And Run!

So first I had such a wonderful night last night! I went and babysat with my friend/roomie Amanda! She has an aunt that lives down in Provo and so she invited me to go down with her! It was the BEST! We watched her 3 little nephew 8, 5, 3 they were adorable! It was so much fun! I hope I dont jinx myself when I say I hope I have all boys when I start to have kids! The 5 year old and I became friends right away! I said, Hey Jackson are you my buddy?! he was like nooooooo giggling and then we went down stairs and he came and sat on my lap turned around and then said Jessica I am just kidding... we are buddies! :) so adorable and then everyone was laying down watching a movie and so he comes over and lays down next to me and starts to cuddle me and he said Jessica...we are BEST FRIENDS!!! This kid was adorable he melted my heart!  The cutest line of all is when he had to get up and do something he starts to leave and then comes back, grabs my hand and says Jessica I have to leave, but dont worry we are still best friends! :) It was such a fun night!

This is the boys and Amanda with our ginger bread cake that we all decorated! It was covered in icing lol

So for the title of this post I chose the song title And Run! Such a good song! I heard it for the first time today and it fit perfectly with my thoughts the last few days. Me and Amanda were even talking about the very subject on the way home last night! Its the concept that a lot of people have of needing a significant other in their life to be happy and to be productive and accomplish things. It kind of goes along with one of my favorite quotes and life mottos that "Far too many people are looking for the right person instead of being the right person." The song is amazing! You should listen to it! Anyways, I have noticed that most girls sit around waiting for a man to come and save them. Like suddenly having someone in their life is going to make everything better. While having someone there is nice it is important not to just sit there waiting. Develop yourself and have fun! 

So often the religious culture I grew up in if you are 21 and not married girls start to feel abnormal or strange and they are left not knowing what to do with themselves. Now me on the other hand I am probably a little too opposite of this. I have too much planned. A life where there isnt space for someone to come and "save me" I have everything planned out. I graduate right after I turn 21 and then I want to go on a mission for my church and then come back, get a job at a PR firm and then go to cosmetology school! Go to a different country to help less fortunate people and teach little children english! What I have been trying to figure out for me and my life is a way to balance these two extremes! To find a place for someone to come in to my life. I tend to push men away who try  to come in to my life! But I am working on it!

The most important thing that I have left out is my ultimate dream to become a mother and while all my goals are good and righteous desires to achieve my ultimate goal I need to learn how to open myself up to men. So that is my biggest goal for 2011 is to provide room in my life for "men" not saying that I hope I get married anytime...NO NO NO NO NO lol I just need to make some changes so that I am ready when God needs me to be! Much love to everyone! I hope you have a wonderful week! :)

Here is that song :)

All about us!

So I've kind of got stuck on this song thing so if my titles dont make sense...its probably a title to a song I am currently in to or one that explains my situation/feelings whatever. Ps I dont even know if anyone actually reads my blog so I guess this could just be a place for me to write down my thoughts...kind of like a journal except anyone could read it...weird.

Anyways, first I would just like to point out how RIDICULOUS I am. I made a blog a little over a year ago but I couldnt get back in to it because I forgot my password so I thought oh...i'll just create a new one simple enough  but I was having issues finding a web address that wasnt taken. So I finally found one, it was going to be The nicest things with out any spaces of course and i was so excited (its the title of a really good song...shocker) anyways I am all excited about it. I set up my blog post something and then I go to look at it again type in the web address and a blank blog pops up! I was so confused! Come to find out, I CANT SPELL! No big deal my blog wasnt the nicest things I had accidentally created The Nice Set Things haahahaha the worst! story of my life lol so silly

So I had the opportunity to drive from California to Utah all by myself and seriously it was one of the best experiences of my life! I know that sounds silly but it was! I got to spend a lot of time with just me! :) I know that might sound weird but there is just something about being by yourself in a car for countless hours. It gave me a lot of thinking time. I was able to think a lot about my life. It allowed me to reflect on where I am headed, what I've been doing, who I associate with and things about myself that I need to change or things I need to develop more! It was wonderful! I stopped off in Cedar City...where I am moving in 5-6 months and it gave me a little slap of reality! I am so excited for change and something new. The school that I am going to be going to is AMAZING and I know I will have so many wonderful opportunities for learning and growth! It will be awesome! It was exciting and scary at the same time. When I move there I will not know a single soul. NO ONE!!! Thats so scary to me! but I know like it always has everything will work out!

Ok well I'm off to bed! Tomorrows adventures start early! I'm going to the temple in the morning then off to find a job yay!!! we will see how this goes! Love you all!
 

Blah, Blah, Blah!

My head is so full of thoughts and so I figured this would be a way to get them out lol Im heading back to Utah tomorrow which is good because I have so much to get done before school starts on monday and I have been so unproductive hahaha but I get this weird feeling every time I'm about to leave home like I want to stay forever. I think its because its safe here. Everything is so unpredictable in life thats what makes it so exciting and scary!

Tomorrow I am going to check out my new school, SUU, and I am so excited! Cedar City is different than anything I have ever really experienced before. Its just a small town. It will be a great school for me and I know that I will have lots of room to learn and grow!

I am so excited to see what unfolds for me there. I have to be careful because knowing myself I dont want to get in to a mode of not caring what happens to me in Salt Lake because I know I am moving! I have the opportunity to have a wonderful next few months and I need to put the effort out there!

Well I should probably go to bed! I have a long drive ahead of me!

New Year New Blog

Wow! I don't know how life moves this quickly! Its 2011! How exciting! I love the end of the year the whole world seems to shift the atmosphere and general feeling if only for a few weeks! Its wonderful! It always allows me time to sit back and reflect on the past year. It provides me with something to measure my progress in life. I feel like 2010 was a crazy year for me but so good! I was reminded of a lot of important things. I went through a ton of life changing experiences making me a stronger and better person! Ive been so blessed to have met so many wonderful people! Looking back it always amazes me just how much the Lord has guided my life!

So I have had a lot of new experiences this past year and have made so many new discoveries:

1) Twinkies are not the business, blegh!

2) Cafe' Rio is the best! God's gift to white mexican food!

3) Cuddling is my new found favorite hobby!

4) Texting is not the shiz anymore, I miss when people would actually pick up their phones and carry on a             conversation. I guess thats so 2008...my bad!

5) Taylor Swift lyrics are the cure for all heartache! <3

6) I love camping...who would have thought!

7) Star Wars was better than I thought!

8) Yoga pants are wonderful!

There is so much more...but I will spare you! :)

I have a "bucket list" for myself for this new year!

1) Watch all these movies "I've missed out on" and here goes the list: 

A knights tale, snow white, bambi, lord of the rings, indiana jones, goonies, aladin, ghost busters, newsies, groundhog day, jurrasic park, back to the future, toy story, robin hood, tarzan, jaws, superman, batman, dumb and dumber, pinochio, the bourne trilogy, and so many more but yeah you get the idea! I am determined to finish this list by the end of the year.

2) Go star gazing

3) Watch a sunrise

4) Go to a haunted house

5) Go to park city (before i move)

6) Go golfing (i should probably learn first)

7) Take photography classes

8) Take cooking classes

9) Assemble a cook book 

10) Run up an escalator the wrong way

11) Create my own art piece

I have so many more but this is a start! I am so excited to see where this year takes me! I know some big things are coming this year! I graduate in April, I move away from Salt Lake this summer to a place where I will literally know no one! Bring it on! :) I love you all! Have a fantastic year!!!