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10. Favorite places to be:

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Carter's house.

My bedroom.

In Carter's car.

Henderson Lake Park.

On an airplane to anywhere.

Laying on lush green grass in the sunshine. 

Swimming pools. With Carter. Obvs.

Ice skating.

David's house.

9. Weird things about me:

I despise shaving. Sometimes - more often than not - I just don't.

I love Harry Potter. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

One of the most relaxing things for me to do is get my eyebrows waxed.

I have a 'thing' for gingers. Not like I'd want to date one. But I just love red hair.

I love the smell of campfire. 

I check the mailbox at least once a week for mail for me!

I don't save money. It's a disease.

I crave normalcy. Unfortunately, it's something I'll continue striving for. Not gonna happen.

If I could eliminate one thing from the planet.. It would be diabetes.

8. Things I am going to do this summer:

Get a job.

Legit, save money.

Get a sweet freaking tan.

Move out!

[Maybe] buy a new car.

Get in a hot shape!

NOT dye my hair.

Plan out the next year of my life.

7. Things I am thinking of:

Draco Malfoy.

Popcorn.

My sore back.

The Sacrament, and how amazing the Gospel really is.

Carter Mitchell Peterson. Always.

Lip chap. Where would we be without it?

Facebook.

6. Things I am always wearing:

Brasier.

Underwear.

Pants/shorts.

Shirt.

Insulin pump. We wouldn't want Nicole to die now, would we?
Homemade bracelets.

5.  Things I am worried about:

My best friend's family.
Decisions that affect not only me, but my immediate family, my future family, and my extended family.
Money.
Finding a job.
Not being able to sleep.

4. Things on my floor:

Clothes. Clean, dirty, folded, rumpled..
Letters. Speaking of which, David is waiting for a letter from moi..
My brush.
A glass full of water.

3. Things I want to do today:

Laundry.
Take a nap in the sun.
Watch Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with my darling boyfriend.

2. Things I will reveal:

I'm scared. Of the present, of the future, of the past. Of things that are happening, things that will happen, things that have happened.
I'm also very excited. For the future. For life to start happening.

1. Secret:

There is no one more important to me than my future children.

Day 18 - A song you wish you heard on the radio

Cyclone - Baby Bash

Remembering. :)

Heather did a post like this, and I thought it was a really good idea.

What I want to remember about Christmas 2010.

Christmas eve, with the whole fam damily. Aunt Karen, Gramma and Grampa, Aunt Dianne and Uncle Ron, James, my brothers, my parents, Turbo, Gizmo, Hermie, and Carter! :) We played What? and ate a LOT of food! Then I went to Carter's house and we watched Despicable Me! :)

The traditional Christmas morning wake up call - 4:30 in the am. I was back in bed by 5:15. And I got some wonderful gifts! An AMA Membership [the gift that keeps giving!], a car safety kit, a camera, and iPod speakers from the bf! He's so good to me!

The first Christmas day I spent fully away from my family. And it was a wonderful day!! Elizabeth made a delicious dinner, and it felt normal, with a lot of testosterone running around!! :)

Boxing day morning, when Viktoria - aka, my best friend in the whole wide world - texted me bright and early in the morning and said.. "Guess who came down early!!" The answer? Her. :) Made my whole day, especially since Carter had just left.

When I got to call Kaiti on her 19th birthday. She's an old fart.

When the Comets won Sugarbowl 44, for the first time since like 2002. Pathetic. But good for them!! :) Way to make us proud, boys!!

The fact that I wore flip flops on December 28. No big deal. (But I woke up this morning to about 10cm of snow. And it's freaking cold. Way to disappoint me, Mother Nature.. I thought you were gonna let us off easy this year.)

I got to talk to Elder Paxman! :) It was against his rules, and it was just over Facebook.. But we had like an intense conversation about life - for real, not just missionary life! - and it was so amazing. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing friend like him! I'm so proud of him! :)

Are we too grownup to feel a thrill
As we light the Christmas tree?
Are we immune to cookies,
Christmas cards and Christmas glee?


Are we too adult to "Ooh" and "Aah"
At the Christmas candle's glow?
Are we blasé about our gifts;
Do we shun the mistletoe?


Are we too mature for carols,
For merry or for jolly?
Do the decorations leave us cold,
The ornaments and holly?


Fat chance! We'll never grow too old
To love the Christmas magic.
A year without a Christmas
Would be boring, even tragic.


So bring it on! The candy canes,
The feasting and good cheer;
O Christmas, lovely Christmas,
You're the highlight of the year!


By Joanna Fuchs

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~secrets/

~stories/

~history/

~truth/

r.e.m.e.m.b.e.r [t][h][e] PAST*.

p.r.e.p.a.r.e (for) [t][h][e] FUTURE*.

l.i.v.e -in- [t][h][e] PRESENT*. 

and while we're here..

thanks for the memories, 

even though they weren't so great.

[You] were the one who held me together

when I was falling apart.

[You] ended up being the one who tore me to pieces.

Then [you] came along, and picked up the pieces.

[You] put me back together, like Humpty Dumpty.

But again, [you] left me in ruins.

I found myself, though.

A part here, a part there.

A mistake here, a stupid move there.

I found out I could do it on my own.

But then, I found {you}.

{You} didn't hold me together..

{You} gave me the strength I needed to hold myself together.

{You} didn't pick up my pieces..

{You} drew a map to help me find my own.

{You} help me, every single day, to carry on. 

Once, you told me I keep you above water.

That without me, you wouldn't be able to do what you do.

That you need me just to find the willpower to wake up every day.

And I told you that you would be fine without me.

The truth is,

I wouldn't be fine without you.

You are one of the best things that's ever happened to me. You're my love and my best friend. And every day that goes by, it seems like I discover something new about you to love. It's incredible to me how one person can make such a big difference in my life. You touch my heart in a way I never knew was possible before you. 

Thank you for holding my hand, and for kissing my cheek.

Thank you for answering my calls at 3 in the morning.

Thank you for buying me a million dinners and movie tickets.

Thank you for the last 175 days.

And thank you for all the days to come.