Quote of the Week

"If I picked a rose for everytime I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime!" -anonymous

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Wishful Wednesday

Starting a new trend, Wishful Wednesday. I wish.... 

1. That I had a hot tub... I'd be in it every night. 
2. I had a super power. Either flying or mind reading. Life would be so much easier.
3. That I was already graduated. High school is pointless and aggravating.
4. I was back in 9th grade. Those were the days.
5. I lived in Oregon. It's beautiful and I love the rain.
6. We had a cabin. It would be fantastic.
7. We never moved...
8. I knew the answer to everything. Life is rough and I want to know why things happen for a reason. I want to know those reasons gosh dang it!!! 
9. I had a yellow Mini Cooper. It's my dream car.
10. Eric was home. I have been missing him a lot lately...

Woot! Wishful Wednesday. Kind of fun. You should try it. 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

It's the Little Things

     If you read my last blog post, you would know that things are kind of rough right now. Well.. things are getting better and I am looking to the positive in life. Today was an eye-opener and just an awesome day. I had seminary today and I absolutely love that class. I always get something good out of seminary and I always feel so much better afterwards. For the month of May we had secret friends. Week one we had to give them our favorite treat, week two we had to write them a poem, and week three we gave them our favorite scripture and then told them who we were. It was  really fun and i love sneaking around doing nice things for people. Makes me happy. Well I wasn't in seminary last week when we got our scriptures and were told who had us. I got my scripture today as well as a note. I started crying in class after reading this... I will share this little note with you all. Made my entire day.

     Emily,

You were really fun to have as a secret friend and it was awesome to see your reactions. You do a lot for this class and you make seminary a super fun experience. Your smile always makes me smile when I see it in class and your attitude always helps my mood, your so positive and happy! I'm really glad that I to meet you this year and I hope we can stay in touch because your a funny and cute person to be around. I hope you enjoyed all the stuff I gave you and the last thing I have for you is this scripture. Matthew 5: 14-16 (Ye are thel ight of the world...) You don't need any help though because you already glow... You always set great examples for me to follow so thank you for everything.
 
 
     I don't know why this hit me so hard, but this little note was what I needed these past few weeks. This was my pick me up. I am so grateful for this friend of mine in seminary, he has been an answer to my prayers. It's the little things that people do for you that make you feel better. It's the little things that make you happier again. 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Pick Me Up...


Haven't blogged in awhile and I'm thinking it would be a good thing for me to do. I am sitting in a computer lab in school and it's dead silent. We are taking our chemistry CRT's. I'm done and have nothing better to do, so here I am blogging. Pounding away on the keyboard is really loud... but I don't really care. So I need a pick me up... life kinda sucks right now to be honest. I'm ready to graduate and I want to move on with my life. I feel like I am at a standstill and nothing exciting is happening. I've had a massive headache for 10 days and it won't go away. I'm just going through the motions of my daily routine. I'm exhausted all the time and I don't even know... I don't even do anything anymore. I have no drive or motivation to do anything. I'm not really happy anymore and I cry everyday at the dumbest things... I'm a mess right now and I miss how things use to be. Hopefully after graduation things will start to get better. Only 22 more days of my high school career. Weird to think about, but I am so excited. I need a pick me up real bad. Sorry for the depressing post.. but that's just how I'm kinda feeling right now. Pretty much miserable... :(

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Just a Couple of Rants I Have....

Okay... So it's late, I'm a little bugged, I need to vent, and I'm typing this on my tiny iPod. If I make a lot of grammar mistakes, just keep reading and don't judge me. Thanks. This past week was spring break for the Davis school district. My very best friends and I went on a trip to St. George. We drove there and had an absolute blast together. Wanna know what we did the whole time?.... Absolutely nothing. We ate, and ate, and ate some more. We had no plans the whole time and we just went with the flow of things. It was the best trip ever and it was definitely needed. My three best friends and I had a lot of time to talk and think about our lives. Don't get me wrong, we were crazy and out of control most of the time. But once in awhile we would have some serious, deep talks. One of which was that we shouldn't have to change who we are as individuals for others to like us. We shouldn't be worrying about trying to get others approvals of who we are and what we are doing. I do not care what others think of me and if you can't accept me for the way I am... Then screw you. Sorry... But it's the truth. I'm sick and tired of trying to please everyone and making them happy before myself. That is no more. I love who I am and I love my life. I have a reason for the things I do and the actions I make. I'm done worrying and stressing over the little things that don't matter in life. I am going to surround myself with the people who I care about the most and who care about me just the same. They love me just the way I am and they won't change anything about me. They make me happy and I know they will always be there for me. Being in St. George opened my eyes to a lot of things, but mainly this. I am Emily freakin George and I think I'm pretty awesome. I deserve the best and so does everyone else. Never settle for less than your best. That's point one that I wanted to make. Phew.

Onto point two... I have never understood why people care so much about heir reputation in high school!! Who gives a dang!? Be proud of you who and don't look back. I can not WAIT to graduate and move on with my life. People are annoying and rude. I want a higher education and to actually be in a classroom with people who want to learn just as much as I do. All in all, no one is going to remember you by your reputation. They are going to remember you by how you treated yourself and others. Main point of point two... Be nice. That is all.

Alright... Point three. Hopefully my last rant, but no promises. I like to think of myself and my best friends as one of the most nonjudgmental people out there. Like seriously. While growing up, my parents always taught us that everyone is equal and we are all children of our Heavenly Father. You better believe we stick to that. Once you walk into our home, you are apart of the one and only George family. We could care less about your past and where you are now. We will not judge you and we will take you in and love you. I have a hard time with people judging others. They have no right to judge them. Yes I know, we all make first judgements when we first meet someone. But please get to actually know them before you start spreading rumors about them and making their lives miserable. And also... Forget the past. It's called the past for a reason. Move on, get over it, and love them for who they are NOW. Not then. Ugh... It gets me so heated when someone judges someone else by their past. Instead of looking at their past, maybe try looking to their future and to what they can become. Moral of point three.... Just don't judge. It's bad and I will not like you if you do it.

So.. I have one more rant. Sorry, but bare with me. If someone has something to say to me or has a problem with me, you better come talk to me in person. I'm an adult and I'm pretty sure I can handle myself. Lets all grow up and stop talking behind each others back!!! I promise you, I will have SO much more respect for you if you just come talk to me. And also... I know everything and word gets around. So it's probably better to just straight up tell someone then lie, talk badly about them, and continue lying. Just a word of advice. And one more thing. Honesty is always the best policy. Be honest with me and I will be honest with you. If not... Then that sucks for you.

Okay.... I think I got everything out. Sorry if any are offended from reading this, but all of this has been boiling inside of me and I just needed to get it out. I had some eye opening experiences while in St. George and I had a lot of time to think things over. I needed a good venting session and blogging is always the best for that. Also, I would personally like to thank Jaycee Brown and Courtney Hamilton for always having my back and being my best friends. We tell each other everything btws. Don't know what I would do without these two incredible girls in my life. They love me for who I am and I know they will never try to change me. Love you both. Thank you.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

"You of Little Faith... Why Did You Doubt?"

"He became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, "Lord, save me!"
Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"
 
 
My seminary teacher showed me this picture about six months ago, and I have been looking for it ever since. I finally found it. I absolutely love this picture because it says so much by saying so little. This is the story of Peter walking on water until he realizes what is happening and he begins to sink. He stretches out his hand and asks for the Lord's help. The Lord instantly reaches down and grabs his hand and says, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"
This is one of my favorite stories in the scriptures. I think it is the most relateable to our lives today. it is all about faith. Faith is believing without seeing. At first the Lord tells Peter to "come" to him to receive help. Peter doesn't second guess his actions and he begins to walk on the water. When we have a trial in our life, it is always easiest for us to turn to the scriptures and to turn to the Lord through prayer. We know these are the right things to do to help us get through the upcoming trial. We all know that and we don't second guess it. However, once Peter was half way to the Lord and in the most terrifying part of the trial, he lost his faith and he started to sink. We have to continue this faith throughout the whole trial and I think this is where it is the most difficult to keep that faith. During the middle of a trial everything seems to go wrong. You're on your breaking point and you want to just give up. That is how I am anyways. We have to remember that no matter what trial is ahead of us or what storm is coming our way, the Lord's hand is inches away from ours. We just have to have faith, believe, and reach out and grab it. The Lord wants us to be happy and he wants us to make it back to him. We can't make it back without his help. No matter how far we are sinking, he will always be there for us... just have to have faith.