Day 6 - A photo of an animal I'd love to keep as a pet.

I would want a monkey. Like Ross has in Friends. Then I could carry it on my shoulder and give it bananas and play "In the Jungle" for him.

And he's just so cute :) the monkey that is.

Day 5 - How important do I think education is?

Before I answer this question let me just say that I just got back from seeing the Breaking Dawn premiere. But not the midnight premiere. The 6:00 PM premiere. And let me tell you, that is the way to do it. I wasn't exhausted, and I was so happy when it got over and it was only 8 o'clock!

Anyways, to the blogging topic of the day. I obviously think that education is pretty important since I've decided to make it my life. When I originally started my elementary education major I did it because I like kids and I like teaching and I know it'd be something that I'd enjoy. But what I love about all my classes is that they are making me take on all these new perspectives on teaching and learning. I also get a lot of my views on education from my religion. I believe that God has given us a very special gift by giving us each the opportunity to gain knowledge. 

Some people take their education for granted. There are a lot of people in this country that want to go to school and can't because they can't afford it or they aren't allowed to because of the laws that are in place. They just want to learn. I think that everyone should be given an opportunity to have an education and that we should all strive to learn as much as we can. 

Education is important so that we can make a contribution to the world. There is no reason to go to school for 20 years and not do anything with it when you are done.

But more importantly, I think that people should always strive to continue learning. Reading is a great way to do that. Don't let your education end when you get a degree. Be excited about learning and help your children be excited about it as well.

Learning rocks :)

Day 4 - My favorite photograph of my best friend.

This picture wins hands down.

hahahahaha. makes me laugh every time. This was right after his accident and everything about this picture is so great. First off being that he's riding an old man cart in the store. 2nd, the way he's looking up at the shelves. 3rd, his outfit, a winter coat and shorts. Every thing about this is amazing and hilarious. 

Day 3 - My first date.

(I'm going to start changing the titles to my instead of your since it is about me after all :))

So here is what I remember about my first date. It was my 16th birthday and my date was 2 hours late picking me up. My parents had planned a "while you were out" as my present in which they redid our TV room and made it look super awesome so that I would like having friends over. Since my date was late and I wasn't "out" I got confined to my room and not allowed to look out or come out. I remember being quite upset so I don't even remember what I actually did when my date got there. But I think we just went to dairy queen and then came home since the room was almost done.

My first date with Michael is a cause of much discord in our marriage. Not the date itself but what classified as our first date. If you ask me what our first date then I'll tell you the truth, that we went to a BYU hockey game with his sister and her husband. If you ask Mike he might say ice skating, or even more absurd, golf. Let me classify those two events for you so you can agree that they were not first date material.

Golfing: So Chandra and I took a golf class and we had to go golfing a certain number of times during the semester. Spencer decided that he wanted to see more of Chandra so he asked her to go golfing with him. Chandra, scared of dating Spencer, asked him if I could come too and if he would invite his friend Mike (my Mike's roommate at the time). Mike J decided that Mike M would probably rather go with me so he did. Spencer paid for Chandra since it was supposed to be a date for them so Mike felt obligated and paid for me too. Doesn't count as a date in my eyes..

Ice skating: so Michael got invited to go ice skating with a couple that had recently got engaged. He just happened to be telling me about it and asked if I wanted to go. My initial thoughts: "finally he's asking me on a date!" That was until he turned to everyone else and asked if anyone else wanted to come. It just so happened that the other people who wanted to come were Chandra and Spencer who were actually kind of dating so it was an engaged couple, them and us. Mike ended up paying for me because I didn't have cash. Again, doesn't count as a date.

As you can see, both of these circumstances we just ended up being us two and another couple with him paying for me. Take that for what you will but the first date he actually asked me on and wanted to be with me on was the hockey game.

Day 2 - Your Favorite Movie.

Picking this one wasn't as hard as picking my favorite song. I've had to pick a favorite movie before and since this is the one that I always tell people I'll stick to it. Plus, it is a really good movie and I've seen it a lot few times. It makes me laugh, it makes me cry. What else could you ask for in a movie!?

If only I had time to watch it right now... boo. 

Day 1 - Your favorite song.

I've always hated the questions like this that make you pick your favorite song (or favorite movie... tomorrow. ugh). It's just so hard when you like music as much as me to pick a song that is your favorite. It is always changing. In general, I love music that relates to my life. I love lyrics. My favorite type of music is currently country. Call me crazy but I love it. I told my husband that I really like country because most of the songs just make you feel good (sometimes country is known for depressing songs about losing everything but those songs are usually too twangy for me, and therefore I really don't like that kind). I love love love Taylor Swift, The Band Perry, Zac Brown Band, David Nail, Miranda Lambert, Sugarland, Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum.. others too but those are the big ones.

As you can see I'm trying to stall... I guess I'll get down to it. I would say that today my current favorite song is... well, I've listened to several songs now trying to figure out my favorite and it's so hard. Can I do my favorite artist instead? No... Well since I can't pick a favorite song with my favorite lyrics and favorite music and favorite artist all wrapped into one I am going to pick the one that brings me the best memory.

If I Run by The Harters.

This is the song that Michael and I danced to at our wedding. I really love it. And the lyrics are beautiful. Does it need more explanation than that?

Well, cross your fingers that I can keep this up. Now I must decide what my favorite movie is before tomorrow. TTFN!

30 Day Blog Challenge

Blogging is hard for me. Of course I want to remember everything that goes on in life but its hard when your life is as busy as mine is. As soon as school started life got crazy. I want to give myself an excuse to start blogging more often even when life is busy. So the 30-day blog challenge begins (thanks to Jessica :))

Day 1 — Your favorite song.
Day 2 — Your favorite movie.
Day 3 – Your first date.
Day 4 – Your favorite photograph of your best friend.
Day 5 – How important do you think education is?
Day 6 – A photo of an animal you'd love to keep as a pet.
Day 7 –Your wedding.
Day 8 – A song to match your mood.
Day 9 – A photo of the item you last purchased.
Day 10 – A photo of your favorite place to eat.
Day 11 – What's in your makeup bag?
Day 12 – Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play
Day 13 – The meaning behind your Blog name
Day 14 – A TV show you're currently addicted to.
Day 15 – Something you don't leave the house without.
Day 16 – Something you crave for a lot
Day 17 – How you hope your future will be like.
Day 18 – 5 things that irritate ME about the opposite/same sex.
Day 19 – Something you’re proud of in the past few days

Day 20 – Your favorite poem, book, and fictional character.
Day 21 – A photo of something that makes you happy.
Day 22 – Nicknames you have; why do you have them
Day 23 – A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
Day 24 – A photo of something that means a lot to you.
Day 25 – Who are you? What makes you different from everyone else
Day 26 – A photo of somewhere you've been and a picture of somewhere you want to go.
Day 27 – What kind of person attracts you.
Day 28 – In this past month, what have you learned?
Day 29 – Something you could never get tired of doing.
Day 30 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days