Sweet Serendipity, Wonderful books, and Hilarious Little Girls.

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to work all the time, now I know. Since school finished I have worked a lot, and I am super grateful. Today was pretty busy. I had one break for about 5 minutes where I actually got to sit down. The result of working, and being social is this: 9:20pm and I am already in my PJs. I;m definitely not complaining. It's interesting, sometimes you get cranky people, people who ignore you, ones who think you are their parents and will pick everything up after you, and then you get the most enjoyable people ever. Today a little girl came in with her mom, she talked to me the whole time she was in the store. She told me about daycare, and how next year she gets to go to primary school. (Kindergarten) She would start half her sentences with "you know what?...." It was simply adorable. Those are the kind of people that I love going to work for.

So for some reason the song Sweet Serendipity (Lee DeWyze) still makes me super happy whenever it comes on. It most definitely brightens my day. If you need a pick-me-up, totally listen to this song. It's just so catchy.

Also I am still reading The Lucky One, I am totally loving it. It's SO cute. Also, a highly suggested book. Everyone's gotta get their share of Nicholas Sparks. I also read somewhere that the movie is coming out sometime next year.

I don't have too much to say other then that I had an absolutely amazing Easter weekend. It was filled with Egg hunts, potlucks, Bunny visits, being librarian, and teaching a hilarious primary class. My next post I will upload some pictures, I just feel like not moving.

I hope everyone is rested for the rest of their week, and took time to remember what the true events were that we take time out for.

Have a Fabulous Week! 

Very Tired

So it is Tuesday night and I am starting to get tired, not a good sign. Not a whole lot has been going on. Work is a blast as always. Today we had a time. A few freak outs about possible mystery shoppers but all and all it was great. We even got an order in for Greg Norman that weighed a ton (literally 1 ton). It was great. We went (minus Ellen who got to stay and watch the store) down to "help" unload, (we didn't really do anything to help). It turned out that there was only like 4-5 pieces, but they were all super heavy (and massive). At one point I remembered that we were suppose to get a new manikin which I was extremely excited about. Just after proclaiming my excitement the guy brought out two boxes, one was labeled Male Manikin, can you say super pumped? I love getting new stuff for the store, I am pretty excited to go in tomorrow. Who knows what is going to happen. Days at Reebok are always a surprise. Sometimes you get the crankiest people who require extreme attention or you get the sweetest people ever. Especially the super cute older couples, they seriously make my day. The way they look and talk to each other is so touching. I long to be those adorable old couples, who they obviously have had their hard times, but they are still madly in love. Amazing.

I lately have become a huge fan of Adele. If you don't know who she is definitely take a look. Her voice is absolutely outstanding. She is such a talented lady, and so pretty. Definitely a fan of this song, I continually listen to this song on repeat...

Someone Like You.

That's all for tonight, Night! 

I don't know

I really have no idea why some things happen. I truly would love to know, and others I would rather not. It's interesting how people change, how before somethings you wouldn't notice, or it didn't bother you and now they do. Some times I just shake my head and other times I try to figure out why someone would so the things they do (bad idea). All I can say is that I hope I don't do the things that bother me. One of the things that bother me is when people don't think about the things they are saying before they are said. I don't understand some things, like why in the world would you say certain things, like when you like rub somethings in someone else's face? No clue. But you know what, I just need to remember that no one is perfect, my job is to love continually and to not pass judgement (though if I was allowed to I would be pretty darn good). I really need to remember these things.

It's funny how some people just come into your head sometimes. That happened to me twice this weekend. I was at a Two Hours Traffic concert? Not really it was a cafe. Anyways, I was sitting there and one of my friends just popped into my head. I remembered how much I missed them and when I got home I wrote on their wall. Just to let them know I was thinking about them. That happened again today. Sitting there listening and another friend came to mind. I also let them know I was thinking about them. I think that it is important to let people know when you are thinking about them. It makes people feel special and lets them know that people care about them.

I have also noticed a slight difference in myself in the past little while. I don't know if it's good or bad, but I am changing. I think it probably has to do with the fact that I am maturing but who knows. Certain things bug me, as I said before, and now some things I enjoy a lot more. It's interesting how I can see things like this.

Last night I had a pretty off night. I was definitely not feeling my cheerful self, and no matter what I did I still continued to feel terrible. Obviously the start of it was that I couldn't do what I wanted, but then things just continued spiraling downwards. Being tired definitely didn't help. Sometimes I have no idea why people put up with me when I'm like that. I pity my future husband, he is going to be some wonderful guy if he can manage that.

Tonight I get to hear from one of my long time friends. I haven't had the chance to talk to him for a while with exams, work, and church meetings. I'm looking forward to it. I need a good rant session from someone unrelated to everything.

I am also reading a very good book. It's titled "The Lucky One," written by none other then Nicholas Sparks. I absolutely love this man's writing. It is truly amazing. And apparently it's going to be released as a movie next year, starring Zac Efron. Should be interesting.

When U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a smiling young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq, his first instinct is to toss it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket. Soon Thibault experiences a sudden streak of luck—winning poker games and even surviving deadly combat that kills two of his closest buddies. Only his best friend, Victor, seems to have an explanation for his good fortune: the photograph—his lucky charm.

Back home in Colorado, Thibault can’t seem to get the photo—and the woman in it—out of his mind. Believing that she somehow holds the key to his destiny, he sets out on a journey across the country to find her, never expecting the strong but vulnerable woman he encounters in Hampton, North Carolina—Elizabeth, a divorced mother with a young son—to be the girl he’s been waiting his whole life to meet. Caught off guard by the attraction he feels, Thibault keeps the story of the photo, and his luck, a secret. As he and Elizabeth embark upon a passionate and all-consuming love affair, the secret he is keeping will soon threaten to tear them apart—destroying not only their love, but also their lives.

Filled with tender romance and terrific suspense, The Lucky One is Nicholas Sparks at his best—an unforgettable story about the surprising paths our lives often take and the power of fate to guide us to true and everlasting love.

(Description from the official Nicholas Sparks website) 

Well I don't have too much to say other then that I GET to work every day next week except Friday. I am super excited. I love working! I also love the pay check that comes every two weeks. Super Pumped!! 

Have a wonderful week everyone. I hope we all remember to count our blessing and remember that we cannot choose the majority of our circumstances but we do choose how we react to them! 

SuMmEr VaCaTiOn!

Today is the first day of Summer Vacation and boy am I happy about it! My final exam and tests went really well yesterday. I hope to be pleased with the mark from them. There were a few iffy questions on my math exam, but  it wouldn't be a final exam without a couple.

My summer vacation started with an excellent day! Woke up to have family scripture study and prayer, had a short nap, did some laundry and then the fun times began. I decided that since during the school year I don't normally have time to actually do my nails, I sat down and went to work. Take a look-

(My fingers are kind of weirdly shaped)

Today Cory offered to babysit my cousin Colby, what a kid, while my aunt, mom and dad went to a funeral. It was quite the little adventure. Colby was surprisingly pretty good for the majority of the day. It took him a little while to warm up, but once he did he was loving it here. At one point he told me he wasn't going home. Carissa wasn't too keen about the whole situation but she dealt with it. 

While Cory was having a time playing dinkies and feeding Colby ice cream cake (that dyed his face blue), my mom asked me to hem curtains for our living room window. So I pulled out my sewing machine, I forgot how much I enjoyed sewing. This summer I am going to be doing a lot more. When I was in my sewing mood I saw some super cute headbands, so I decided to make my own. 

It is pretty simple but I like it. Apparently other people like it too because I had someone ask me to make some for her daughters for presents. This kind of excited me. I went to a dollar type store to get some headbands. I got some simple elastic type ones, and fabric ones that already have bows on them (I'm going to take them off). Now to get some super cute buttons and fabric, maybe some lace? Any ideas? I'll post pictures of them once I am done, and if I remember. 

I graciously have been included in the Byrne Family Hockey pool, at the beginning I didn't think I would do too well, but as of right now, right after the Detroit/Phoenix, and Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay, I have 6 points! I hope I do well. I even watched the games tonight, well some of them, thats a first.

Now. May 20/21st is the YSA Activity the Charlottetown YSA is putting on for the Stakes and District (pretty much whoever YSA want to come). The theme for the dance on Friday night is a Mexican Fiesta (pretty stereotypical, sorry). While I was at Value Village, looking to see if they have anything cute for the headbands, I found some sweet material (some heavy, vibrant red, and green patterned). The best find of the night, and the thing that definitely for sure made my day was this find. 

The sweetest sombrero ever! The inside of it looks legit, and it was made in Mexico. I absolutely love it! It is massive and to make it the best find.............. it was only TWENTY DOLLARS! I bet whoever bought it originally spent a lot more then $20.

Off to bed now, I luckily get to work tomorrow. I am super grateful I get to work, and even more happy that I get even more shifts now. I hope that eventually I will get even more, but I will be happy for what I get.

Have a great night!

Almost There!

After tomorrow I will be 5 times happier. Somehow today I have to get the motivation to study for both Religious Studies and Math, but before I do that  I need to relax.

Somehow it is interesting how playing a simple game of grounders/sandman at the park with other YSA never gets old, or boring. I will forever be a kid in some areas. Like for instance, when you get on top of the monkey bars, and somehow manage not to get tagged even though the person who is it, is swinging their arms around underneath you. Or when the person who is it is super close to a person, and another person calls their cell phone(because they know its on) so that they get tagged. Or to make it even better, how the person who got tagged, when not it, calls or texts everyone else to try to get them it, but no one else has their phone volume on. Its just good ol' clean fun.

It's interesting how being so influenced by your culture that when studying another religion from the eastern side of the world that its seems so foreign and hard to grasp. Though it could be just me, but it's interesting how much socialization plays a role in how much we even see possible.

Yesterday I started the Teacher Improvement class- Teaching, no greater call. I'm really hoping that I will get a lot better, because I felt like an epic fail when teaching primary for a couple of weeks. Interesting enough my mom is the teacher. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said in a general conference,

"To teach effectively and to feel you are succeeding is demanding work indeed. But it is worth it. We can receive 'no greater call.'.... For each of us to 'come unto Christ,' to keep His commandments and follow His example back to the Father, is surely the highest and holiest purpose of human existence. To help others do that as well- to teach, persuade, and prayerfully lead them to walk that path of redemption also- surely that must be the second most significant task in out lives. Perhaps that is why President David O. McKay once said, 'No greater responsibility can rest upon any man [or woman], than to be a teacher of God's children'"

Boy am I in for I ride. If this is the case, I better soak in this class like there is no tomorrow.

I love these shoes! <3- and they are super comfortable! 

Now that it is getting nicer and warmer out I pulled out my summer clothing that I had hidden away. I seriously didn't think I grew at all over the winter but apparently I did, at least a little. I tried on a good 3-4 outfits yesterday until I could find something that looked good and fit. All my dresses and skirts are getting too short! With moving really soon I can not afford to go out and restock. I am going to have to find some crazy good deal to get some more.  No more complaining I have lots to buy once I make the trip out. 

Have a GREAT day everyone! 

:-{D (very happy man with mustache)

I have successfully (hopefully) finished 3 out of my 5 courses.  I am so happy to be done! The history exam today was super easy. Maybe it had to do with the fact that I studied for 4 hours yesterday, using the the study for 25 minutes straight, complete focus and then a break for 5 minutes. I don't know how well I did but it felt like I remembered a lot which is awesome. I found it a lot easier to study like that. When I thought of something I wanted to do or check I would leave it until my 25 minutes were up and then I would check it on my break. It was actually very useful. I highly recommend it. Now on to work! I love working not going to lie. I love selling things, and just love it. Definitely doesn't help that I get paid, my sub conscience  motive. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Don't stress too much! Enjoy the awesome weather! 

Exams, you’ve got to be kidding me!

So normally I don’t get too stressed out about exams, sure I get nervous just like anyone else, but today was my first exam (well first of this round). I was terrified! I felt like I was going to throw up all the way to the university. Hopefully I did alright, I was super worried, but once I got in there I found I knew a lot of the material which was good. There was a few that I wasn’t sure of, but I’m hoping for half marks on those ones. It was funny/interesting. When we were sitting in the gym, waiting to start, a guy sitting two seats in front of me, was talking to the girls right behind him (so right in front of me), they were chattin’ and such, then he was like okay guys, let’s say a prayer. The girls laughed, and he proceeded to say a short prayer, asking for God to help them through the exam. The girls didn’t really go with it, or probably appreciate it, but I definitely did. I was praying all the way into that exam, and to have an extra prayer given by someone else did not hurt one bit. Thanks random guy!

During one of my many study breaks yesterday I decided I was going to go onto a bunch of store websites and apply online. Some stores have an email address that you can email your resume to, or others there is an application you have to fill out. *Just a heads up to anyone wanting to apply to GAP, or probably any store in that company- That application takes forever!! It’s like a quiz and you have 50(?) minutes to fill it out. You definitely don’t need all that time, but if you don’t finish it all in that time, the part that you do have done is attached to your resume and you can’t redo the test for 90 days. Craziness. It was kind of weird. On of the questions showed a man wearing a pair of pants, and it asked (multiple choice) what kind of pants they were, or another one asked what kind of shirt. (my answer was a stripped button down woven) So who knows. It was pretty crazy.

Anyways, there was a point with my story. Last night, I was babysitting my little brother James, and sister Carissa. Both of them were asleep, it was around 9:00 and the phone rang. I figured it was probably my mom seeing as she was supposedly going to be back in 2 hours, which dragged on longer. So I answer it, its not my mom, it was a lady and she asked to speak to me. She asked if I had applied for a job at garage online that day. I replied yes, and then she asked if I was looking for a job in Charlottetown or in Lethbridge, because I applied for a job in Lethbridge but my resume says I live in Charlottetown. So I told her Lethbridge, and it was because I am moving there in a couple months. She said that she had my resume in her hand and she was writing down all this stuff as I was telling her, (when I could start and such). She asked if when I went out there if I’d have the same phone number, I told her that I wouldn’t but that if she called the same number they would let me know. (as she’d be calling my house). So then she asked if I was going out there before I was actually moving there, so I could maybe get an interview. I said I wouldn’t be able to. So she said once I get out there to call the store, give them my new phone number and ask if they had the chance to go over my resume again. Then she would try to get me an interview! I was super excited. I thanked her, and she was like okay, see you in a couple of months! J

So as this how thing went down I couldn’t wait to tell someone. So I ran out to tell James(age 6-7 on Monday), though I knew he wouldn’t care, but I needed to tell someone. I go out to the living room and hes asleep. So whoever is home is asleep, and everyone else is gone. So I pick up my phone and call Scott. I ramble on, telling the story, and he says how excited he is for me. I hang up the phone, and as soon as the rest of my family gets home (mainly my mom) I run to tell her.

Though this story probably doesn’t seem that exciting to me I was pumped! Those mini study breaks do make a difference!

On an unfortunate note: I am sitting in the business building starting to study when I realize that the university internet is not working. How incontinent! For a second I thought if they disconnected the internet to make students study I will not be too happy seeing as a bunch of my history notes (which is my exam tomorrow) are on the internet! Hopefully it will be back on, or I will have access to the internet after my lovely early lunch break!

Have a great day! And GOOD LUCK to anyone writing exams!!!

Its been a long time..

Wow, I have been on here for two weeks, that's terrible. If I can blame it on anything it will be the fact that life it nuts right now. Today I had my last last [on PEI] before exams! I am so happy to have a few days off. I have Spanish exam -Thursday, History -Friday, Religious Studies test -Tuesday the 12th (am) and Math exam- Tuesday (pm). THEN I AM FINISHED! Most of my classes went pretty well this semester, some a lot better then others. Now to just studying for my exams, but that can wait a couple days, I need a break. This week I had a 6-8 page paper, a test, and a final dictation. Also, last Wednesday I woke up with a terrible cold, and it still hasn't completely left. It has definitely gotten better though. I haven't been up to much really other then work and school. Last Saturday though I am proud to say I sold just under $2000 worth of merchandise, boy was I ever proud of myself. This past couple of weeks I also got a 93% on both my math and sociology tests! I definitely celebrated!! 


I took a personality test the other day, which normally I don't pay much attention to but this one was crazy accurate. It's according to Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs Myers theories. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp. According to this test I am ENFJ (Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Juding), so I have an extraverted feeling with an introverted intuition. Its interesting though when I read up on the personality it described be to a T. Its crazy. Those who actually know me would totally agree. 

"As an ENFJ, you're primary mode of living is focused externally, where you deal with things according to how you feel about them, or how they fit into your personal value system. Your secondary mode is internal, where you take things in primarily via your intuition.
ENFJs are people-focused individuals. They live in the world of people possibilities. More so than any other type, they have excellent people skills. They understand and care about people, and have a special talent for bringing out the best in others. ENFJ's main interest in life is giving love, support, and a good time to other people. They are focused on understanding, supporting, and encouraging others. They make things happen for people, and get their best personal satisfaction from this." (http://www.personalitypage.com/ENFJ.html)

 Possible Career Paths for the ENFJ:

• Facilitator
• Consultant
• Psychologist
• Social Worker / Counselor [Hi, this is what I am going to school for! Obviously I'm on the right path!!]
• Teacher
• Clergy
• Sales Representative
• Human Resources
• Manager
• Events Coordinator
• Sales Representative
• Politicians / Diplomats
• Writers

Anyways, I thought that was pretty sweet, some of my other friends took it as well, crazy true. 

Last but not least, my song that I love today:

Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat - Lucky

(isn't the best video, theres better, but Love the song! )

HAVE AN AWESOME WEEKEND!!