Travel Bug

Lately, I am restless to go somewhere I haven't ever been before. While there are several places I would like to return to (Paris, Bruges, San Francisco), I am really craving to explore a new city. I don't know which I would choose, but here is a short list of the places I want to go. 

Seattle, WA

Portland, OR

 New York City, NY

London, England

Venice, Italy

Verona, Italy

Grand Canyon, AZ

Alaska

Testimony

The way to receive personal revelation is really quite clear. We need to desire to receive revelation, we must not harden our hearts, and then we need to ask in faith, truly believe that we will receive an answer, and then diligently keep the commandments of God.

Following this pattern does not mean that every time we ask a question of God, the answer will immediately appear with every detail of what to do. However, it does mean that if we diligently keep the commandments and ask in faith, answers will come in the Lord’s own way and in His time.

- Barbara Thompson

The things that make life

* Early morning snuggles (both of us being conscious at the same time... imagine that)
* Creativity
* Dave Brubeck
* Spontaneous and flamboyant nail polish experiments
* Fifteen hours of documentary joy
* Learning to hate homework in my twenty-first year of formal education
* Milking fall for all it's worth
* Friendship
* Pizza
* Discovering new songs and only listening to them on Grooveshark
* Focusing on acquiring knowledge instead of completing a task list (thank you, Scott)

After six hours of studying and more to go...

This is how I feel.

Matisse

Henri Matisse is my favorite artist. He does some beautiful paintings, but I love his cut-outs best.

In recent news...

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I made tie-dye cupcakes last night. The frosting did not turn out like whipped cream but instead a sloppy, separated mess that still tasted pretty good. Oh well.

Finals week in nursing school. 2 classes down, 3 to go. Granted, the 2 classes down are the easy ones. But still.

I just got Pinterest. I'm not sure how to add people or to be added... but figuring it out. Makes a good way to pass the time in Health Promotions... (after responding to all my blog comments, adding to my immensely long TBR list on GoodReads, and playing a few rapid-fire games of Solitaire).

This post is not Scott-approved, however...

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I am ready for fall.

Sweaters.

Actual night - not 6 pm night, but 8:30 pm night.

Wearing beanies.

Cider.

Pumpkin products. Everywhere. All day, every day.

This is possibly my last fall. Do you know how sad that is? Next year we could be ANYWHERE.