someone she cares about - Agreed. I would do anything for my family and friends.

4. Dory - Finding Nemo: Laugh if you will. I totally understand where Dory is coming from.

• Short term memory loss - I frequently forget what it was I was doing before I forgot what I was doing...


• Silly-song-singing-optimistic-lovable-goof - Ya gotta take the good with the bad. I'm a big goof. And I totally don't care!
  
• She saves the day - Come on, when do I not save the day? :) Haha!
  

5. The Three Musketeers: Ya, I know its random, but they kind of perfectly describe me and my sisters!

• Athos - I'm probably the most like Athos. I'm the oldest, so I guess I'm considered "the leader" (at least, my parents always told me to set a good example). I'll probably be married first (hahaahah), and I'm possibly the more serious of the three of us. Though I do have a goofy side. (Like when Althos punches Porthos in the face? Ya, if I was a guy, I'd probably think that was hilarious).


• Porthos - Definately Katrina. Goofy, crazy, exaggerates everything (you know you do it Kate!), and basically just a fun-loving adventurer. Yep, that's Kat. Oh, and also a womanizer - and Katie's the biggest flirt ever.


• Aramis - Jaynie Jane. He's the quietest of the bunch - at first, just like our Jaynie Jane. He loves to read, is extremely polite, but also has his crazy wild sides. And she would totally be the first to throw out coins to the poor and hungry. Oh, and he's a subtler flirt. Just like Jaynie Jane. :)
  

Well, that's about it! Disney ROCKS!!!

4 seasons later...

Jim FINALLY proposed!!!!

Ah, I'm so happy right now.

I love The Office. :)

Why I love my school...

Okay, I love my school. Truly truly I do. Even though sometimes I get a "bit" annoyed by people constantly bringing church topics into school settings (like say, using the Book of Mormon as a source for discussion in a History writing class), I truly am so grateful to be here at this wonderful institution.

Case in point: my American Christianity class today. Ah, I LOVE this class. I took it on a whim, but it's possibly the best whim-decision I have ever made. My professor is Professor Fluhman. He's absolutely hilarious and so knowledgeable about the Gospel and Christianity in general. I've learned so much from him already, and I know I understand other Christian religions much better. Today, we were finishing up Calvinism and such, and he was showing us a few verses in D&C 20 (30-32) that use words common to Protestants, especially Methodists and such (remember how Joseph Smith almost allied himself with the Methodists?) when we got into a little "sermon" discussion...

I'm not sure how we got on the subject, but he started talking to us about whether or not LDS people believe they are saved; how if we're asked by other Christians if we've been "saved" we get a little leery and go, "Ah, well... yes, but I still have to work towards it". He said, that whenever he is asked this question, he immediately answers yes. And then he explained why.

We do believe we are saved - that's what the Atonement is all about! Christ saves us - we do NOT save ourselves. But by allying ourselves with Christ, we work together with him to be better, to become perfect. But it is through NO merit of our own that we are saved. (See D&C 45: 3-5). He said oftentimes LDS people get too caught up in what we ourselves must do in order to earn salvation; that every time we "screw up" and sin, its just another reason why God shouldn't let us into his kingdom. But this isn't what our own revelations say to us! That was his stressing point: That the revelations given to us say NOTHING about us earning our own way to salvation. It is only through Christ. Christ makes up the difference that we all lack. In his opinion, there is no such thing as too much faith and belief and stress in Christ in the LDS church. Often there is not enough.

Now, he made sure to tell us that none of what I have written above is the official church lessson (as in, he wasn't told to come teach this to us) but it was his beliefs. What he has read himself in our revelations, and that we were free to disagree if we chose. I was amazed by him, because I completely agree! All of what he said is completely in agreement with what I've been taught my whole life by my parents. It is also exactly the same stuff that is taught in Believing Christ (AMAZING book. Definitely choose to read it!). And it is also what is taught to us in Mosiah (King Benjamin), in the Doctrine and Covenants, and in our modern revelations.

I know I blabbered on about that for a long time, but that whole experience above is why I am at this wonderful school. To be able to be taught in both the gospel, as well as my intended field of study all in one day at one institution is a true blessing. For that, I can put up with the little quirks that so annoy me here. :)

Funniest T-shirt EVER

Today I was walking across campus, when I saw a guy walking towards me. I saw his shirt, and I about fell over with laughter. Here's what it said:

"Caution: May imprint on first date"

Oh my. Hilarious. I tried to find a picture of it on the internet - but I can't! Needless to say, I found this shirt absolutely hysterical. I wonder what it would be like to go on a date with this boy - we would for surely have something to talk about. A boy who likes Twilight!

We had a MEXICAN FIESTA!!!

Well, me and my dear Brick Oven peeps, we like to have little get togethers. And these get togethers must always have food. And they must always be on Sundays since there's no other night we don't all work. So, last night was one of our many such parties. A Mexican Fiesta!!! We gathered together at Heather's new apartment, and all brought some mexican food to share. I brought my Mum's scrumptious Salsa Chicken! We also had chicken tacos, rice, beans, salsa and chips, and fried ice cream! Ah, so delicious! We talked and laughed and teased and joked and it was GREAT! Then we watched Transformers ("It's Satan's Camero - It's stalking me!!) before heading to our own beds for the night. Great party BO people!!!

Heather. Our lovely host.

Mexican Fiesta partiers!

There is so much love at the BO parties...

So full of food. Time for a movie so we can digest!

10 Things I love about my Mum....

Today is my incredibly AMAZING Mother's birthday. She told me as a joke to blog about her, and I thought it was a grand idea! (She immediately said she was joking... but I decided to do it anyway. :)) My Mum is the most amazing woman I have ever known. She's my best friend and such a hero to me. I could go on and on. And this blog would be very long. So I decided to name 10 things I love about my Mum (I had to limit myself somehow). So, here we go!

1) I love her silly sarcasm and the way she laughs and jokes and plays with her daughters (and her sons) like she's our age. My Mum is freaking hilarious! :) She is truly my very best friend.

2) I love her absolute belief and trust in Heavenly Father and his Gospel here on this earth. It is such a pillar of strength to me.

3) I love the relationship she and my father have. This is such a part of her, and it's an example to me of what I want when I get married.

4) I love her cooking! And I love cooking with her! She's an AMAZING cook. I need to learn her secrets.

5) I love that she and I are so similar. I love that we look alike. Like the same school subjects. Lived in the same apartments at college. I love that I have someone who can always relate to me.

6) I love how she is constantly reaching out to others. She can be the new person in a ward or group, and yet she is the one looking to do something for someone else. She's incredible.

7) I love her addiction to dark chocolate. It makes me smile everytime I walk into her room and she's on her bed reading a book and eating a piece of Dove dark chocolate.

8) I love that she loves her family. 100%. Without a doubt.

9) I love how supportive she is. She lets us all do our crazy things (hairstyles, adventures, sports, school, etc.), and she is always supportive. She's never made any of us feel pushed to do anything, and she always does all she can to help us reach our goals.

10) I love her eyes! My mother has beautiful eyes!

I'll limit my list here, lest I embarrass my mother too much. :) Know that I LOVE YOU Mommy. You are simply... Amazing. No Rocks.

Love Always,

Abigayl

An ammendment to my previous post...

Dear Blog Readers,

Due to the stupid high costs of books (both in the bookstore and online) I can not afford to take my history class I just added. I am forced to drop said class because the books will cost me approximately $200... after the $350 I've already spent on books. I find this stupid, scheming, rude, overly expensive... and I basically cannot afford it. Therefore, I will be dropping to just 15 hours. Boo on textbooks. There is NO reason they must be so expensive. :P

Sincerely,

A very ticked off Abbie

I might just be a little bit crazy...

School started today - Ya!!! I'm SOOO incredibly excited for this semester. I am also SOOO very scared for this semester. Here are the reasons:

Excited ones....
1) I'm taking some AWESOME classes! Like American Christianity (my professor is like a mix between John Bytheway and Brian Reagan - freaking hilarious!!!), and a Cooking class! SWEET!
2) I have awesome roommates, a great job, amazing friends, my missionaries are starting to come home, and I am pretty much the happiest person alive!

Scared ones...
... Really there's only one...
1) I'm taking 18 credits.

Yikes.

I decided this just barely. I dropped my Martial Arts class (only .5 credits) and added another History prerequisite. 3 credits. I know, I appartently can't add and my logic makes ZERO sense. Ah, well. I'm now taking 3 history classes, 2 religion classes, a Statistics class (BOO. Double BOO) and my cooking class. Full semester!!! I'm seriously SOOO excited/scared though! It's gonna be a grand adventure!!