“I am excessively diverted."-Elizabeth Bennett

Ya. Social life.  Woohoo!  I had heard that going to college would be a life lesson in balancing everything, and what do you know... it is.  I have been having the most wonderful time with my friends, and I have been getting 8 hours of sleep, but in all honesty I need to buckle down and focus more on school.  I guess I feel like I can say whatever, I mean I am an American Studies major, I'm not like my friends who have a REAL MAJOR. But in all reality I am just as important and I need to be better about balancing my life ie. to stop being "excessively diverted."

In other news, today is Halloween and I am going back to work at the Bakery because they are so busy.  I am excited because I really do love the Bakery!!! Even though I am not dressing up, I am still more involved in the holiday then I feel I ever have been before.

“Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are men to rocks and mountains?”-Jane Austin

I am so grateful for my religion.  Even though I was in meetings for a lot of the day I felt so wonderful and happy to belong to the true church here on the earth.  Heavenly Father has provided so much for me and I am so incredibly blessed to have the Gospel in my life.  The people I work with are so wonderful and they make me happy.  I am so grateful to know that Jesus is the Christ, that God is my Father.  He loves me!  I want to serve him in any way possible.

In other news my week is pretty easy. I have some things to get done, but Halloween is gonna be really fun with my friends.  Even if I don't dress up! :)

“You must learn some of my philosophy. Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”-Elizabeth Bennett

So true!  I just want to take the minute to shout out to my childhood.  It was the most positive and wonderful experience of my life and the snow was beyond belief.... my little Heber all tucked in the middle of no where, the fantasy in my childhood.  I love the snow. With it comes all the memories of a happy and fun world. With it comes the memories of Aunt Karen and her white room, the memories of Grandma by the piano eating Tuna fish sandwiches, and getting all dressed up with mom and going and playing in the snow with that black scarf- the one that I lost a couple years ago.  Life was life and I vaguely remember freezing, but mostly all my memories are so happy.  I remember the year Gary came into my life.  I remember taking pictures (this was the time when we actually took pictures) in the freezing cold... I am so happy to have memories in the snow.

I am so grateful for my family for giving me memories that give me the utmost pleasure.  You have made me me.  Love you guys!

Charles. You cannot be serious.- Caroline Bingley

Why do I waste sooo much time?  Today I took a two hour nap, skipped my work out, and watched TV for an hour.  I don't have pressing homework, but I still have stuff I can do.  I get so frustrated with myself for wasting so much time.  In high school I always felt productive and like I was always managing my time the best way possible.  I feel so burned out that some days I just flop (like today).  I need to pray to be more productive and not such a lazy bum, I feel like maybe I could get into the communications program if I worked my butt off like Julie, but alas I don't. (Update: I'm switching my major to American Studies, humanities major. I know- no throwing popcorn.) 

Anyways, I am going to start praying to be more on top of things, that way my life can be a good balance and I won't fail out of school.  Maybe then I won't have Caroline in my head every time I do something the least bit productive, "Jessa... You can't be serious!" 

Oh yes, I can.  Goodbye TV, hello international development homework.

Yes. A thousand times yes. -Jane Bennett 

So life happens.  I kinda want to freak out, to shout, but I'm gonna keep it on the D.L. It's funny how you go from being super happy to super "say what?"I mean its great and I am experiencing new and awesome emotions and I want to yell, "Yes. A thousand times yes." I have waited and I am so excited and super nervous.  I just hope I can keep it all together and life will continue to be great, I also hope that this nervousness is not going to stay forever.  I really hate that everyone talks (I mean I have no clue how it got around) but you know what? Its ok. 


I just pray that this is all good and beneficial because I am positive that I AM GOING ON A MISSION.

Oh, my goodness. Everybody behave naturally-Mrs. Bennett

Well I suppose it is official. I'm going on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints! I am so excited and a little nervous.  I am proud to serve and go on this awesome adventure!  The wait is on for the mission call, I mean, I won't be going until at least May which is so far yet so close.  Will I get a foreign call?  Will I speak a different language?  Hard to say.  I know that where ever I go I will be doing what My Father wants.  I chose the quote today because even though this is super exciting news, I still want to live my life without the all encompassing cloud of mission hanging over my life.  I want to still have a super awesome college experience- i.e. I'm not telling my R.M.'s that I'm going on one.  That way I can flirt indefinitely.  :) and I don't want every conversation from here to May to be about my mish... it's great but I have a super awesome life right now, and I most definitely don't want to overshadow that!!

So I guess essentially what I wanted to say to everyone, including myself, "Everybody behave naturally."  It's Life!

I can't help thinking that at some point someone is going to produce a piglet and we'll all have to chase it-Caroline Bingley

My life is so good, may I just say?  Maybe soon someone will produce a pig and we can run and chase it.... that would be ok too! I have the best friends.  Really! Tonight I went out with Julie to see the movie pitch perfect.  It was hilarious, there was a character in it... "Fat Amy" who just introduced herself as Fat Amy so the skinny girls wouldn't call her that behind her back.  It was so funny and I am so glad to have Julie as a friend and a roommate.  I have prayed and prayed for  a positive experience and Julie and Lydia are the perfect roommates, they make me laugh, smile, and always keep me on the right track.  We just rearranged our furniture and it couldn't be more perfect. 

I am so grateful for my family, my school, but most of all my church.  Life is good!

My life according to Pride and Prejudice:

I thought it was time to create me a blog.  I pray this can be a journal or something for posterity's sake, and record my thoughts on life, maybe not what happens every day, but at least some things I feel, some pictures I like, and some info its time to share.

I figure P+P was the optimal way to spread the love about my life, I mean Pride + Prejudice is pretty much a miracle of a book, created and written for my hopes, dreams, giggles, and every whim.  So why not base a blog on it? 

Anyways, like-comment-post.  Hopefully I can keep this up!