Music

So I have been thinking about this for some time now. ( I think A LOT about a TON of things- I have just realized this. I like to sit and ponder.... it is pretty comforting and relaxing) Anywho-off my tangent.

SONGS.

MUSIC.


Yeah? What about them? Well.... I love them. I love the feelings/emotions, thoughts, and memories they invoke. I like how if I am sad I can turn on a funky song to make me smile and dance or if I want to sit and cry I can turn on another song to empathize with me. I have so many stories about so many songs. When I hear a certain song if only for a fleeting moment I am taken back to certain times of my life or particular scenes and it makes me laugh, or cry... whatever. haha.

And can I just say how much I am annoyed that I can never express fully how I feel when I try to convert thoughts into words? How does that work? I think in English, I type in English... so why do they (my thoughts) never come out right?

Can I just say how ironic it is that I took a break from typing to think and wander and Christina's site has three songs on it... JUST MY POINT. Songs convey feelings so much better than just saying things sometimes. Almost always my "status" (AMANDA IS......FILL IN THE BLANK) on facebook is some sort of line from a song because it just says things better.

And I haven't typed in like five minutes from the line above b/c now I am listening to music and missing people.

P.S. Christina ....I love that song! You are lucky to have such a cute husband! I can't believe he sang that to you!!

On the Water

So... my coworker Diana invited me to her ward activity this weekend. They went to East Canyon and were having a boating activity on East Lake. Now... we all know how much I love to go out on boats or go jet skiing but I don't like to do anything scary! I HATE roller coaster rides with most of my heart and am not a thrill seeker. However... this weekend I decided I would make a change. I want to LIVE life!! So...Friday night we went wakeboarding and Saturday morning we woke up at like 6 in the morning and hopped on the boat and went water skiing. I must admit I completely BIFFED it the first few times I tried but I eventually got up and I am really glad I tried it!! I even might want to go again!! :-D

Here are some pictures. I hope you enjoy them! They are slightly blurry b/c the boat was moving as well as me on the water but still....

as much as I miss Texas you can't get this in Houston!! One of the reasons I enjoy Utah!

Wakeboarding Friday night. You can tell how terrified I am even in a blurry picture!
I just thought that was a pretty background.

leaving the dock at 6am.
Water skiing on Saturday

It's been a while

Well folks,

Sorry but I am finally back online! I obviously didn't want to update while I was home. I was having too much fun visiting with friends and family. It was so nice. After being in Houston for less than an hour I was eating Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla !! I am not a big ice cream fan but I love me some Blue Bell Vanilla. I got to go to San Antonio to see my sister Tina and I coudln't ask for a better trip up there!! Matt is soooo freaking fun!! I can't remember having that much fun on a ride to San Antonio with anyone EVER!! We talked, sang, played with a baseball... and just had a ton of fun. Well...at least I had a ton of fun... I don't know about him. So... I was in San An for a day and a half and then it was time to come back home. Matt already had to be in San Antonio so he just dropped me off while he did his thing and picked me back up when it was time to go home. So... I am kinda exhausted. I moved into a condo with a girl who used to be in my ward and two other girls... and moving was exhausting. I am still trying to get everything in order. So... yeah.. that's about it for now. I know this is so random... but I just thought I would update. School starts on Monday. BLAH. I am ready for a loooong break from school!

My heart is still in Houston.

Because I will be gone for the next Ten Days!

OK... so it is 1 am and I have a final in 6 hours! YIKES! I have been moving all day long folks and I am STILL not done!! I think I am going to have to call into work tomorrow!! Did you know that I have never EVER called in when I was not sick? I think even at that I have only taken like maybe a total of 5 sick days!! I mean obviously I take vacation days but those are scheduled weeks or months in advance. I have never not gone in at the last minute. Amazing huh? I know I know I am such a hard worker!

Well...I am going home for about ten days and then when I get back I will be all unsettled in my new place so I highly doubt I will be on this for the next two weeks or so. That is actually quite sad. Today as I was packing I found my journal. Can you believe I used to write in that thing almost everyday for a year and then in just a few pages it spans about five years!! I almost feel like that in not writing for two weeks...but I promise I will update when I get back! If I take my laptop with me I will probably update but I am going to try and leave it here b/c I seriously won't need the internet while I am home! I just want to relax and see family and hang out with all my friends......and EAT!! Oh I can't wait to go back to a city that has such wonderful food! Salt Lake City is known for MANY things..... their great dining would not be one of them!! haha. Except for Mikado...seriously THE best sushi hands down I have EVER had in my life! YUMMY! Eighteen hours till I board a plane on my way home!! YAY!!