Fifteen skiPS OVer Fourteen

Day 15: Favorite Scripture

Proverbs 3:5-6

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart

and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him,

and he shall direct thy paths."

This is a scripture that I have returned to

time and time again,

and it has helped me through many changes

and trials that I didn't have any idea how to deal with.

~~~

But last week, Moroni 7:45-46,48 was the guidance I needed.

"And charity suffereth long, and is kind,

and envieth not, and is not puffed up,

seeketh not her own, 

is not easily provoked, 

thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in inquity

but rejoiceth in truth,

beareth all things, believeth all things,

hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren,

if ye have not charity, ye are nothing, 

for charity never faileth.

Wherefore, cleave unto chairty, 

which is the greatest of all,

for all things must fail.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father

with all the energy of heart, 

that ye may be filled with this love,

which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers

of his Son, Jesus Christ...

that we may have this hope;

that we may be purified even as he is pure."

~~~

It's a step by step road map!

If you're holding a grudge,

have been offended or hurt by someone,

don't know how to relate or interact with someone,

PRESTO!

ROAD MAP!

Direct advice on how to cleanse and lift your soul, 

relieving it of anger, frustration,

and painful offense. 

What to do and what not to do

to live filled with the peace and love of Christ.

Purified.

Sounds amazingly fresh, light and wonderful to me.

I would love to feel like that :)

13 is Just as Lucky.

Day 13: Favorite Song

"Ready Marvin?"

"Ready Tammi."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-UvQYAmbg

this song is my favorite because it never fails to lift my spirit.

it reminds me of that sweet, delicious feeling you get in life 

when you realize things are good.

Not easy. 

but simply, richly good.

because you are alive and people love you.

and you take the moment to relish it. 

Dozen

Day 12: Favorite Animal...

...to own:

Teacup pigs.

If your heart didn't just melt into a puddle

between your lungs,

I'm sorry to say...

you're probably dead.

....to be: 

Freckles and running like the wind!

powerhouse

of 

freedom!

...& to relate to in the morning:

[it's titled "spiked coffee"]

is that not perfect?

What are your favorite animals Nakies?

Heaven Eleven

Day 11: Favorite Recipe 

Baby Dutch Pancakes

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Directions:

Place the eggs, milk, flour and salt in a blender; cover and process until smooth. 

Pour the butter into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish; add the batter. 

Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.

AND

Grandma Elder's 

Banana Cream Pie Recipe

which is kept in a safe at my house.

Yes. It's that good. 

I'll try to type it up later!

tHiRtY dAyS

Day 10: A Picture Of My Shoes

I Love these.

Fell Off The 30 Day Wagon

Day 9: What's in My [dinky] Makeup Bag

Eyes ~ Eyebrows

Skin

"Badee badee badee...That's All Folks!"

SUPER Emotional

It should be a super power that actually fights bad guys

and saves civilians.

Instead,

the impending doom of a woman's monthly horror is almost upon me, 

and the water works have started. 

In my free mental time,

I start imagining horrible things

and even though I know they are not happening

nor do they have a very high chance of ever happening,

I suddenly find myself getting ready for the day,

sobbing over Tommy being hit by an imaginary car

on campus.

Cars can't even go over 10mph on campus due to the mass of pedestrians.

Plus he's my giant!

His bones are probably indestructible

unless there is a really fast train involved.

Over lunch,

I text Tommy about all the tiny sad things

that are suddenly devastating.

I tell him I'll probably be overly happy in 1 hour.

He says, he knows : )

1 hour later....

I'm reading all the happy birthday wishes

on my facebook page

sigh-sobbing "I just love all of these people!"

~ on the next day of madness ~

I just watched Goku sacrifice himself on Dragon Ball Z

to destroy Cell and save Earth.

Oh my heart! 

Tommy even told me this was coming,

but I think I have a few more tears left for Goku!

"Cell was finally defeated,

the earth was saved,

thanks to a father's faith in his son.

Thanks for everything Goku!"

I think this makes me an official emotional nerd.

super.

30 Day Challenge

Day 8: What's In My Closet 

[or at least my 1/2]

bottoms

                                              tops &

                                                    too big sweaters.

     .....exactly 1 wedded dress.

and I don't count the shoes.

clearly.

I can't even find all the matches.

There ya have it.

p.s. I keep my socks in a box labeled "sox"

underneath our bed.

It makes me giggle sometimes.

30 Day Challenge

Day 7: My Dream House

includes wisps of...

Turrets and wrap around porches

 french kitchens

canopy beds,

ceiling beams,

& awesome wall paper.

30 Day Challenge

Day 6: Favorite Youtube Video

currently:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGBOfdm_ISA

30 Day Challenge

Day 5: A Photo Of Myself Today

[Becca took these yesterday so it counts.]

Golden birthday celebrations

call for really yellow

thrift store

blouses.

& thrift store gold belts.

& awesome green polka dotted skirts from golden parents.

thank you!

30 Day Challenge

Day 4: A Photo of Myself 10 Years Ago

...or 3 photos...

The average age range should be 10 years ago

Daddy ~ Leah ~ Me

Jessica McCord ~ Carly White ~ Alyssa Jones ~ Shelley Mauss

Yeah, not much has changed.

I still love boxers

blankets

and parties with dress up clothes.

30 Day Challenge

Day 3: Most Embarrassing Moment

With a history like mine,

it's hard to pick just one.

One experience of horrifying embarrassment

that surpasses all the others.

I had to call my friend Becca,

to think back upon my clumsy life

for the one.

I believe the summer of 2010 takes the cake.

I wanted to go on a weekend trip to Utah

and a wonderful guy from my ward let me ride in his car

with several other people needing rides.

On the trip back to Rexburg....

I was on my period.

And I tend to fall asleep during long car rides.

[Every car ride over 20 minutes.]

This was during the time I was wearing pads

and you really have to change those.

And I slept through the time when I should have changed mine.

In fact I didn't wake up until we arrived back in Rexburg.

4 Hours Later.

I was dropped off first.

I got up out of his cloth passenger seat,

collected my things

and,

 as my mother always taught me,

I looked back at my seat.

I'd left something.

Red

Big

Ingrained.

I can't remember what shape it was,

maybe a butterfly,

but I do remember the horrifying realization

that I had to tell the guy.

Who was currently carrying all of my bags up to my apartment. 

Because he was top notch nice, nakies. 

He wouldn't even let me clean it up myself.

Which made me feel even worse.

Don't bleed on other peoples vehicles Nakies.

30 Day Challenge

Day 2: Five Favorite Things

[in no particular order]

1. Indoor Plumbing. 

Especially hot showers

and good toilets.

2. Taking naps & snuggling Tommy.

Oh let's be honest, ANYTHING with Tommy is my favorite.

3. Feeling inspired by all sorts of things in life to write.

4. Traveling to places I could never walk to.

5. Photographs of people.

Especially those I know and love.

30 Day Challenge - Day 1

[Lauren Lytle Inspired ~]

Day 1: Five Facts About Me Most People Don't Know


1. I am generally a very content person, but I have these obsessive surges of desire to do things I don't know how to do every once in a while that drive me insane. Because well, I don't know how to do them. 


examples:
- write a children's book
- be a clothing designer
- be a blogger/writer that random people know about
- paint portraits
- have a master's degree worth of knowledge in my head


I get overwhelmed by these surges and for a while I feel like I'm starving to do this thing I've never done before! I have yet to feel satisfied by the time the surge leaves me. Sometimes it lasts days, sometimes months.


2. I love having things on the walls of my home that are too high for me to reach on my own. It means my amazing husband took extra time to decorate using our belongings. And it makes our temporary apartments feel like home. 


3. I am a terrible swimmer. But if given the chance, I'd become a mermaid in an instant. [of course the transformation would come with dolphin-like swimming skills.]There are few things I love more in nature than the ocean. I want to be a part of it.


4. I am excited to get really old. My skin has been in the "rosy-fire engine spectrum" since the stinking puberty thing happened. I am excited to have pasty white skin and actually have a use for blush. 


5. I starred in a movie during college that was made for some kind of film festival. I think it's smoldering remains have been buried in the heart of Russia. At least I hope so. 






Over the next month, you can expect bits o' this:


1. Five facts about me most people don't know
2. Five favorite things
3. Most embarrassing moment
4. A photo of myself 10 years ago
5. A photo of myself today
6. Favorite YouTube video
7. My dream house
8. What's in my closet
9. What's in my makeup bag
10. Picture of my shoes
11. Favorite recipe
12. Favorite animal
13. Favorite song
14. Something I made recently
15. Favorite scripture
16. Picture of the place I work
17. Three things I'm grateful for
18. Picture of my day
19. Picture of a good friend
20. Favorite city
21. Favorite quote
22. Something I could never get tired of doing
23. Picture of my family
24. Favorite movie
25. Dream vacation
26. Favorite game
27. A piece of art I made
28. Picture of my home
29. Something I'm saving up for
30.  A dream for my future

p.s. the first ice cream cone of the season was made in this house, this night. 

"My Momma's So Awesome...." Day

It always creeps up on me.

But the ads for 

flowers and chocolate covered strawberries 

spring up like warning bells

and remind me every year about 7 days in advance.

This mothers day I am married, 

(a.k.a. "stuck in an adult ward")

but haven't started growing any people yet.

And yet I still get chocolate at church!

Score!

Tommy made me mashed potatoes

(consumed too quickly to snatch a picture, Nakies you understand).

And cream of celery soup from scratch.

Apes, you may be thinking "Ew, Tommy, celery?"

But it was delicious. 

I was supremely impressed. 

I ate so much I got unbelievably full and fell into a food coma

like unto thanksgiving.

SO GOOD.

Then I decided I wanted cake.

I wanted to bake a cake.

From scratch.

Nakies,

 Once upon another time,

Carly baked a cake from scratch

and it turned out so dense

that she could have killed someone with it

if she'd dropped it off her balcony.

She, and all the fair maidens,

had to eat it by putting each piece in a glass of milk

to coax it down their throats.

This time was much better.

: )

I even invented a topping.

Involving banana slices and brown sugar goodness.

Sweet sweet sweet.

Then Tommy and I rebuilt the Capital Building.

No big deal.

Except it has a lot of windows.

Check out that smile!

Under belly work, almost done....

Ta da!

Yeah, this is just me. 

Proof Nakies, proof.

I helped. 

Plus, that's my leg up there.

And then I stole the pictures off of Tommy's camera 

and blogged so much I think I'm good for 3 months.

Maybe?

No?

Well, Happy Mother's Day to me, I have the best husband ever : )

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Ladies!!